Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right Mrs Joann Macander shows Daymion Browning the only male stu- dent in sewing the correct tech- Below Trena Brewer enjoys the idea of saving money by making some of 4'-ng tiafesf-'St' 1-ft Above: Kim Akerman learns how to relate with young children in her Child Development class. Right: Consumer Education required a lot of studying as Barb Borek dis- covered that a little extra help is use- ful. 46 Home Economics Department . xy J 1- t y Mi-w..,,,, : WX ix

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i 'ar l ' ., ,uf W .V ,wwf t ff-'W f is-ff . V A ,L.V I I TOP! Adding VTWHCNWIGS give students senior Penelope Goldman work on a taking business machines practical bookkeeping problem, an important GXDGHGUCG- part of daily work. Above: Mrs. Christine Zacny helps ,W-fdyihg tk Practical training aids rlndihg future jobs aking up at six, downtown by nine and back home by five. More than 7600 students enrolled in business courses prepared themselves for life in the business world after graduation. The various classes pro- vided by the business depart- ment Iaid a good foundation for attractive careers and de- veloped skills for part-time jobs or personal use. The department had three labs responsible for some of the training that students re- ceived. We're proud of our labs. Not many schools pro- vide their students with a shorthand, business machine and data processing lab, stated Mr. Stanley Clauson, department chairman. The shorthand lab consisted of thirty work stations equipped with IBM Selectrlcs and electronics, and a wired scribe cassette dictation unit. The business machine lab housed electronic self-correct- ing typewriters, IBM Selectric II, magnetic card typing sys- tem, Wang Processors, dicta- tionftranscrlbers and IBM electronic multi-function cal- culators. l really enjoyed business machines. The differ- ent jobs the machines perform just amazed me and I was al- ways learning, stated senior Gia Mack. As many as 2000 different student programs were run ev- ery week in the data process- ing lab. Instructions were giv- en in Basic RPG, FORTRAN, and COBAL computer Ian- guages. Eleven classes of Business Data Processing I 81 ll used in the instruction facili- ty. Skills learned in the busi- ness department gave stu- dents the knowledge and ex- perience to qualify them for jobs immediately after gradu- ation. Business Department 45

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Bottom: Perfection is always a goal in sewing class, Lashunta Smith and An- gela Clifton perfect their projects by ironing the material they use. Left: Mrs, Nancy Winiecki and Mr. ., tt...t.t.... ,M t.... t xl .-fx new .. ,......... - - I 3 ,Q -Q --.. ,, .- Wt ..- Fion Bonfiglio attend the Thanksgiving dinner prepared by the foods classes. Below: Designing clothing and pillows are just some of Kim Plue's creations. 'ES A N Budgeting project creates a wareness hich brand do you prefer? l like the cola on the left. You have chosen the gener- ic brand. Wow, lcan drink the better tasting cola and save money tool Taste tests in Consumer Ed. were just one of the many pro- jects students participated in to learn how to budget an in- come. Learning how to shop wisely, handle money, and un- derstand the stock market were also introduced to the studetns. Food classes in the Home Economics Department had three levels: beginners, inter- mediate, and advanced. Stu- dents were given the chance to experience the kitchen life. Planning the meal, preparing the meal, and tasting the re- sults were included in each class. Home Economics is really learning for life. it taught the students the skills needed to live. Home Economics helped the students get along with people and survive in the world stated Mrs. Deana Haywood, department chair- man. lf sewing was a favorite hob- by, or if one just wanted to learn how to replace a button, Home Economics also offered a sewing class. Child Development courses were popular. Community chil- dren visited the classes three times a week and this gave students the opportunity to learn how to care for young children. Before taking Child Development, I did not know how to act or take care of small kids. Now, l like watch- ing and playing with them. Teaching them songs and games was fun, commented Karen Furlan, senior. Whether it was sewing to- gether a pillow or baking a batch of chocolate chip cook- ies, students experienced Home Economics. Home Economics Department 47