Genoa Area High School - Limelight Yearbook (Genoa, OH)

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Susan Pope Raymond Thompson Vocational Studies Promote Future Careers In PERSONAL TYPING the beginning students learn the keyboard and strengthen their typing abili- ty by doing prescribed exercises and timed writings. TYPING II students are expected to increase their speed and efhciency while learning the proper tech- niques of office or business typing. SECRETARIAL PRACTICE enables commercial students the chance to develop those qualities which are needed to be- come a professional secretary. SHORTHAND stu- dents learn to use a brief system of writing in which only the major sounds are written and emphasized. BOOKKEEPING I and II students become familiar in handling company books or records and distribut- ing their net income. Learning to make out checks properly, to figure interest rates, and to balance a budget are some topics covered in GENERAL BUSI- NESS. In HOME EC I, II, III, IV the girls learn to prepare balanced meals, to use proper health rules, and to sew clothing from sample patterns. Boys learn to be efficient in proportioning farm land, in choosing crops, and in repairing farm machinery in VOC. AGRICULTURE. DRAFTING aids future career men of this trade by teaching them the proper use of drawing tools and the proper way to complete scale drawings. Safety rules, choice of wood grains, and patience in completing a project are all stressed in INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Ruth Wagoner Proper use of one of the many business machines is shown by Randi Ross.

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A metal lathe, demonstrated by Ron Adcock, is used a great deal in the shop. Vocational Teachers Like Sports, Outdoors MR. RAYMOND THOMPSON teaches Vocational Agriculture and is advisor to the junior class. Mr. Thompson likes all sports but especially enjoys bowl- ing in the faculty league. Boiled shrimp is his favo- rite snack. MR. CHARLES JOHNSON teaches In- dustrial Arts and is the junior Class Play ad- visor. He is a loyal fan of the Detroit Tigers and Green Bay Packers. Mr. johnson said that he can not overemphasize the proper care of tools. Typing I, II, Shorthand I and Secretarial Practice are taught by MRS. SUSAN POPE. Mrs. Pope is the advisor for the school newspaper, the Comet Tales. Family camp- ing is a favorite hobby of hers in the summertime. Her next destination is going to be the West Coast. MRS. IUDITH HOEFT teaches Typing I and Gener- al Business. She advises the Future Business Leaders of America. Basketball is her sport and the Buckeyes of Ohio State is her favorite team. Mrs. Hoeft would like to see Business English added to the curriculum. Instructor for Home Economics and advisor for the Future Hornemakers of America is MRS. RUTH WACONER. Mrs. Wagoner is new to the stall of teachers at the high school. She enjoys cooking and sewing. Mary jane Vargo examines Irma Congora's dress which she made in Home Economics class. Judith Hoeft Charles johnson

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Concentrating on her part for the upcoming competition is Ann Wood, Phyllis Wood Adelaide Dunn Creative Arts Help to Expand Student Talents The three MUSICAL departments-band, orches- tra, and choir-are always involved in preparing for upcoming performances. Their schedule includes certain assemblies, seasonal concerts, district compet- ition, and public commitments. They provide many hours of enjoyable entertainment for both the faculty and students of Genoa High School. The LIBRARY provides the proper atmosphere of learning for all interested students. Each year the teachers submit a new list of preparatory and suggested reading mater- ial which they would like to see added to the shelves. The school librarian, together with the Board, tries to purchase many of these books under their yearly budget. Student librarians gain valuable experience which is needed to become future professional li- brarians. The basic ART courses at Genoa are Art I, Art II, and Commercial Art, Silk screening, oil painting, lettering, clay sculpturing, and working with papier-mache are areas given major attention in these courses. Art Appreciation, which was just added this year, develops the styles of art throughout the ages. Cary Zimmerman