South Aiken High School - Winners Circle Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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S Getting A Head Start Ring! Tat-a-tat-tat-! The sounds of a busi- ness echo in many students' ears. Most people don't realize it, but a busi- ness office requires a skilled staff of man- agers to plan and direct the work. South Aiken offers courses that help students ready themselves for a business-type ca- reer. Among these are accounting and typ- ing. An office worker must have good lan- guage and mathematic skills in order to handle business information accurately. Students acquire these skills in accounting class, where they learn bookkeeping to re- cord figures and other data, and in Busi- ness English where office skills are empha- sized. Typing is also a good skill for stu- dents who have to type term papers in college. Professionally, typing helps young people get jobs as secretaries or key punch operators. Distributive education also offers exper- ience and classroom skills in marketing merchandise, bank finance, food service, window displays, and fashion merchan- dise. Many of these skills are put into prac- tice when class members take turns run- ning the school store under the supervision of Martha Corley and the guidance of Mrs. Marguirete Dechau. Each student attends classes in the morning and holds an outside job in the afternoon. The student is evaluated by his employer and Mrs. Dechau from this evalu- ation credit is given. Likewise, mechanical drawing and Woodshop also offer skills to students who plan to work immediately after high school. Mechanical drawing is drawing made wtih the aid of instruments, such as rulers and T-squares. Students do not draw objects as they appear in photographs, but show detailed sides of an object necessary to define its exact size and shape. Many students who take Mechanical drawing have a headstart in becoming professional draftsmen. Woodshop is a well-know class where students actually create their own pieces of furniture, such as gun racks and bookcases. ln all of these classes, students learn skills which they will be able to use immediately after graduation. Jerry Daniels fills out his worksheet for Mrs. Lenon's shorthand class. Mr. Stulb's woodworking class exhibits their skills on the Lathe, by making table legs for their class project.

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Finely Tuned: Engines The sounding of the whistle . . . the laps around the gym . . . the state of near un- consciousness all a part of physical education This department takes great strides in coordinating physical and mental ability and gives the student a thorough knowledge of various recreational sports. During P.E. classes, students' minds may be at rest, but their bodies as a whole are put into action with the strenuous exer- cises vital to the building of stronger per- sons. This physical development is basic to good mental health and forms an essen- tial part of a well-rounded education. While the students in P.E. are tuning their body engines, auto-mechanic stu- dents are busy tuning car engines. ln this course, young men work at a vocation which will benefit them in the future. With the knowledge gained in the auto-mechan- And Bodies ics classes, students are able to get jobs in garages, gasoline service stations, or ser- vice departments tuning cars. They be- come skilled in making car repairs by working under the supervision of an exper- ienced mechanic. With the skills learned in school, students gain extra confidence in working alone. Randy Rollins and Benny Perry tighten the fan belt on Randy's Mustang. Adding another quart of oil will be their next step in servicing the car. . W ,,,,.....s--'-f' N' - .. . .1- W Q-P 'Y A 3' ,,. . L .,s an ,U J, ,S .stil ' K - - if 4... . .a -A s .t .. ks WM, E f . 1 i 'Wk 5 vc 'F' , 1 5 v ,t ,vi s. ,X - xi N6 t c X sq, -as . 1 N , X st .f 'i T C 9- sts.. 'f .. .. -te ,., v, 'gf s 34. P I .M .f-. ... .f--if . is .f - N-ss.g 'i3KM i sf ' - -rw. S f J ,.f .f -.-.' . W v,gxrf.,x.fAgA xt, L :figs tt .rf ' ew S-,gels 1, aw w ' xg i '45 ,J K .' fry SLN o ff - pN f'i-fl., V ' T '-Rig: 15:-3 if H 's Ti ' . K . 9... . lzfxy. 'KLQR S by .gigs ip 3 ii ylkv .. LL .S X .Lk. M -,L ..-R Q , 1- L W v s....1s-3 'ig Q- ' A - 'It 349 Physical Education And 'Auto Mechanicsf65

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Joe Akins, Diane Nicholson. and Kathy Smith talk over plans for the new window display that faces the commons area. John Riley, Randy Starnes. Kerry Odom, and Jim- my Dew get last minute details before their pop quiz. i '1ee. ,. Mlm , Ann Corley and Kathy Smith assist one another with the Valentine Window Display in the Student Store. s W