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ood afternoon, American Family Throughout the year members
GInsurance. May 1 help you?” sold Merri Belles, spices, and
Answering the telephone properly etchings. The money they earned
was one of the skills CVE went toward their FBLA convention.
(Cooperative Vocational Education) They spent April 2-4 at the Red
students learned before going out on Lion Hotel competing with other
the job. Nebraska schools in business skills
By taking business teacher such as typing, shorthand, spelling,
Charleen Kremke’s Advanced Office and proofreading.
Occupations class one learned skills Anyone who had already taken a
needed to be a secretary. business class or enrolled in one
Senior Joni Rundall worked at could join FBLA for a fee of $4.00.
Great Plains Industrial Supply Office Occupations and FBLA
Monday through Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. offered experience to students
Her duties were filing, and typing planning to go into the business
invoices and purchase orders. world.
“I decided to go into secretarial
work because it was good
experience,” said Joni, “1 figured I’d B esid es xeroxing cop ies, senior Carla Politano also works
with calculators, computers, and microfilm. She is employed
go into something related to at Builders Supply.
secretarial skills. Anyone can get a
Taking handicapped children C hristm as shopping to
job but you have to have skills to be the Westroads is one of the FBLA activities. Sophomore
a secretary.” Chris Callihan gives a good-bye hug to one of the children.
Senior Carla Politano worked
Monday through Friday at Builders
Supply doing invoices, filing,
working with calculators, computers,
and microfilm. “I decided to take
Office Occupations because I wanted
experience in an office job to see if
I wanted to be a secretary. Also, it
gives you a taste of the real world,”
said Carla.
The club, FBLA (Future Business
Leaders of America), got students
involved in business. Ms. Kremke
has been FBLA sponsor for ten
years. For members who paid their
FBLA fee, a pizza party was held at
Godfather’s and new officers were
elected. The money from the club
treasury paid for the pizza and pop.
One of the acitvities FBLA held
was their fourth annual Flea Market
on November 15. They also took
handicapped children Christmas
shopping to the Westroads and held
a Parent-Tea for installing new
members and officers.

Todd Huff
Michael Hughes
Mark Hunter
Kay Hutchens
Jill Janowski
Janine Jernigan
David Johnson
Debbi Johnson
Rocky Johnson
Tracy Johnson
Russ Judson
Kim Justice
Tom Karstens
Jaci Kastl