Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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No crash here Business continued on the upswing at RHS despite the crazy actions of Wall Street. Offering beginning courses in typing for students wanting some help in study skills and odvanced office practice to those seeking a secure job right after high school, the business department met the needs of those who selected its courses. Fully aware of the dependence of the 1980's upon computers, the department purchased new IBM systems that promised to provide a chance for students to learn the skills to be needed in the Twenty-first Century. Top loft: Ele rfk typewriter oids Suxey Bellows Top right: Using Apple Solhtore. Bryan King pats do fa eo disi Bottom: ivatt Chris Hough horns occousiing sUb Busmess 25

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Living in families Housing,foods and clothing,not to mention child development, all taught students to be better economists. Katherine Wosley,replacing retired teacher Helen Henningsgard, taught a variety of courses along with Marjorie Kodue in clothing and Arfene Strand in foods and fomily living. They offered students choices of home economics in fifteen time slots. Top: Thin trust paw is hunt Gunderson's gool. lower loft: Dish pan hoofs for Sloven Colwell, lower right: Me kneads iht dough’ Held. Holmon

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Learning at work Students on the work program earned the credits they needed by working. Most students went to school three hours per day, then proceeded to work. Credits students got depended on how many hours they worked eoch week. It was usually two credits for working, and one credit for the program. The classes included sales and marketing, and work experience. Advisers were Gerald Springer, Ed Lue and Richard Dick. Teachers visited the students at work to see how they were doing on the job. Top: No (o rho RHS foculity, Edward Luo teoches occupational rotations. Center left: Urn tost occupies Cabin Green Center right: Wdiom Tyson, Joylee lothrep, Tiffony Hodges make it o group project. Work Program Front row: Edwtrd lew. loshxie Hodges, Denise Finn, Joylee lofhrop, Bdl Richards. Amy Walker, Shelly Thompson, lino Codmon. Tomi TerfioH, Com Reogles, Chris Hetman, Dino Ryoc. Richard Okl Row 2: Monue! Gocualei, Jodi Hwver, Rocquel Rurou, Feodo Smith. Rebi Doris, Volendrio Crosby, Oomoroll Tyson, Jim Slettto, Chris Ofeon. Tommy Foss, Ryon Peterson, Woftxe Smith. Seen Hodges Row 3: Tiffony Hodges, Toshio Hill, Motthew Jxdon. Shono VonRuden, Tricio lomo, Mochel Tier, Coteen Lynch, Bryoa Tong. Jason (Jerk, Scott Lindquist, JeH Shearer, Crag Groenke. Brod Sondt, Wendy Bassomore, Cabin Green 26 Work Ejperience