Westwood High School - Green Years Yearbook (Westwood, MA)

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BUSINESS Business Training Affords Excellence In The Field Of Secretarial and Clerical Training The Business Department, with the aid of modern equipment, trains students for good positions in the business world. College- bound students also find this department valuable in that it provides them with basic skills such as typing and notehand. Mr. Albert Nolan Mrs. Carolyn Bergen Mr. Charles Flahive Mrs. Marion Healy, Department Head 20

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SOCIAL STUDIES Mr. William Davis Department Head Social Studies Program Co-ordinates Past And Present Events Miss Priscilla Congdon Mr. Peter Case Mr. Richard Stack The Social Studies Department provides courses in Civics, World History, M.E.H., Eco- nomics, Area Studies, P.O.D., and also Advanced Placement Courses in U. S. History and Western Civilization. The department provides the stu- dent with an understanding of past events, by which he can better understand current events. Mr. George Parker Mr. Thomas Reis Mr. Philip Flaherty 19

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PRACTICAL ARTS Developing Vocational Competence Through Practical Application Mrs. Frederica Richardson Mrs. Virginia Burke Mr. Lawrence Rettman Mr. Thomas Nelson Miss Marguerite Knight Department Head V Mr. Joseph Chicetti Department Head The Home Economics Department offers courses in sewing and cooking, as well as in psychology, Family Relations, and Home Management. The courses provide the student with practical knowledge, and the ability to cope with family situations. The Industrial Arts Department provides both voca- tional and college preparatory students with valuable training in such practical subjects as woodworking, metal working, electronics, mechanical drawing, and descriptive geometry. 21