San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Work Education Learning Caters To The Practical Side Of Life The Work Education Department is acting upon the realiza- tion that in order to seek out an existance in today ' s world one needs not only a good education, but also a job. The 300 students enrolled in this prograni receive job training and experience, five units of scholastic credit per semester, and in some cases a salary. The role of Work Experience is rapidly increasing. This con- dition is largely due to the February 5th School Board ruling elimi- nating most mandatory courses from the graduating requirements. More energy will now be channelled toward courses directly bene- ficial to future plans. The exploratory facet is actually the backbone of the Work Experience Program. Students can sample a field without com- mitting themselves permanently to it. They are a ' so able and en- couraged to keep changing fields until they find one to which they personally are suited. This year the exploratory program has both an increased selection of vocational fields. Some of these areas are photography, psychiatry, architecture, law enforcement, forestry, and banking. Mr. Rogers, Mr. Stansbury and their assistant Mrs. Cox deserve much credit for this extremely successful program. Tony Van Orsdel maneuvers a blueprint into a reproducing machine. Mr. Leonard Rogers B.A. Westmont Mr. Robert Stansbury M.S. use )i TftiiSo A smile across a wire: Ruth Mills speaks with a business caller. Amid the squeaks and the smell of leather. Steve Priester cleans a saddle. 132

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Boys Physical Education Stress On Basic Skills And Body Coordination This is the second year of a new approach lo the Boys ' Physical Education Department. Stress was placed on the development of skills that are useful while in high school and will also serve as a basis for continuing participation beyond school years. Less stress was placed on seasonal sports such as tennis, golf, life saving, lob ball, volleyball, badminton, wrestling, and swimming. With the current trend toward a shorter workweek, recreational activities that can be done outside of school and with a co-ed group are becoming more important. TTie Boys ' Physical Education Depart- ment is meeting this challenge by offering a more diversified program. Iboi I ran, I know I can ... I ihought I could. (Sue Saer) Mr. Nielson aids tennis team in pre-season workout. I Mr Maur ' Halleck B A Western X ' 3shinfitoii State Mr. Joseph Mueller M.A. Cal Poly S.L.O. Mr. Sut Puailoa B.A. UCSB Mr. John Stoney M.S. Cal Poly S.L.O. Gettini; the Kill is h.ilf the battle 131 Ki H u Ka.K.uj s tan iViB HaiMiMiiail

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)U It takes more than fast fingers to win the numbers game figures (Michelle Sorhondo). With a little assistance, Joy Pelton masters the calculator. Bus iness Education Learning Today ' s Skills For Tomorrow ' s Jobs The Business Education Department is primarily geared toward £;reater service to those students whose next step is directly into the business world. Not forgotten, however are the students who do go on in school, constantly benefiting from the personal t)-ping and college notehand courses. The efforts of this department are spent on becoming more complete through expansion and improvement. This year their scopes have been widened to include more facets of sales work. Evidence of this is the new course in which the student store employers are enrolled and for which they receive scholastic units. Through the Vocational Act federal funds made possible the addition of a fourth teacher. Miss Pokrywka, to this staff and provided new data processing computers. Terri Sosa mans SM Switchboard under Mrs. Carpel ' s direction Mrs. Bern ice Jacobson B.A. UCLA Miss Betty Pokrywka M. Ed. UCLA Mr. Sam Starfas B.S. use Mr. George Roolsey M.A. UCSB 133