Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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H -my '- W-M..,,,. ,ng 4A typical future business leader of America, Kenny Baskette, learns skills necessary for a career in data processing. This girl may one day become a secretary, an executive, or a business leader of America. But whatever she decides to become she will be well prepared because of business skills she is acquiring at RHS. N ir., J FBLA Front row: Ellen Rossbach, Marcela Robinson, Denise Heyman, Theresa Adams, Gwynn Brown. Back row: Stacey Puskin, Lisa Shuman, Donna Jung, Ginger Hudson, Connie Diehl, Laurie Ellis, Mrs. Robinson. FBLA FBLA: Feared Bullies of Lexington Ave- nue? No, itls the Future Business Leaders of America, sponsored by Maxine Robinson. The club's purpose is to help students devel- op business leadership abilities through com- munity service, travel and competition. Mem- bers are placed in leadership positions, where they gain confidence, competence and charac- ter, It also helps students make more intelli- gent career decisions. Students compete in all aspects of business education. Senior Chaunfayta Hill took first place in the state for extemporaneous speak- ing and junior Gina DiPaola won the state competition for Steno I. +'Y ZmC-- OQ ICN J8:.. Businessl75

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Business Math, Typingf0fHce Practice, Alphabet Shorthand and Typjng Future Q'PA's.learn fundamentals of account- the accounting classes offered by the business Personal Use Typing ing as Kim Williams and Mark Grebow do, m department. Data Processing Typing II Economics, Shorthand II Accounting I I Shorthand I, Accounting II Business Law 66 eady? Sit up straight. zurypeln A-Sem-S-L-D-K-F-J-G-H Center your title. Go for accuracy. This is being timed. Debbie, stop looking at your fingers. These quotes can be heard during any typing class at RHS. Typing is a popular elective for many reasons. I took Alphabet Shorthand and Typing last year, comments senior Jayne Dansky, I'm not planning to be a secretary, but I wanted to know how to type for collegef' Other students such as Susan Gelber were thinking of the more im- mediate future when they took typ- ing. I took personal use typing to learn techniques for typing term pa- pers. In addition to AST and PUT, Ran- dallstown offers a variety of other typing classes, including TypingfOf- fice Practice and Cooperative Office Education. Students learn how to type busi- ness letters, invoices, bills and other important papers. They perform drills to improve their speed and ac- curacy. Most students begin on manual typewriters and advance to electric typewriters in the more difficult classes such as Typing II, where more office skills are taught. Job-related classes are valuable to every student. IfI were ever unem- ployed, I could always take a secre- tarial position, comments Rhonda Malmud, and typing is a skill which can open many doors. Stop! Time's up. I see you, still punching those keys . . . ,, i 'U Mrs. MacNamara instructs her students on the correct way to release paper from the typewriter. Stop peeking. . . S-8c! I 74fBusiness if-L , 5

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Western ocational Technical chool ou're in high school and de- cide that college is not for you. What can you do after graduation? A few years ago you'd have had to settle for an unskilled job. But now Western Vocational-Technical Center offers specialized training in several Helds. I go to Western Vo-Tech for the beginning of a new future, says ju- nior Jon Davis. He and 180 other Randallstown students attend West- ern for a half-day or full-day pro- gram. Half-day students attend RHS as well. Jon enrolled in the photography departments commercial arts and printing course. He plans to photo- graph models and finds the class beneficial to anyone interested in the graphics field. Most students take classes at Western for three years. The first two years are devoted to trainingg during the last year students are in- volved in a work-study program. Work-study students often receive pay for their labor. Others work as apprenticesg they earn credit needed to join trade unions. Popular courses include auto me- chanics, data processing, cosmetolo- gy and carpentry. Junior Kevin Oliner always liked carpentry. He furthers his interest by taking commercial carpentry. Aspiring carpenters build life-size models of houses and condos. Be- cause of the practical skills gained at Western, Kevin finds his training helpful: You can learn a lot. You can really benefit from the pro- gram. Cindy Duhow files for the library as part of Sherry Meelrins works at Arlington Bapti her DO program. Nursing Center. st c NS.- ,. N -fi K Vocational education 761W ork-study programs