Western Hills High School - Catamount Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Vocational Programs Teach Useful Skills Z6 Vocational Education Mrs. Shirley Thedford Mrs. Sharon Inman Mr. Morris Outlaw F Mrs. Charlene Smith Students at Western Hills have many vocational programs to take advantage of during their four years here. Mrs. Charlene Smith teaches Marketing and Distributive Educa- tion, a program that allows students to gain valuable on the job training. junior and Senior VOE labs are taught by Mrs. Sharon Inman. These classes teach students business and office skills. VCE CO-OP is taught by Mrs. Shirley Thedford. Students enrolled in this program learn both at school and from actual experience in a business office. Industrial Cooperative Training is taught by Mr. Morris Outlaw. Students in his program work in industry after school. Vocational programs offer those students who select them the ability to learn skills that they can apply in working situations right after high school. Students may also continue their education in their chosen fields of work after graduation. A Mr. Morris Outlaw takes a break from typing a report about his ICT program. Q 'sn 'ff 9 s' 4. -54 Mrs. Shirley Thedford discusses work opportunities with a potential employer.

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Rh thm to the Beat -. will-I Sli? . if- i 'L' -,- V ww , V, mg 2 rl Mrs. Gail Wann gets ready to begin teaching her students how to type. -s .- Mrs. Phyllisjohnson examines one of her students computer programs. Business Education teaches various types of skills such as typing, shor- thand, computer literature, and the business laws needed in the business world of today. Ms. Deborah Brown teaches Typing, Shorthand, and Per- sonal Business Management, or PBM, which teaches Accounting and Typing. Accounting teaches a stu- dent how to manage the books of a business. Mrs. Melva Houston teaches Business Law and Typing. Business Law teaches a student the legal ways to a successful business in the business world. Mrs. Phillis johnson teaches Computer Literature. Computer Literature teaches a student about the many languages of the computer world. Mrs. Gail Wann teaches Shorthand and Typing. Shorthand teaches a stu- dent a shortcut to taking very impor- tant notes in a quick and easy way. Mrs. Phillis johnson Mrs. Gail Wann Business Education 25

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Foreign Language Mixes Music with Culture , , ,N 4:3 1 s 've-ev . , , L . X I f wi . ifi ii fwwf -+- www: ' ns- Mrs. Betsy Bell Mrs. Doris Dale Mrs. Rebecca Stevenson Ms. Ingrid Wright '57 Mrs. Rebecca Stevenson instructs her Spanish I classes in conversation. Mrs. Betsy Bell checks the Homeroom roll. 1 y . I I. Mrs. Doris Dale shows Kim Parnell how to make a French gesture. Taking a foreign language is a great cultural experience and is re- quired by most every college and university. Ms. Ingrid Wright taught German and Latin, Mrs. Betsy Bell and Mrs. Rebecca Stevenson taught Spanish, and Mrs. Doris Daleg department chair person, taught French. Each of our foreign language teachers have spent time in the coun- try whose native language they teach. As a result, they bring to their classrooms not only the language, but the culture of the country. Foreign Language 27