Gross High School - Heard The Latest Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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11Ofbusiness Concentrating on their work, Julie Circo and Tina Miklas balance their accounting worksheets. In Advanced Accounting, practice proves to be the most effective learning tool. I The Keyboiling classes have many op- portunities to use the computers as well as the typewriters. Terry Smedra, a freshman, uses his newly learned skills to type a report for his keyboarding class. 'Q' if swf' i we 5 I uture concerns moti ate The Business Department saw many changes in courses and student enrollment this year. Shorthand and office procedure classes, which taught secretarial skills, were not as popular as they had been in the past. Miss Terry Young said, This is be- cause secretaries arenlt using short- hand as much, due to advanced tech- nology. Most students think that the course office procedures isn't impor- tant since they are going to college instead of directly into a business. The department helped students prepare for life on their own by offer- ing accounting, personal finance, shorthand, office procedures, and several typing courses. Mr. Michael Herman said that his personal fi- nance class prepared students for students f ,life away from home - financially Amy Ravnsborg said, I enjoy taki accounting because it is interesti and I know the subject matter practical. The typing courses provided stl dents with knowledge of how to o erate both typewriters and compu ers. These abilities proved to be i portant to students at school, wort and home. Anne Rosas said, It wa, fun learning how to type and how t use computers. It should help me in . future job. The Business Department taugh lifetime skills to students concerne about further education and possiblli careers. Miss Terry Young said These classes prepare students for 1 future career.

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Students prepare for life after Gross e The Home Economics Department dealt with such diverse topics as cooking, single living, sewing and child development. The department chairperson, Miss Jana Adams, said her goal was, to teach basic home living skills necessary for life after high school. Parenting was one of these skills required for family liv- ing. Linda Rosenthal said, The child development course made me realize what a full time job and how much responsibility is needed to be a parent. The Physical Education Depart- ment also had an important influ- ence on the students who were inter- ested in their health and fitness. Connie Kroupa said, I learned how to use weights in order to develop specific muscles. Chairperson, Mr. Steve Kunasek, said that the main focus of the de- partment was, providing a basic p.e. course, with emphasis on activity and participation on the freshman and sophomore levels. Both of these departments, home economics and physical education, introduced stu- dents to the world outside of school and helped them prepare for the fu- ture. home economics Sr physical educat1onl109

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Brother Dick Shea shows his interest in the progress of typing students by challenging the Intermediate Typing classes to a type-off. Tri- cia Kmiecik and four other students,with a 30 second handicap, won a pizza lunch by defeat- ing him. Kerry Uzendoski, a sophomore, practices typing in Mrs. Feldhackerls class. This skill can be used for term papers and other school projects.