Parkway Central High School - Spur Yearbook (Chesterfield, MO)

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BUSINESS TEST TRUE OR FALSE: Mrs. Tanner met her high school friends at Schneithorst's-the Parkway Hangout. Before becoming a teacher, Mr. McDonald milked cows and sold to 30 customers. One of Mr. Jones' former jobs was cleaning telephone booths. If Mrs. Thies were not a teacher, she would want to own a craft store. ' Faculty f 'f V s f f Q 4 f 4 Z S f ,,,,. t,,. .... ,,,V,,,,,. . The business department offers a wide variety of classes ranging any where from Typing I to business law. They also have classes such as accounting and applied eco- nomics to help prepare students to work for business degrees in college. Business classes can be taken to fulfill the Practical Arts cred- it requirement. The majority of students take at least one business course. The head of this department Ann Moss believes that taking business classes can help one to learn practical skills for personal business use. She also commented that the addition of computers has increased the enrollment over the last few years. The business department also offers a large workfstudy program, referred to as Business Office Education lB.O.El. This is Steve Eurbach is overwhelmed by his popularity. where the students go to school for a few hours in the morning and then work in the afternoon. They have an opportunity to choose their job from a number of busin- esses who participate in the program. Along with B.O.E. there is C.O.E., Coop. erative Occupational Education. This is asso. ciated with the Marketing classes. It's very similar to B.O.E. The students still go to school for a few hours and then work in the afternoong however, they also receive pay along with credits. The only difference is that one must take Marketing I and Il in order to qualify. The business department offers the stu. dents a chance to prepare for their futures and pursue their goals. Qflfwfnnwwff 54. Debby Thies explains an accounting principle to her class. 5 4:0 'I

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for a few 'ork in the vrtunity to r of busin- gram. LE., Coop- 'his is asso- s. lt's very still go to work in the eceive pay fference is I and ll in :rs the stu- ieir futures wl,,MwM,M. ,, 'U fm , , 5 r'r,, W QW 7 eww 4 , ,K va Z, 4 ' Ngrmliwr 5. ,W fffyh A , fu f'ff' 7 :nl vv I Business teachers: Hank Jones, Debby Thies, Kathy Tanner, Ann Moss, Charlie McDonald. Susan Hoffman looks up a student's work scheldue. Hank Jones reviews his lesson plans. COE teachers: Susan Hoffman, Steve Eurbach, Renee Boyd, Ann Moss. Faculty 0