St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Vocational Courses Establish Backgrounds l . . . Training for a iob, preparing for college and having work experience, all components of our education. As electives, the precision of electronics, the art of printing, the knowledge of the stenographer's alphabet, the utility of learning to tailor clothes are offered to the student at Park. College-bound Parkites obtain a vvide background through courses such as trigonometry, chemistry, humanities, Russian and English. ln addition to classroom instructions, counselors give us guidance in the direction of our future plans, whether we need help in finding a iob, a college or a trade school. Doing volunteer work as a Candy Striper or a fund-drive solicitor is available to all who are interested. Because of all these opportunities and because of the satisfaction that we obtain from being able to use them-we like it here. 'll Graaf' lm-it li 5 0 Q Q U to those intrigued by electronics, room l5O's facilities supplying the base for skills. -check oil, clean Windshields, add Water to radiators and tow cars, tasks included in the part-time jobs of several Park boys.

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l -traveling with friends back to Ye Olde Inn through the magic of the Sheraton Ritz's Chesire Cheese Room before a downtown shopping spree. -AFS students giving Park a opportunity for comparison. 15 VUCDTRII - Spanishanny , singing al alivo to a guitar, an extra curricular form of comprehending another language.

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For Future x -jobs at Methodist Hospital, a chance to see a vital part of a community ar work while earning money and giving service -acquire in school the ability to operate business machines or typewriters which may lead to a possible secretarial career.