Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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Mr. Mast explains a printout to a student. Are you sure you understand, Shelley? Students working hard during DECA class. usiness As Usual .DECA is ACED spelled backwards. It also stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America. If you don't know what DECA is or does, you are not the only one. Few students at Green Mountain High School have heard about DECA. DECA is a group of more than sixty juniors and seniors who are training for the marketing business. Essentially, being in one of the DECA classes involves having any kind of retail job from fast food restaurant work like Burger King to banking that involves marketing and distribution. The class of future business men and women meets for one period a day and the students also get credit for their on-the-job training. Your employer contacts and consults with Mr. Mast, who is the head of DECA, and talks about your work and how things are going with your job. Mr. Mast recommends the class for anyone who is interested in Business. The primary goal of DECA is to educate students who are looking for career opportunities in the real world. DECA in it's entirety is a two year program but you can drop it at semester if you wish. Once students get involved with DECA, though, few choose to drop out. Jeanine Muro and Kelley Lucas show DECA spirit, BACK: Randy Hyman, Jeff Fachathaler, Kelley Lu- cas. Cheryl Jackman. Callie Fretwell, Tammy Irwin. FRONT: Lisa Sanger, Krista Whitsit, Shelley Dack, Jeanine Muro. Greg Brozovich. The officers of DECA this year were: Tammy Irwin-President, Greg Brozivich-Vice President. Callie Fretwell-Secretary, Cheryl Sears-Treasurer, and Shelley Rooney-Public- ity Director. 122 - DECA Lf? Sn.,

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ar., i.. Z' ez yy AQ397' JW' I I 6 an f ,va .J ' 1 5 W X 'rf' ' i W, ml , ' l . Sixth grade students from Dcvinny Elementary. Survival O The Fittest Outdoor Lab School is one activity that is very popular at Green Mountain. Each year, several high school juniors, and seniors are chosen by elementary schools to act as high school leaders for sixth grade students. Once chosen as a high school leader, one must prepare lesson plans, attend meetings, and participate in other activities in order to get ready for the week at Outdoor Lab. Once at Outdoor Lab, the high school leader truly gets to meet a tough challenge. That is living with sixth grade students on a 24 hour basis for 5 days! During this time, the high school leader gets to teach anything from photography to survival to the elementary students. He also gets to eat all meals, sleep in the same cabins, and participate in all of the activities that the sixth graders do. As one can see, there is a lot of togetherness involved in the time spent up at Outdoor Lab. In addition, Elementary teachers and high school leaders often meet together to discuss how things are going, and to see how the students are progressing. As Debbie Margrave, high school leader commented, lt was great meeting together because it gave us a chance to relax and discuss important issues ofthe day. I also liked the idea of being treated as an adult and having the respect of my peersf' All in all, most high school leaders and the sixth graders come back from Outdoor Lab feeling good about themselves and what they've accomplished. FRONT row: Leslie Sziyler. P111 Slngson. Roberta Heller, Janette g Manke. BACK row: Debbie Margrave, Kathleen ,,VfCAI1Ui1lIVl. David Daniels, Mark Schroeder, Todd Witherspoon, Don Sanz, Bruce Cooper. Sixth graders preparing for Hug ceremony. Wizard Mountain at Windy Peak.

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A business student works on an adding machine. Debra Larkin amidst many a calculation. Laboring Toward The Future Do you know who our next business leaders of America will be? Probably the students here at Green Mountain that are involved in FBLA. FBLA's, as you've probably already guessed, Future Business Leaders of America. There are three parts offered to FBLA the club, the class, and on the job training. The club is an extension of the class office occupations. There were 30 to 40 in the club this year. ln class the students worked on secretarial projects. Each is an individual approach. This way students can work at a pace that they can learn at with learning the most skills that they can. Also the students can work according to their own interests. Two-thirds of the members in FBLA had office jobs. Those students who held a steady part time job earned a credit besides the one earned for class for a maximum of 2 credits. The students who are a member of FBLA felt that is a good way to prepare for the future. They can learn skills in class to use on the job or even every day life. Being a part of such a group gives the students something to lean on while looking for an office occupation. It is a good organization for any student interested in a business career replied Diane Mashman, sponsor of FBLA. Many people seem to agree. If you are one who is interested in joining office occupations keep in mind that the prerequisite is typing I and intro to business. Class works individually on their projects. Chris Baker works intensely on her materials. Tammy Dockstader works diligently on her assignment. 2' l l ill?