Rock Port High School - Bluejay Yearbook (Rock Port, MO)

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Debbie takes time-writings. gp -. Mrs. White preapres transparency. Mrs. Runkles, Business Instructor A Special Type of Business Bookkeeping I and II and basic business were taught by Mrs. Diana White. In the bookkeeping classes, students learned how to keep accurate records for merchandising and service businesses. The advanced class studied partnerships and cor- porations. The basic business class studied such useful things as the free enterprise system, communication, advertising, banking, buying a car, and job applications. Mrs. Kathy Runkles taught students shorthand, clerical of- fice practice and typing. The girls enrolled in shorthand learned the basics and spent the rest of the year developing their speed. COP concentrated on learning how to operate various office machines, improving typing skills, learning to file, and working in an office simulation situation. Typing students were kept busy learning basic fundamentals and using these skills to type up various kinds of jobs. Typing I works on Jobs.

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I 55 i ' M Below: Squeak and Rick at work. Mr. John Pearce's Ag and shop classes had a busy year. Ag I studied the history and purposes of FFA, welding, wood- working, and animal sciences. Ag II worked on identification and judging of Field crops and weed seeds, meat judging, welding and wood projects, learning how to use power equip- ment, and soil characteristics. Ag III was basically a class on Farm management. The students studied livestock crops, chemicals, and Fertilizers, and planned a farm. Mr. Pearce's semester Ag classes were Small Gas Engines and Shop Con- struction. The Ag teams participating in district contest and their rat- ings were: Field Crops, Ig Soils, Ig Poultry, I: Meats, Ig Hor- ticulture, Ig Livestock, I. The teams that went to state ag contest and their ratings were: Field Crops, III: Soils, II: Horticulture, unclassified, Livestock, II. At left: The Great Cook. Clean up is a mess. Below: Myrtle attempts to work. Below: Rick cuts with the torch. Building On Skills

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X. , G Below: Kevin and Mark play badminton. Below: Ms. Hodges demonstrates serve. Fun and Fitness The girls' P.E. classes were held first semester. They were in- structed by Ms. Cheri Hodges. The girls did various activities such as playing volleyball and speedball, bowling, and work- ing on gymnastic equipment. The boys' physical education classes were taught by Mr. Mike Rader Cat leftj during the second semester. The boys played dodgeball, badminton, and basketball. Driver Education was instructed by Mr. Duane Smith. The students learned the basic driving skills as well as how to care for automobiles. Mr. Smith and Mr. Mark Dulgarian also taught the health classes. Margee practices on parallel bars. Below: Mr. Smith explains the meaning of various signs. . ew Q Q C Sf 1 .,,:,,., Q we '12' 'i i - s ' QSM 1 1 - .: . ea- X-Nags-,fa E ' A .rf gigs s-:...:s. s1i1semfiz, .i . . Siam trci .r....r. i ' ' waist: IHS DIWTYEQ Nieman ENDS UIYQDED HIGHWAY