Saint Pius X High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Piscataway, NJ)

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., Karen Slagada and Diane Bonura peek and peck. A good businessman knows how to sell, thinks Danny Devine as he corners Mrs. Colligan. Business students look over iob opportuniiies on Career Day with the aid of Mrs. Kukoda and Mrs. Baur. M.,

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Crutches don't hinder Linda Szurley. Maxx, BUSINESS Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment. -Thomas Jefferson Through the variety of course offerings, the Busi- ness Department hopes to instill basic as well as specialized skills used in the business world. The de- partment's curriculum is constantly growing and changing in an effort to keep apace with what is taking place in today's business world. The department is a vocationally-oriented one which teaches skills that can be put to use immediately after graduation. The staff believes that the courses offered will serve no purpose if they remain the property of the student and are not used and further polished. Thus, business students are given the opportunity to practice their skills in a productive Way by assisting the office staff and members of the faculty. F55 Freshmen think A, S, D, F, is harder than A, B, C. Denise Dalton wonders if her toes would help.

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Mr. Macerino spends many hours placing Distributive Education students in jobs where they will be happy. Distributive Education students eagerly begin their candy drive. A Distributive Education student' rearranges items in the school store. DI TRIB Tl E EDUCATIO T he force, the mass of character, mind, heart or soul that a man can put into any 'work is the most important factor in that workf'-A. P. Peabody The mission of the Distributive Education Department is to prepare individuals for satisfying and satisfactory entry, adjustment, and advancement in careers related to marketing and distribution. Distributive Education is the people-centered member of the vocational education fam- ily. The main objective of the department is to help each student find his career objective through the length of a two-year program and to develop this objective to the point where he is prepared for immediate employment after graduation or capable of enrolling in advanced learn- ing courses in his field at the college level. Such areas as adveitising, marketing, selling fashion merchandise, buying, personnel administration, displaying merchandise, and all of the behind-the-scene jobs of dis- tribution are covered. Through participation in extensive activities, the DIS- TRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA, managing of the Campus Store, and various related projects, the goals of the department are realized.