Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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al llwitk to-up g her f riiily SCS WCIIS v ,X J of Cooperation Cut of a growing relationship between the student, the faculty, and the community, has grown a story of cooperation at Central. joining the skills students learn in school with their actual job experiences, the students are able to become successful members of the community. The story begins at Central with the counseling department which is set up to discover if a student is oriented to the co-op program and if he is capable of combining school work with his co-op job. Placed in one of the four areas of the program the student then begins his training. The pro- gram covers office work, trade and industrial work, retail work and food service. Coordinators of these four facets of the program keep their students informed of job opportunities as well as informing the public of the program's function and opportunities avail- able for employing co-op students. The office co-op student is taught vocational typing, short- hand, data processing, the operation of office machines, office composition and bookkeeping. After training, these students are given on-the-job training at an office or business estab- lishrnent in the Pontiac area. Job placements, made by Co- ordinator Ralph Rotsel, have included secretaries, typists, Continued N M.-.f..a....,,.. ,A -. A I V. Q -f- f ,, . 4' ' . - ' V' X .. x 5 ,aid 33 A usb., 3 .ag

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A A Stor Featuring: Qffice, Trade and Industrial Retail, and Food Service Co-op Upper left: Counselors Richard Tilwick and Cheryl Bowie assist office co-op student Carol Tate in adjusting her schedule to include three hours of daily co-op job training in Centra1's Main Office. Center left: Counselor Gerald Hunt reviews the scores from the Na- tional Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test , with Central's four semi-finalists, Qfrom left to rightj Kathy McClure, Bev i Bacak, Alan Paterson and Mike Leacher. Lower left: Counselor Henry McShan is aided by two of his office assistants, Diane McCormick and Sally Acre, in keeping accurate records of each coun- selee's scholastic achievement and emo- tional adjustment. Opporite page, upper right: Counselor Vera Mae Adams dis- cusses scholarship possibilities with two college applicants, Laras Eason and Lin- da Lippard. Opporite page, lower left: Counselor Rose McDonald and Retail Co-op Coordinator William Rogers help place student Lloyd Cobb in classes which will provide the necessary prep- aration for his co-op job. Opporite page, lower right: Co-op student, Barb Owens signs in school at the placement office while Secretary Betty Schumacher looks on. I la at rhfi Sllf whi CO-0 wot the f I lnd C stud the ablt T han com are lis 1 ordi LJ

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X , A Chance to Discover the World of mplo ment ll bookkeepers and data processors. Students participating in the trade and industrial co-op programs are trained for such vocations as, drafting, printing, cabinet making, auto repair, welding, and electrical service. Upon completion of his co-op training it is hoped that a student will have developed a saleable skill. Also under the supervision of trade and industrial coordinator Donald Kaiser are nurses' aides and dental tech- nicians. Offered to prepare a student for a career in sales, advertising and display is the retail co-op program. Coordinated by William Rogers, its courses in sales- manship and principles of retailing ready the trainee for his job training. Food service co-op students are giv- en valuable experience in the Wigwam, a teachers' dining service. Supervised by Mary K. France, students plan, prepare, and serve food, as well as maintaining the Wigwam as a restaurant. Upon com- pletion of his training in the Wigwam, a student may be placed in an actual restaurant to complete his training. The employer is given the opportunity to train employees while they are still in school. The student is given a chance to find out what the world of employ- ment is like as a full time employee. The student is also able to become a more involved member of his communi- ty as he develops a better concept of life in the adult world. Continued f X Q