Practical course teaches middle schoolers career skills at Blocker
Ed Ebert leads a new Occupational Investigation class at Blocker Middle School teaching seventh graders to plan futures, manage money, and assume responsibility. Students earn mock salaries, pay rent, and can boost earnings via bonuses while learning goal setting and consequences.
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Texas City
Blocker Middle
Ed Ebert
Ebert
O.L
University of South Carolina
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Terry
Northside Elementary
UHCL Hosts Inaugural Teleconference Finance Class
UHCL graduate business students conducted a two year earnings forecast for La Quinta Motor Inns via a teleconference on November 10. The class, led by Dr. Frank Keller, analyzed the firm's planned stock offering to raise up to 880 million for motel expansion and noted regional oil-state market factors. American Telephone and Telegraph supplied equipment and Barbara Joy coordinated the link for UH-Clear Lake.
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Houston
University of Houston-Clear Lake Business School
la Quinta Motor Inns
Frank Keller
la Quinta
San Antonio
Keller
American Telephone and Telegraph
Barbara Joy
Uh-Clear Lake
La Marque High School expands Saturday tutorials
More than 100 LMHS juniors attend voluntary Saturday sessions from 10 a.m. to noon to review math reading and grammar skills for the TEAMS exit level test. Principal Dr. Tom Norris says participation should exceed half of those required to take the test, with last year’s 11th graders showing strong pass rates.
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LA Marque
la Marque High School
State of
Texas
Tom Nor
Ris
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