West Mesa High School - El Chicote Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Business Education Typewriters, adding machines make business scene Several new courses were added to the Business Department this year giving students a wider variety of classes from which to choose. Also Typing I was offered to freshmen. According to Mrs. Frost, this is working well and is to be continued next year. Filled this year was a Business Eng- lish class. This was a one semester course and was backed by Personal Money Management second semester. This class is designed to help students manage their own money-buying on the installment plan, handling a checking account, etc. Intensive Office Practice, a two-hour block class, was initiated this year. It is a Federally-funded program and has a maximum size of 20 students. In this course, the basic fundamentals of filing are learned and students spend several weeks learning to operate various office machines. The remain- der of the year was spent working in simulated office situations. Several courses of typing were taught. Typing I was offered to all students, and for those who wished to continue in typing there was Intermediate Typ- ing and Typing II. Students who were not interested in a business career could take Personal Typing and Note- hand. Data Processing was a one semester class that offered the challenge of learning different unit record equip- ment machines-keypunch, sorter, etc. For students wanting to learn about the economy, General Business was of- fered. If a student was pursuing a career in accounting or just wanted to be able to keep track of personal finances, bookkeeping was a helpful course. Combining ability and skill, short- hand students learned to take dicta- tion and were able to transcribe their notes. For a Data Processing assignment, seniors, Rita Wies and Tim DWYC1' wire 3 Control Pall- Leaming and practicing the fundamentals of Shorthand I are juniors, Beverly Sammons and June Cl board- Sanchez. 38 Academics Q ,,.,,, .

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Foreign Languages Communication,-key to understanding, theme of language department in '71 In French I students are practicing oral drills while using the language lab. The language lab enables teachers to give students more individual help in specific areas. is With the thought in mind that com- munication is the key to understand- ing, the Language Department has strived to instill in the minds of its stu- dents the ideas, philosophy, culture, and the language of different countries throughout the world. This year four levels of Spanish and three of German and French were of- fered. Students who had completed Spanish II were permitted to take a trip in the spring to Guadalajara, Mexico. Here the students put to use what they had learned in the classroom. French I and German I provided stu- dents with the basics of the language. Advanced German and French classes increased the students' knowledge of the people of these countries and their language. lgilllf gilz 9 it T i l ll lg E Il is For a vocabulary exercise in German II and III, Mark Zimmer receives a point for writing on the blackboard. Gerri Lee gets one point for any correction she makes. Also looking for errors is Mrs. Regener. Academics 37

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Preparing pans for muffin dough is Linda Anglin, senior. X Debbie Paxton is tracing markings while Neita Corbin is helping cut out her pattern Home Economics Cooking, sewing play key roles in home economics tr,s . ..,., . V Q i .ff2:r.I:Q::i1s:2F5':: fl! f fiii ffi' I .. .gg ' ' V ff f- f-A .::..- ty-we -ff- tetfme 1 as - .ffl 'Y : iff I fyf- -' Jfsflfiil- Putting the final touches on a coat for a Clothing I assignment, Romelia Gloria prepares to sew on buttons and Darlene Gurule is cutting out material to be used for pockets on her coat. One semester courses were new this year in Home Economics. A Clothing I course offered in-depth work on clothing selection and students made four or five garments. Second semester there was a course in Child Development which entailed practice in a small play school. Family Living, a course for seniors, covered such things as financial man- agement, food, health, child care, parenthood, and preparation for a suc- cessful marriage. Home Economics I, II, and III were also offered to girls. Home nursing, sewing, managing personal and family resources, planning the future, and cooking were included in these classes. Academics 39