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PAGE 8--THE GRYPHON, NOVEMBKK Z, 1»77 COO Otters Training By STEVE FELTON Cooperative Office Occupa tion, a terminal high school course for senior business stu dents, consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job train ing for careers in business and office occupations. Mrs. Jane White, the coordi- . nator of this course stated, “Although we have been teach ing this business course since the late 1960’s, we are still trying to get across to the stu dents and the business commu nity the value of this senior course.” Students involved in COO are Carol Arnold, Donna Barn hill, Gail Foye, Martha Johns ton, Lisa Kirilov, Pamela Lan gston, Teresa Medlin, Mittie Moore, Jewel Moss, Terry Proctor, Melissa Weaver, Cyn thia Whitley, Becky Whitman and Sidney Morgan. These stu dents attend two hours of class (first and second period) each morning. In the afternoon, these girls go to a business office under the direct supervision of a job sponsor who cooperates with Mrs. White in a training pro gram. “To have any successful program on the senior level, the training given in all business classes is essential,” explains Mrs. White. “The ideal situa tion for the student in COO would be to have planned the sequence of his courses from the sophomore year.” Basic Business, Typing I and n. Shorthand I and II, Account ing I and II, Business Law, and Recordkeeping all aim to aid the student in getting a better job. Although the student can’t take all the courses offered, the planning would allow a combi nation of skills based on the career objective of the student. COO is designed to integrate all previously learned business in formation and to develop com petency required in an office position. The course is planned to stress personality improve ment and effective human rela tions, including grooming and guidance in the personal apprai sal. It instills within the stu dent awareness of the role of the employer and the employee in todays world of business with particular emphasis upon employer-employee relation ships, business standards, em ployee compensations, and bu siness organization. It also provides training' in filing, in operating common Barbara Crampler 442-0179 1309 Westwood Dr. [Westwood Beauty Salon) COO STUDENTS LEARN MACHINES: Students involved in COO office machines, and enlarging the business vocabulary of the student, particularly in the area of data processing. COO also develops techni ques that will enable students to locate prospective jobs, to construct letters of application and to have effective inter views. It closes gaps in funda mental skills, such as, gram mar, spelling, punctuation, vo cabulary, handwriting, arith metic, and oral and written communication. Becky Whitman, a COO member, stated about the or ganization, “COO teaches us what we need to know and gives us good learning skills. I love the whole program. Any one interested in the office work should join the club. Mrs. White is a very devoted teach er, she even comes to see us on or at the location in which we work.” Becky works at Flake B. Chipley, Inc., a Lincoln-Mer- cury dealer on Church Street. Terry Proctor, also a memb er of COO, commented, “I personally like COO because it gives you experience in the business world. It improves your typing skills and gives you practice on different office ma chines. The great thing about learning different machines such as calcualtors and dicto- phones, is that on most applica tions for office jobs they ask if you know how to use any or all of these machines.” Cynthia Whitley, who works at the Rocky Mount City Schools Administrative Offices, said “Cooperative Office Occu pations, is a course that teaches young ladies and some gentle men to experience some of the things that go on in the busi ness field. The course also teaches the students all the correct techniques used in ap plying for a job. I would recommend COO for anyone interested in working in the business field because it is rather exciting and you wUl love it. I really like my job, because whUe fm working I’m still furthering my education.” Jewel Moss, also employed at the Rocky Mount City School Administrative Offices said, "Cooperative Office Occupa tions is an exceptionally good course to take if you want to go into some type of business. This course introduces you to office machines that you will need to know how to work later on. To me, it has helped me in my typing and my business behavi or. This coures tries to get everyone in it some type of office job. I really enjoy my job Telephone 442-2159 Cleaning 571 North Raleigh St. Cor blue bell apparel Homequarters For Wrangler r f the factory Englewood Square Shopping Center practice on various types of machines used in Secretarial work. Photo by J. Joyner at the Rocky Mount Adminis trative Office. My typing speed has already increas^ a great deal. The people are willing to help anyone at anytime. My job gives me a lot of experience that I will need in later years.” Each COO student is a mem ber of Future Business Lead er’s of America, also known as FBLA. This is a national voca tional club for business and office students. Through FBLA, members learn how to lead and participate in group discussions, preside at meeting and conferences, work effect ively within conimittees, and engage in practical problem- saving and decision-making. The members learn the value of competition on local, district and state levels by experienc ing the responsibility of success as well as the challenge of defeat. “During the school year, COO students have two major projectives. First, we manage the school wide magazine cam paign for which we receive a small percentage of the profit as our money-making project for our club activities. Second, our vocational club (FBLA) entertains our bosses at a ban quet in the spring with the money earned by the magazine campaign,” explained Mrs. White. The business teachers that make a COO program possible are Mrs. Shirley Bullock, Mrs. Joan Godwin, Mrs. Bessie Ty son, Mrs. Nellie Winstead and Mrs. Jane White. Although Mrs. White is the COO coordi nator, she states, “Without the help of an excellent staff in the business department, I would not have the fine students to work with in this program.” ^DIAMq^ / Class Rings at New Low Prices Announcing new low prices for 10 karat gold. Ladies’ as low as $69.95 Men’s as low as $79.95 Bring this ad. Save $5. $5 Off any class ring. STUDENT ACCOUNTS INVITED Open a Zales account or use one of five national credit plans ZALES The Diamond Store IHustration enlarged.
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