Miami High School - Miamian Yearbook (Miami, OK)

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Pursuit of Dexterity: '6Hands Oni, Courses While most classes utilize books, papers, pens and the like to study with, others use a variety of supplies and equipment, some rather complicated, to achieve class objec- tive. These hands on courses are designed to teach certain skills. For example, the computer classes teach programming, , keyboarding and the like. Home economics courses emphasize cooking, sewing and other manual skills. Driver's Education would have little value if on-the-job practice in automobiles were not provided. Sophisticat- W J ed machine tools instruct the fine art of T . woodworking in shop, and pottery, painting, H. -,,,...l 'Plat ,,., W , 1, ff 4 fa ' KW t Z it For weaving and other crafts are almost impossible to complete without hands. The yearbook would be next to nothing without photos, layouts, typewritten copy - proving that dexterity of hand is almost as important as dexterity of mind in scholastic pursuits. ? 1 TS ve Vw of Upper left: Todd Botts receives assistance on his computer worksheet while Darin Ray listens in on the conversation. Lower left: Don Harvell works on some details before completing his woodworking project. Right: Jerry Gross is shown some driving techniques by Mr. Charles Burns on the magnetic driving board found in the Driver's Ed department. what movie did MHS alum Carol Littleton receive an Oscar nod for film editing? 25

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-4-kwa ...i 'E aww G1 .fQwMl , Xa .aw 19 A HB' mm im X .1.2 'Qi' I Upper left: Matt Medeiros works hard on the ad section for the 1985 Miamian. Lower left: Rachel Couch paints in her art class. Upper right: While he's all thumbs, Tim Walker toils to finish his home ec project. Lower right: Angela Driver cleans up after cooking in Family Living. 24 Seventeen. 4 . .fem WW 7' 5 5 f ,

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Upper left: Julie Bamberl practices her keyboarding on one of the new IBM Copywriters. Upper right: Martin Kellogg tries to make his balance sheet come out right. Lower right: Michelle Jarvis checks to see if all her input has been correct on the computer. X' f ' f xt I Y Pursuit of Jobs: Business Business is a world with which most high school students are not very familiar, but the business classes at MHS try to fill that void. Besides learning the keyboard, typing classes focus on letters, invoices and the like, plus research papers. The computers are used to work as word processors or practice spread sheets. Accounting is a popular choice with students, soon, debits and credits take on a new meaning for Wardogs. And business math ac- quaints one with all types of financial information, from check writing to insurance. 26 E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial .