Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Erie Jones Typing, Shorthand, Busi- ness Seniors Maureen Wilburn and Diana Tatro realize the importance of knowing how to type in today's world, Faculty and Academics - 201

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A wide variety of courses are offered in the ninth through twelfth grades of the Bus- iness Department of Jersey Village High School to help prepare you for an entry-level position in the business world. lt is almost a necessity today to be able to type and Typing l is designed to meet voca- tional and personal needs. Typing ll is a comprehensive program designed to strengthen the skills learned in Typing I and is intended for the vocational minded student who plans to seek an office career after graduation. Personal Business Management is an introductory course designed to give an understanding of the basic business func- tions facing every individual. Exploring Business and Office Careers provides the opportunity to investigate broad occupational categories in the field of business and office occupations. Accounting I and ll introduce the student to accounting procedures, the need for financial records and the role of the accoun- tant. lf considering a future in a secretarial position, Shorthand l and ll are a must. These courses stress mastery of the princi- ples of Gregg shorthand characters and the fluent writing, reading, and transcribing of shorthand notes. Law is helpful to all students. lt deals with the principles of law as they apply to the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens. Notetaking is a system of speedwriting based on the letters of the alphabet and is designed to develop skills that will enable you to take notes for personal and aca- demic use. Management deals with the principles and problems in operating a business. This course also deals with marketing principles and presents opportunities to learn about various types of business ownership. Recordkeeping provides students with the training they need in order to manage their personal finances. Office Procedures introduces senior stu- dents to a variety of business and office careers. lt is designed so that new interests might be awakened in the student and further study of career requirements and rewards can be followed. Modern, up-to-date equipment is used throughout the entire department and a student who completes a concentrated course of study in the Business Department will find himself or herself well-equipped to successfully gain employment in the busi- ness world. 200 -- Faculty ond Academics K ET T UT CC S ES S BU P TY Sophomore Curtis Armstrong learns the ease of using an adding machine. Business class sometimes means lots of paper work.

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Texas is a state that is enjoying a boom in growth. Growth that means more people and more construction. Students enrolled in Industrial arts here at JV are prepared with instruc- tion in many area of these arts which include, Drafting, Woodwork, Metal- shop, Power Mechanics, and General Craft. General Drafting teaches the funda- mental principles of drafting. It is a study of letting, orthographic projec- tion, freehand sketching, dimension- ing, auxiliary, sectioning, and fabrica- tion drawing. Woodwork is designed for 9th and 10th grade students interested in working with wood. Fundamentals of shop safety, care of the shop, and the skills in the care and the use of hand and power tools. General Metals include the stu- dents' introduction to safety rules in the metal shop. Students also experi- ence the fundamentals of a foundry and learn metal casting. Power Mechanics is a study of selected power units, their design, theory of operation and function. The course was organized so that funda- mentals covered in lectures and dem- onstrations are reinforced by regular scheduled laboratory work with mock- up, models, cutaways, and small line engines. Students perform experi- ments to determine physical and oper- ational characteristics of power units. Areas covered in this course are leather, plastics, jewelry and art metal. Other areas might be added to enrich the course. Industrial craft pro- vides opportunities for the student to apply principles of design, practice self-discipline, learn to appreciate and use tools, practice safety and develop a skill. 202 - Faculty-Academics .CR FT ICS ECH LSH P ET RK D DR FTI Junior Gary Gryder works desperately to finish his project before the fair. if. 'afvuu-1-lx Fernando Soliz, Sophomore, works with a hope of placing i the upcoming l.A. Fairs.