Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Puzzling over the concepts of business law, senior Steve Benson obtains a helpful suggestion from Mr. Davis. Key Punch Course Changed In Wasson Business Dept. INCORPORATED INTO an office machines class in the Business Department was instruction in key punch. Key punch, formerly a one semester course, became part of office machines, a year-long course. The Business Department embarked on the third year of a vocational program. This play, part of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, provided the school with funds for vocational business classes. Under this system vocational certificates were offered in three general areas: general office, secretarial, and accounting. Students receiving certificates were recommended for office jobs after graduation. Joining the Business Department were Mrs. Patsy Perschbacher and Mr. Herbert Beadles. Mrs. Perschbacher is a graduate of Western State College, and Mr. Beadles graduated from Southern Colorado State College. in Seen over the console, business students concentrate on shorthand.

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It Mrs. Worrell, head librarian, works at her desk in her office. Microfilm Readers Add to Library Research Facilities IN 1967 WASSON received two microfilm readers, purchased with funds from the National Defense Education Act. Beginning with 110 microfilms of magazines from 1962 to 1966, the library is looking forward to adding more films every year. In the future the staff hopes to acquire a reader-printer which will enable students to make a copy of a filmed page. The library also received 100 books a month, boosting the total to 13,000 books. Subscriptions to more magazines meant a much wider variety of reading material available. More than half the money for these projects came from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Assisting the regular staff were 15 to 20 student aides and the Neighborhood Youth Corps. Also an aid to library effectiveness was the movement of Mrs. Hunt's desk from the office so that she would be more readily available to help students. Q This year th lib arv remained open Tue day and Thursday nigh! L

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Computer Class Offered for First Time in Math Dept. FOR THE FIRST time in School District 11, a computer class was offered. This pilot class, taught by Mrs. Nelson, consisted of one semester of computer work and one semester of analytic geometry. Other course changes in the Mathematics Depart- ment saw the team teaching approach expanded to in- clude three classes, which were taught by lVlr. Barber, Mr. Thatcher, and Mr. Norton. The elimination of a second year algebra honors course and creation of another algebra 5 and trigonometry class were other changes. The algebra 5 and trigonometry class did all extra work on an Olivetti-Underwood desk calculator. lVlr. Zecha investigated programmed material with smaller group instruction in his general math class. In his algebra class, Mr. Zecha employed two texts, one per semester. Students taking math courses were encouraged to display their creativity in the Math-Science Fair. Those students taking honors courses were required Using a slide rule, Rich Buckingham develops advanced math skills. to do a project' Sue Johnson and Dave Svoboda observe with puzzled expressions as Mr. Hiskey discusses a detailed trigonometric problem