Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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Business Department meeting modem technology The primary purposes of the Business program are to provide job skills for those students who plan on entering the job market and to develop typing and accounting skills for personal use for nonbusiness students. The three major areas of specialization are: accounting, the system of classifying, recording, and summarizing business and financial transactions in books of account either by hand or by computers secretarial-stenographic. the emphasis of shorthand and word processing; and clerical, the use of typing and word processing. The business course is meeting modern technology with their equipment both new and old. With an IBM typewriter, IBM electronic 60, 75, 85 typewriters. Olivetti Electronic typewriter, two Radioshack computers and printers, and their two latest, the Xerox 620 memory writer, an automated typewriter, and the IBM display writer, a word processor, the business department can fully prepare a student for a secretarial or clerical related job immediately after high school. This year four students who were chosen because of their skills competed at Erie Business Center. Michelle Kleck, Shelly Borchert, Judy Cochran, and Kay Karns, who respectively competed in shorthand, vocabulary, typing, and accounting, placed fourth overall among the 17 competitors. Top: Would someone please turn the machine on? Middle left: aaa space jjj space Middle right: Do I really want to do this for a living? — Natalie Douglas Bottom left: When is this class going to end? — Gretchen Serafin Bottom right: Did you just proposition me? — Steve Snyder 26

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New computers further develop math department O.C.H.S. has various comprehensive math course offerings. Mathematics levels I and II prepare a student for algebra and eliminate student deficiencies. General math is the emphasis of basic mathematical skills. Advanced Mathematics is a review of arithmetic. Algebra I and applied topics from plane geometry and trigonometry. Algebra I deals with performing and proving algebraic processes. Algebra II emphasizes algebraic processes and applied problems-, Algebra II — trigonometry covers a semester of trigonometry also. Plane geometry, the study of relationships between plane figures, is covered in geometry, as well as topics from three-dimensional geometry. Analysis covers topics from pre-calculus and differential calculus and prepares a student for Calculus, which is the study of functions and limits. Students can receive college credit for this calculus course. The latest and most expanding part of the math department is the study of computers. Previously two courses dealing with the basic language were offered. Computer Science I and Computer Science II. Now. however, with the arrival of the SP 9000, not only has computer science become one of the most popular electives offered but also the entire program has expanded to four courses: Comp. Sci. I and II, Pascal, and Advanced Pascal. The SP 9000 is accessible in two kinds of Basic. Fortran, Cobalt, Apl, Pascal, and Assembler. Computers in most other schools do not have this capacity. The tremendous networking system allows every student to utilize hard discs, floppy discs, and printers. In the future, computer science teachers will definitely be offering a Computer Club. Last year. Mr. Shoup had sessions after school for OCHS teachers who were interested in learning more about computers. Also, the grading system used by many teachers is done by computer, and Mr. Melnick developed the scheduling for wrestling tournaments by use of computer. Both students and teachers take advantage of the new computer system. Top: Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.” Mr. Husband Middle left: Jeff Davis sneaks a peek. Middle right: Any questions, comments, or smart remarks?” — Mr. Shoup Bottom left: You students are not going to get the best of me today.” — Mr. Webster 25 Bottom right: A new generation of whiz kids.

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Home Ec. Department prepares This year’s home economics department offers a total of seven courses which are taught by Mrs. Caren Breene, Miss Laura McConnell, and Mrs. Madelyn Selden, who is also department head. All ninth graders take home ec. as part of their Life Skills program. This Q week course is designed for developing skills for independent living. These include meal preparation, basic sewing, and a unit on careers. The general home economics course touches on each of the five areas of home ec.: human development, housing, food and nutrition, clothing, and home management and financing. Chef, which is open only to seniors, is one of the most popular courses. This course helps students learn to choose nutritional foods and use them in cooking. A variety of equipment is used as they learn to cook effectively and efficiently. A needlecraft course if offered which gives students an opportunity to produce creatively. Cross stitch, crochet, and needlepoint are emphasized. The topics in the child care program range from pregnancy and prenatal care to infancy and preschool. The importance of learning to deal and cope with children is stressed. At the end of the year, classes care for children in a day care situation. The social psychology course is designed to help the student understand himself and his role in society. Students also set and work towards standards and goals and learn about basic human needs. All senior general students are required to take one semester ot consumer education which studies the basic economic system with a concentration on related home ec. issues. These include budgeting, shopping skills, and housing and home management. for times ahead Top: Kelly proudly shows off her baby. Middle left: You're not putting Skoal on that, are you, Tom?l Middle: Sunny-side up or scrambled? Middle right: Finger-licken goodl” — Rick Miller Bottom: Is this class paying attention? 27