South Central High School - Orbit Yearbook (Union Mills, IN)

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Business Department In addition to the typing room, the Business Department now occupies the remodeled Arts and Crafts room. This room is equipped with new secretarial desks and the floor is carpeted. The department also purchased an IBM Selectric typewriter that is dual-pitched (pica and elite) with a correction tape built in to the machine that is operated by use of a key. There are seven students taking Accounting II in Independent Study and five in Shorthand II. The Shorthand II met with the Shorthand I during the year. There are some students in Typing III also. The Business Law Class visited a Small Claims Court at the LaPorte County Court House and also held a mock trial. The Business Department teachers are Mrs. Musitelli, who also sponsors the 10th grade; Mrs. Verkler, and Miss Flynn, who sponsors 8th grade and also teaches P.E. and Health. 13

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Social Studies Department The Social Studies Department has been moved to the new addition. All juniors participated in History Day '79 this year by writing papers, making films, or creating projects under the theme ' 'migrations''. Mr. Potrzebowski and Mr. Hooper teach in the Social Studies Department.

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Math Department The ordinary advanced math student must deal with more than the ordinary Mathematical operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Geometry, Algebra II, and Senior Math introduce him to a variety of more complex rules, procedures, and concepts. Teaching these skills in the Math Department are: Miss Porter; Mr. DeSmet, who also teaches Physics; and Mrs. Barkow, sponsor of the 9th grade, who also teaches English. 14