Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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Mitt Helena Skinner teaches shorthand, secretarial training, and typing. She is also Sopho- more Class sponsor and is on the Merit Cup Committee. Mr. George Wlant teaches typ- ing and general business. He is on the Counseling and Guid- ance and Business Committees. Mr. Lawrence Duncan teaches typing, consumer economics, and cooperatire office educa- tion. He is also a Senior Class sponsor and serres on the Bus- iness Committee. Mr. Charles E. Weltsheimer teaches merchandising, market- ing. and sales. He is an actlre sponsor of DECA. the Key Club, and the Sophomore Class. Students Gain Valuable Business Experience Marcia Widmer. Clella Mills, and Judy Crawford transcribe their shorthand notes in Miss Skinner's third hour secretarial training class. Mr. H. F. Yost teaches typing and bookkeeping. He is also head of the Business Commit- tee and Senior Class sponsor. The business classes have a variety of objectives. Some of these are: to prepare students to hold posi- tions in business or further work toward that end; to help students to better manage their personal finan- cial affairs; and to teach basic skills such as typing to help in everyday living. This year the new school aided in these objectives by providing students with additional calculators, a new Ditto, and eight IBM Selectric tyepwriters on which keys can be converted for practice on the punch-card system. Office Co-op gives students actual part-time ex- perience on the job under the supervision of the employer and the teacher-coordinator. Students from the Distributive Education classes primarily go into selling positions. Students attend school each fore- noon and work each afternoon. The DECA member is given a thorough, practical training through job experience and class-conducted technical instruction. — 19-

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Secretaries Play Vital Role in PHS Life The PHS secretaries performed indispensible duties to keep the school running smoothly. Their jobs and duties were many and varied. Mrs. Dorothy Reece was Mr. Russo's secre- tary and Mrs. Doris Shellhom was secretary to Mr. Williams and Mr. Topp. Mrs. Sandra Graves worked for the counselors in the morning and in the bookstore in the after- noon. Mrs. Charlotte Gittings' voice could be heard daily over the intercom and she was also a records clerk. Mrs. Jackie Pierce was an attendance clerk. She always had a cheerful smile to greet students in the morn- ing. Mrs. Lita George worked in the book- store registering students, buying and selling books, and issuing lockers. Mrs. June Tramel worked in the attendance office and with the ADA records. All of these services were done skillfully and capably and were needed by every member of PHS. No. it' not the New York Stock Exchange first thing in the morning. It' Mr . June Tramel totaling figures on an adding machine. Mr . Tramel is an attendance clerk. Mr . Lita George Mrs. Sandra Grares Mrs. June Tramel —18—

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Mr. Hadley F. Hicks teaches English and speech. He is not only JV football coach, but also sponsor to the Speech Club and the Sophomore Class. Mrs. Virginia Knudtson teaches English. She is also Senior Class sponsor and is on the National Honor Society. American Educa- tion Week, and Language Arts Committees. Mr. Dennis Burges teaches Eng- lish 7-8 and is on the Language Arts. Merit Cup. and National Honor Society Committees. Language Arts Department Helps Students Miss Lenora Childress not only teaches English but sponsors the National Honor Society and the Sophomore Class. She is also on the Scholarship and Language Arts Committees. One of the most important qualifications to live in the world today is to be able to communicate with your fellow man, stated Miss Childress, head of the English Department. The Language Arts Department instructed students in the important forms of communication—-reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The English classes promoted an understanding of the nature and use of grammar, taught students to think logically so they may express themselves clearly and forcefully, and introduced students to a basic literary heritage. Journalism gave students the ability to consider problems critically but con- structively and to discriminate between fact and opinion. The second year students produced the yearbook and the school paper. Members of the Theatre Arts classes were helped in developing poise transferable to real life situations. They were active throughout the year in putting on skits and plays both for their benefit and that of the entire school. The speech classes learned the art of public speaking. The advanced speech classes took part in the Thanksgiving Assembly and competed in many speech tournaments throughout the year. —20—