John Bartram High School - Trailmarker Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ENGLISH .,.V Richard Gwendolyn Adelman Belle Paul Adorno Helen Margo Anderson Berkowitz Willsey Carlis Andrea Cavanaugh Stephanie Cherry Marlene Cullen ,H Cheryl Fedyna Claire Fox Dorothy Fread Q1 ' '::f ' '73 f , ,, 1 avi f Joanna Gabris Janice Jankins Renee Gordon Richard Layton James Hines Jan Mason

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559 ' J ,,, . iv. V, :W , ,Y 1 j if BUSINESS EDUCATION The Business Education Department has five major study areas: bookkeep- ing, accounting, data processing, secretarial, and general clerical. ln addition, sales and marketing are taught in the distributive education program. Many of the students who complete one of the introductory courses in these areas proceed to the Commercial Annex. At the Annex specialized training allows students to become proficient in a selected business area. Presently there is a classroom of microcomputers which further permit the staff to teach those skills necessary to function in an increasingly-complex technological world. For those students who exhibit a deficiency in any of the subject areas, the department provides a remedial program. The program is totally individ- ualized and is designed to work specifically with each student's particular need. The program draws students from every business class. The function of the Business Education Department is to prepare students for the responsibilities and challenges of entry level employment. ln order to do this, the department is constantly adjusting course contents to meet the new technology and practices of modern business. The department also endeavors to provide opportunities for students to work while attending school and to provide placement for those students enrolled in work-study programs who excel in business skills. As to specific goals and objectives, business education teachers strive to prepare students for skilled jobs in the business world by teaching basic skills and vocational competence, and they try to instill in them the proper habits, attitudes, and ideas that will enable them to obtain employment and eventually advance in their fields of work. Students who ha ve special educational abilities are given training so that they may secure positions that could lead to the assumption of management responsibilities. Opportunities are provided for college-bound students to become proficient in salable skills, and school-work experience opportunities are offered to students who are learning specialized skills. Since the needs of students differ, the department must remain versatile. Through traditional-type classes, lab-type classes, various work programs, the Commercial Annex, and the remedial program, a variety of instructional and motivational de vices is used. All of this instruction is pro vided in an atmosphere that fosters cooperation and integration among students through individual and group-class projects. X ff Affhlll' Davis, Department Head Frank Battaglia Thomas Byrne Thomas Glenn I . . Inez Herman is 'A f W 3 t'- Stephen Kupsov Lois Lovelace

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ENGLISH lt was very pleasant to me to get a letter from you the other day. Perhaps lshould ha ve found it pleasanter if I had been able to decipher it. This quotation from Thom- as Bailey Aldrich is one of the main reasons why the teaching of English is so important to the education process. We teach it beause we want our student to know the language better, to use it with greater accuracy and fluen- cy, and to grow to love its richness. ln todays world, students must recognize the power of the spoken and written word, and they must realize the necessity to speak and write it effectively. Through the many facets of our English curriculum, we provide innumerable experiences, learning experiences, for the extension of the language, to students who bring to the classroom increasingly diverse experiences and needs. These learning experiences are developed through the basic skills, through logical and critical thinking in verbal and written communication, and through exposure and experiences relating to classic and contemporary literature. Our students must be prepared to live and work as adults in a complex, demanding world. They must have the necessary skills, training and self-confidence to sur- vive. Part of this preparation is done in the English classroom. The English Department is one of the largest depart- ments in our school, and no student graduates without being touched by us. Through ability grouping, we pro- vide for individual achievement differences among stu- dents. Students are carefully screened so that 'we may provide the best possible program of study for each of them. Q R X ..,,...ff N i - E X Jan Olen it Saundres Jan Stephanoi ., Carol Pellegrino Pollard i to Lois Swartz Janice Pierce ,Mary Pollitt .Donna Walslldw g lglg V ,Anita Spiegel . g 3' ' Delorlsl'Moss' 2 Department Head v ,f . , W we WV if 3? fi .Z Stephanie Wilson