Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Carol Cornish, CBE student, diligently adds figures on a ten key adding machine during Mrs. Collins' class. ' rf' They'll never know I'm listening to Elton John. comments Debbie Evans. Career Planning Is Being Offered Through CBE CBE is to help the student who wishes to enter the job field upon graduation to find the appropriate place for his qualifications, future plans, life goals. etc., stated Mrs. Betty Collins. CBE coordinator. Career planning is the main goal of Cooperative Business Education. CBE is a new on-the-job training program open to senior girls who have previously completed two business courses. The girls must maintain a C average and must have the proper teacher recommendations. The students attend a one hour class in which they are given as much individualized instruction as possible pertaining to their respective jobs. They are graded by their teacher as well as graded by their employer on the job. CBE. a new addition to the business depart- ment. is a co-op plan similar to DCT. It differs from DCT in that DCT concentrates on selling. merchandising and retail fields: whereas, CBE places students in jobs of a clerical nature. l've learned a great deal about office procedures and budgeting my time and money, states Beulah Lukers. CBE participant. Through cooperation with the school and the business community, we can give these students actual work experience, a way to earn money. and perhaps a satisfactory profession by the time she graduates, adds Mrs. Collins. Through this cooperation, CBE provides these students with proper business education.

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Business Classes Strive To Provide Realistic Training The Business Department strives to prepare students for the real world of work. Our preparation is realistic in the equipment used for training purposes and from the human stand- point, states Mrs. Margaret Poppell. department head. Along with many other types of equipment used. the department has acquired 22 new IBM typewriters. They are used by both general office clerk and Shorthand ll students. By taking these business courses. students prepare fornspecialized vocational courses they may wish to pursue in college. After taking the courses offered at Escambia, students can take exemption tests that may allow them to be placed in intermediate or advanced classes. General office clerk is a new class being offered this year to the eleventh and twelfth grade students. This course will prepare the students for work as clerk-typists, file clerks, receptionists or general office workers. This year we have added a work-experience program. Cooperative Business Education. adds Mrs. Poppell. CBE is a part of the business curriculum. A completed day's work is something to smile about isn't it Mrs. Poppelll iii lil Maia ht. f Mrs. Margaret Poppell's Typing ll students practice daily on skills, techniques and speed on the newly supplied IBM typewriters. 74 l l 1 w

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lie? nt 1 Linl-.-rum Though his participation in the DCT program. John Paul is able to obtain a iob working at a nearby grocery sau... Carin Cantrell shows her working ability through the DCT program. DCT Develops aleable Skills, Work bilities DCT helps to develop saleable skills and abilities as well as to help the student decide about education after high school, expresses Mr. Jack Childs, DCT coordinator. The student is given an opportunity to gain business experience. To get in the DCT program, a student must be a junior or senior and be sixteen years of age or older. He must also have four teachers' recommendations and acceptable character traits. An evaluation form is completed by each student's employer every six weeks in order to determine his grade. The student enlarges his skills through job training and work experience as he completes his high school gradua- tion requirements. DCT is a club that is affiliated on the local. district and state levels. Members of this club participate in Halloween and Christmas parties as well as an employer-employee banquet in the spring. Money-making projects include car washes and candy sales. DCT is designed to train students for the job field in which they wish to enter. A student is able to use his skills acquired in the class in an actual job situation for which he is paid. l l