Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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' . 5w92:gi,n55, ,, f f' f,, UQ,, f ,, f .,,,,,, W, f,4f yi, I 9 fi N B 9 L 3 --av Enter the world of computers. The Business Department in- creased its teaching stations with the addition of 59 computers and expanded facilities to have three computer rooms. The whole computer education curriculum was 46 Business Department new, the Business Depart- ment had a good start in this field, said Mr. Richard Balstrode, acting depart- ment chairman. lncluded in the courses offered were Basic, Cobol, Pascal, and Lotus l, 2, and 5. However, the most popu- lar class was Computer Ap- plications. Every business now is involved with com- f' , ta puters so l took this class to get prepared for the fu- ture, said Ruth Erwin, sen- ior. Basic business classes continued to train students for immediate job piace- ment. Most of the business machines classes were tak- en by students who were in the work program or planned to pursue a job in .g pt' -W... M-W---...... In-.qv--.., uw lm vs-...., -mmm -W-...,,.. -WM, --.,..., 'M' ---..., --..., W,-ns---.... ..,q+...., ..,---.. -...,,--. ....,,---. .,,s.-.... --... the business community. I took business courses be- cause it enriched my knowl- edge ofthe future business world, said Daum Murray, junior. Taking business classes was necessary for those go- ing into the business world, but computers were for ev- eryone.

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iemics Studying helps to make the grade Summer vacation ended, registration passed, and fi- nally the school year be- gan. lt was time to hit the books again. By the time school was in full swing, Thanksgiving had come and gone, and soon after, semester exams were Star- ing students in the face. The reality of grades was upon them. The start of the year brought new options in- cluding the computer appli- cations class designed to introduce the students to computers and their uses. l found the class to be very helpful because it not only explained the basic com- mand of computers but also word processing, said Julie Curatolo, junior. Sophomore health classes were changed to a freshman requirement. This caused an increase of 452 students, both sopho- mores and freshmen, tak- ing health. Students were exposed to health issues earlier which hopefully had a positive effect on them, said Mrs. Carla Katzberger, health teacher. As a result of scheduling difficulties, some students were given the opportunity to leave school early. Due to an overload in enroll- ment in computer applica- tions and electricity, some students were asked to come in first period and leave after sixth as a favor to the school, commented Dr. Steve Humphrey, assis- tant principal. Those students that sur- vived the course changes and remained academically excellent were honored be- fore their parents at a spe- cial evening assembly. ln September, 9l students gathered in the auditorium to receive their Academic Excellence Patch. To have obtained this patch, one had to have maintained a 5.5 grade point average during the previous year. The year opened oppor- tunities that gave students the chance to take a closer look at their academic needs for the future. Academics 45

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eaehing tation , facilities added Computer education curriculum was new, is ,, fr ,A I ' 'YH W I aa 2 -' H - x .Li n x -is r r i QX Tire iz.. fi Le ? wmv -iii? H dui' w..Vf' , LL: ,f,'f Av kiwi Vw A 'ik' H: lv ' . ,,,, --ft 0 V hw,T,,,,,, 4:56 vMW,,.,f f, 1' V5 1 1 ,,i.ifMjf R- - y is I fe ffp 'K ,,,f. .,.,,.w-'s X ,DMV 3 A Opposite Page: Rodney Cham- Left: Terry Scott, senior, prepares bers,junior, types with wordstar, a word processing program, Top: Jason Olson, freshman, and Lisa Crawford, junior finish work- sheets in the General Business course. his assignment on an adding ma- chine in Business Machines. Above: Taking a timing test, Stacy Seilas keeps her eyes on her book in Typing I. Business Department 47