Orange Union High School - Orange and White Yearbook (Orange, CA)

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■; f ,-. ' Predictions prove true Unsure of what lay ahead, students and faculty guessed at what the future would bring. Math is the future, said junior Ken Wada. Word processing is the way to go. It ' s right that students be able to hove a knowledge of computers before entering the business world, Principal Richard Kirwan stressed. It is inevitable that everything will someday be run by computers, said senior Kim Ho. Other students also adopted the belief, and planned ac- cordingly. Filled to capacity, math, science, and other academic classes reflected the trend toward developing skills in technical areas. I ' m taking computer programming to help me in the future. In any technical field, knowledge of computers will be a necessity, commented senior Mike Bourns. This attitude was echoed by other students as well. People who are toking computer program- ming will be able to go out into the community and apply their knowledge. If I ever have to compete for a job, I think one of the deciding factors will be who knows how to use computers. In that respect, I think I will have the edge since I ' ve taken computer programming, commented Ho. Realizing the needs of graduates. Orange took steps to provide the necessary equipment. While other SI schools hired aides, We bought materials that will be here in years to come, said Kirwan. The twenty new computers did, indeed, temporar- ily fulfill students ' needs. And so, while they were often unfamiliar with the pressures of adult life, graduates from Orange High began their acquaintance with the real world; they began to program for the future. — NH The Energy Fountain oi Isomu Noguchi ' s California Scenario provides ttie selling for Sonjo Gregurek and tier compuler. The sculplure garden, completed in 1980. togelher with Souih Coast Repertory Ttieoler and the proposed Orange County Perform- ing Arts Center represents on effort on the port of the communi- ty to bring cultural arts to Orange County. Photo by Mike Erdkamp ' v ' - .: 7

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Computers set trend In Ihe pnmordiol setting ol Eisenhower Pork, Down Durkee leorns the command keys of the Apple II computer, k While externally the familiar hallways ond class- rooms remained the same, many changes continued to occur inside. Recognizing the need to adapt programs to the necessities of present-day stu- dents, the Site Council took swift action to updote both materials and equipment. Modern computers replaced the time-honored methods of grading, record keeping and attendance. ■ Despite the fact that money was limited, twenty fcnew computers, purchased through SI funds, ■marked the beginning o( o new year. B In addition, planning began for establishing a ■ computer center on campus and teachers excitedly awaited the time when they could receive a prom- ised computer for their record keeping. Comput- ers have opened up a new academic field here ot school, said Carol Perkins, math and computer science teacher. While it seemed that computers had become the center of attention on campus, the school was really keeping pace with a growing trend of soci- ety. In the business world, computers replaced book- » keepers and clerks as well os men and women in the automotive industry, telephone company, and secretarial and accounting firms. Everyday conve- niences such as microwave ovens, washing ma- chines, dishwashers, and even cars were manufac- tured with small computers, making them more efficient and dependable. Thus computers seemed »to be reducmg the number of jobs availoble. This growing trend explained the desire of most educators to introduce students to the mechanical wizards. I feel that today ' s students need a knowl- edge in computers before leaving high school, said Richard Kirwon. » Furthermore, the job market allowed administra- tors to lustify their intention to make o class in computer programming a requirement for gradu- ation sometime in the near future. In two year ' s Hime, every student will probably be required to take at least one computer class before graduat- ing, said Kirwan. — NH At Kelly Stadium varsity looiboll teom members Dommik ana Doniel Unger consider the potential benefits ol the compute ' . Photo by Mike Erdkamp Opening

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