North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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Opening HLHS . . . af Schutt Bloop . . . computer math the basic lt's hitting the U.S. by procedures in using storm computers. Mr. Pete Blip . . . Lohstreter uses his Pet It's in Dallas computer to show students Bloop . . . the variety of ways those It's finally here interested in science can use Blip . . . a computer in chemistry. At school One thing North Garland Technology, the new frontier, is taking over the way students work at school Students, tomorrow you will need a 42 pencllfor the test Remember you are in the computer age now, states typing teacher Mrs. Nancy Stephens. Computer classes, science classes and scan-tron sheets are a few of the ways technology talks in high school. Rapidly developing methods enable students to take advantage of technology. Mr. Jim Flatt teaches students in i students have found is the fact that there is virtually no limit to what computers can do for them. For example, anyone can have the Webster's dictionary memorized in a flash or could have anything explained from Mrs. Linda Suhren's Spanish lesson, to such things as editing a research paper for Miss Debbie Wester's English class. North Garland has just begun to feel theimpact the technological revolution is producing. Learning about computers can open doors and lead to a better life style, as well as good grades. lt's important that high school students know about computers, for in the next decade the leaders of tomorrow will be those who know best how to use computers to their advantage. At the core of the new frontier is the realization that all can use these computers, but future generations will probably depend upon them. ln another century, technology will dominate and help enhance the education of students in the future. Technology is helping change high school programs, not only at school but also ..... l fl ti BEN wi-IITTMEYER, serlior, tries to figure out how to type in a program while Stephen Hall offers suggestions. l' 1

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FtLHS...a umll Blip lt's in Dallas Bloop lt's finally here . . . Blip At work Technology Talks through the careers of tomorrow. Virtually all the jobs that students have have been affected by the new frontier. Local grocery stores use a device that enables cashiers to move a product over a computer that produces the price instantly 4 Opening DUCK IT' BQMPLITSR NO ONE CAN MAKE A COMPUTER TALK without an abundance of keys 8-fs. X Ui, on the customer's receipt. Technology also has opened new challenging careers. l'd like to be a computer processor after I finish high school, states Senior Kelly Hill. Continuing, she comments, lt looks like the field to watch out for in the next couple of years. To work with computers, students have found they must be logical and practical thinkers. You must be able to operate a keyboard, enter information on tapes or l discs, write instructions for the computer, and sometimes repair the machine. But most importantly, there must be a deep desire to work with the computers, states Xerox Manager Technician Joe Castillo. Increasing numbers of students seem to be attracted by the computer field. Technology talks at work but mos? importantly technology changes . . .