Wylie Public School - Pirate Yearbook (Wylie, TX)

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Electives - Jacks of All Trades lf a student wanted to learn a foreign language, run a computer, or bake a cake, he could find a course to help him in the elective curriculum. The only problem was fitting those enlightening electives into the required schedule. One popular elective was Computer Math. Students were taught com- puter basics and given hands-on ex- perience on the TRS-80. Foreign language offered students the op- portunity to learn French or Spanish. They also sampled the culture and food of the countries. rf W - SF ,tial 7 7 A Cutting out a pattern was not as easy as it looked as students in Home Ec soon found out. 130 P Academics Woodshop and drafting allowed students a chance to try their hands at building a project and ended up with most of the remodeling pro- jects in the school. For students in- terested in cooking or fashion, the Home Economics department of- fered a variety of courses in foods and clothing. Journalism, in the form of newspaper and yearbook, taught students valuable writing and layout skills, as well as pro- viding news for the student body. QQ Another new and exciting addition to the Art department was Photography. This course gave students first hand experience in the workings of a camera and developing pictures. Other artistic students made batiks, macrame projects, drawings, and caligraphy projects. The Fine Arts department allowed students the opportunity to participate in debate, plays, Ull. literary events, and have in- teresting experiences as stage hands, 1--- --'J . ,mtg A Tena Rogers prepared her macrame for Art class.

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Vocational Courses Provide Skills for the Future Developing real vocational competencies in various areas was the goal of students taking any of the various voca- tional courses. On the job training was offered in the cooperative pro- grams of VOE, DE, and HECE. In these programs the stu- dent attended school part of the day and worked the rest. Agricultural students found they could learn the practical and technical side of agriculture by taking Ag. or Ag. mechanics, a course designed to teach students to weld A Teresa Morgan found that you definitely need a ten key adding machine in Accounting I. Jimmy Keathly practiced his a Ha' 'af' P 132 P Academics and work on small engines. Students interested in entering the business world could learn secretarial skills in Advanced Typing and Shor- thand or enter the world of debits and credits in Ac- counting. Typing for personal or vocational use was taught in Typing I. For students interested in recordl keeping skills on both a personal and business level,l record keeping filled the bill. I l A Lori Lemons got valuable experience on the TSR80 in VOE.