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Class Offers JoB

Business. Our country runs on Marketing Internship. and
it. We can't live without it. At Cooperative Work Program
Millard North there were various were unique in how they let stu-
classes offered to acquire a dents work at an appropriate
knowledge for the business ori - place outside of school for
ented. Other classes. like typ- credit. The jobs were coordi-
ing, were taken to apply to- nated by the business staff and
wards research papers. or typ- the companies involved. In ad-
ing enough words to get a tele- dition to receiving credit. stu-
marketing job. dents could earn money and
Part of some of the business gain job experience. Sen ior
classes were field trips, such as Christopher James sa id. "I
Mutual of Omaha, ConAgra, worked to see if I would like
First Data Resources. and US what I was doing; to see if I
West. Department Head Tracy wanted to do it as a career."
Ross said, " The purpose of Overall. the business depart-
these field trips was for students ment was able to offer job,
to have exposure to how busi- leadership, and academic ex-
nesses operate in the real perience. •
world.

In Accounting, students could Junior Brian Jensen con-
learn how to practice keeping records centrates intently on his typing
of a simulated company. Teacher Jan assignment so that he can apply rn
Mullin 's students practice with their sim- skills to future research papers. (R.
ulated accounts. (K. Zimmerman) Reese)