Putnam City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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IN the over 5,000 fob opportunities listed in the career fiIes,Carol1ohnson and Karen Mullinax Ss-drfh for sugges- tions for a job 4-5 BUSY at work, Mrs lane Hire, Career Center head librarian, Qompie-tes the next dav'S schedule before going home WHEN Mrs. Linda Perry takes her career classes into the center, she shows them different materials to uw in their required job reports. 18CareerCenter

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Helpful advice for future lust a vertical file away Concern for their future had students searching for an answer to what to do after high school. Many found their choices were in the Career Information Center, ln 1974 Mrs. Janelle Kirby, former head librarian, received what she'd worked for, a federal grant for an Occupational Information program. Mrs, Kirby wrote a proposal, along with the counselors, expressing a need for career guidance for students, She is now the first state coordinator for career education. The first grant was for 525,000 This was used mainly for reference books, trade books, pamphlets, films, microfiche, games, magazines and brochures. Special equipment was also purchased such as video and audio-visual sets. Compared to the first year career center, this year's had ten vertical files, each file almost two and one-half feet long. lt also had wood grained tables and comfortable chairs, microfiche, cassettes for the audio-visual equipment and information on the majority of colleges in the US. plus some foreign colleges. All Mrs. lanie Hire, career information specialist, has worked in the center for two years and also worked the opening five weeks of the vocational library. The para-professional is Mrs. Oleta Moler. Both ladies are experienced in career materials. Mrs. Hire stated, This mulit-media resource center sought to involve all students and faculty in career awareness. CAREER Center librarian, Mrs. Ianie m3t9rl3l5 Were available to 577V Hire and Mrs. Oleta Moler, secretary, Student, An QDQH Cgncgpt dggign run Ei check on new college materials rnade browsing pleasurable. that have just arrived, Career Center19