Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Skills taught in Typing IV include Typing business letters, resumes, and taking timed writings Senior Kathy Potts inserts her paper into the carriage in preparation for a dictation lesson. Sharon Anderson juann Blecha Don Filby Twila Laughlin f X r Louise Lind Ken Rickard Dale Strattman Keith Wilson

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Business, art earn recogntion Numerous recogitions and honors were won by students in the art and business departments. Competitions in each area provided the opportunity for students to be honored for outstanding accomplishments and achievements. For many students who had an interest in business, the course offerings provided an opportunity for growth and learning. Dur- ing the first semester the business law class took a field trip to the court house and learned how criminal court cases were tried, while watching the first day of a rape trial. The personal finance class followed the stock market for two weeks and each stu- dent was taught how to figure his own tax report. In a unit on the real cost offinan- cing a new car, students soon realized that a car costs more than just a sticker price. Of- fice Education students made field trips to local banks, travel agencies and data pro- cessing centers. At a spring contest Patti O'Neal took sixth place in Job Interview II, Sandy Rhodes took third in Accounting and Related II,janet Wineinger took second as a communications specialist, Megan Ward took sixth in information communications, and Kim Sikes placed fourth in communica- tions specialization and sixth in Stenographic I. Art has long been described as a form of expression and for many Northwest art students, their expressions paid off as many were recognized for their works. At the 1985 Scholastic Art competition, Northwest art students received more gold keys than any Kansas school at the exhibit, having 30 pieces of art on exibit and winn- ing 16 gold keys. Approximately 4,500 pieces of work were submitted, said Don Filby, art department chairman, and 750 pieces were picked for the exhibit. Out of the 750, only 100 were given gold keys. Those receiving gold keys were Robert Barber, john Allen, Fred Wallace, julie Gilliland, Greg Schlyer, Tom Lezniak, Brian Lane and Chris McKee. Other art honors were given in the form of scholarships. Barber and Wallace receiv- ed Miller Scholarships from WSU and Barber also received a scholarship from The Iwcbitan magazine. Steve Cooper, school cartoonist, received a scholarship from KSU and received the Outstanding Art Student of the Year Award. Throughout the year student art work was displayed in the art wing, the library and at the Wichita Art Museum. 'ir 118 ' ArtlBusiness 'fa M 51:1 ABOVE: In photography class, Senior jim Banks touches up a picture before turning it in for grading. BELOW: Office education class explores the many aspects of secretarial work and office management ..,.,,...s--

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Constant assistance provided students Outstanding features, such as the Media and Guidance Centers and four elective foreign languages, helped students to ex- pand their learning ability and explore new career ideas. The counselors, librarians and foreign language teachers provided assistance to the students continually throughout the day with questions or pro- blems they may have experienced. One of the main targets for Margaret Hawk, Ruthe Tolbert and Victor Wilmoth, counselors, was to become acquainted with each individual student and this concerns, career ideas and future needs. They were also responsible for helping students with scheduling conflicts, career and college decisions, and filling out applications for scholarships.They also assisted in giving the ACT , SAT and PSAT college entry exams. I try to help students help themselves, said Hawk, While the Media Center offered a place for students to relax and study, there were many unique things about the facility. The Northwest library was one of only two high school libraries in the city that were open during lunch. This gave students an oppor- tunity to have a little extra study time before afternoon classes. The library was also the site for many students' art work and photographs that were on display. The openess, displays, and being able to check out virtually anything the library had made Northwests' Media Center different from all the rest. French, German, Latin, and Spanish were the four foreign languages offered at Northwest. While taking a foreign language helps students with future schooling, it also gave them an opportunity to become aware of foreign culture and customs. Several times this year, the classes had culture days. They fixed food native to the country of the language they were studying. Two Latin students placed at the State contest in Salina. Chris Knitig placed first in composition nratory and Lisette Cullinane placed second in Latin examina- tion. Latin students also placed first in a College Bowl. At the USU French Contest, Derrick Nielsen and Tricia Gates received honors ratings in prose recitiation. Receiving I ratings in the same category were Leslie Har- rison, julie Carlson and Stefany Vanscoyk, Carlso also won an honors rating on the na- tional French exam. 'fir 120 ' Foreign I.anglGuidance S E Throughout the year, many students use the Media Center for relaxation, research papers and just as a place to study. Using the card catalogue, Sophomore Tracy Wear looks up the location of a book.