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- Gary Waldron's third hour Marketing II class learns marketing
research skills from their guest speaker, Irene Hannappel from Gallup
Poll. photo by Beau McBryde -
Juniors Anne
Jaworski and
Jenni Robson
type input from
their Windows
manual and
store programs
on their
computers.
IBM computer
applications
classes taught
valuable skills
such as these.
photo by
Stephanie
Rowe

uture Focus

Taking timed typ- dents to develop their tal- really help me in the future.
Whether stu- ing tests, hoping the debits ents for the future. The The business world in com-

equaled the credits, and business law class enacted puters and technology is
learning the principles of a mock trial to display advancing and as a result
dents pursued Windows were activities newly acquired skills. "I these skills are essential,"
usually associated with was the plaintiff who sued Mobley said.
business. for negligence because I The business field
careers in busi- These skills were went to the back of a store was not the only one ad-
applied in student's daily and fell on some stray ce- vancing. All career oppor-
lives. "I took typing and real boxes. From this ex- tunities expanded and re-
ness or not, IBM computer applications perience, I learned things I quired basic bu s in es~
because they look good on
need to know for the rest of knowledge. "I plan to gc
a job application. I worked my life," senior Juli anne into criminal justice so I'rr
skills learned in in telemarketing over the McHale said. taking IBM computer appl i-
Another student cations because it will ben-
summer, and they look for
typing at a certain word per agreed that learning busi- efit me in my career," se-
minute and computer ness now would help them nior Nick Prescott said .
business classes skills," junior Caity later in life. "I'm just tak- "No matter whar
Mobley said. ing the basics which will career you choose in life
Although most 'The business you will encounter bu si nes~
benefitted them business courses provided concepts every day," busi-
useful skill s for daily life, world in comput- ness teacher Beth Lyom
in everything other classes allowed stu- ers and technol- said .•
ogy is advancing
they did. and as a result
these skills are
essential. "
Academics
by Mary Peterson