Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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there Tony Mercado, Jim Wallace, .Judy lngram, and Flichard l-lansen take advantage of Counseling and Guidance's resources and services. them. the counselors were able to find to fulfill each request and, at the same meet all the school's requirements. We acting as trouble shooters for the errors, stated .Joe Pirzynaki, de- chairman, and it gave us a great to begin discussing students' early in the year. The responsibility and constant demand j on counselors enabled the Counseling Guidance Department to raise its stan- Flesponsibility in the sense that coun- felt it a necessity to steer each student n a positive direction, and students felt the eed for guidance throughout the school ir. With both the counselors and the stu- wts pushing to meet halfway, the quality of counselor-student relationship grew to ate a school with positive ideals and goals. - .Jessica Lopez - 05451 I po- QWT M3 fl- ggi wa izsxsgzae 'UR ! igA1F '1 fs i 'I ne '3 .x

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ula-ace and sc-frvice ast enough to prepare students for Col- lege, strong enough to help handle per- sonal problems, able to leap schedule mixups in a single bound. . . lt's a bird. lt's a plane. No: lt's the Nlitty Counselors. Opened for student convenience, Counsel- ing and Guidance raised its standards to try and offer better services to students. With a trained staff of professional counselors, IVlit- ty was able to assist students in their educa- tional and career planning as well as helping them with their personal problems. l think students benefit so much from counselors because they are very understanding and take the time to work out each student's needs, remarked junior Lisa Outrieuille. Also handling scholarship information, family counseling, work permits, and work experi- ence, counselors at lVlitty carried out many responsibilities that otherwise may not have been dealt with. This year, the department committed itself tc fulfilling two main goals. The first was to try and see every student individually before the end of the school year. Counselors accom- plished this by scheduling different divisions during a certain time period. This method offered them the chance to see students without much confusion. For example, seniors were given notices in October to set appointments with their individual counsel- ors. ln the months of October and Novem- -...N-f-'nu-:puma

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8 Ev- X :Q U It takes the right stuff he Flandom l-louse dictionary defines a teacher as being a person Wl'1O teaches or instructs, esp. as a profes- sion. l-lowever, the lVlitty faculty exceeds this definition. What does it take to be a teacher? To be a good teacher means more than imparting information and facilitating skills in the classroom. It takes an awareness of indi- vidual needs, honesty, consistency, and knowledge of the subject matter, being able and willing to give of yourself, answered Catherine Sanders, English teacher. Nlichael Fallon, religion teacher and Student Activities Director, added, The love of the subject, love of students and concern for their learning, creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm in the art of teaching. lvlost teachers agree a lot of time must be sacrificed: their job can and often does inter- fere with their personal life, or affects it in some way. For F'at Bowers, English teacher, teaching is like being a doctor-you don't DO it, you AEE it, so it can't be a '53 to 5' job. The lvlitty faculty also feels the need to be able to endure stress and overcome the frustration of not achieving 1 OOUIU success, commented .Jack Flamage, vice-principal. FJeg Scannell, religion teacher, stressed the im- portance of a good teacher to be a continual learner. Good teachers can learn to be bet- ter teachers if they not only continue their iii lift Twill 1, Ak: '5 Fil. 1.5 ,ii q:,wiii.-www.: f wQffrswfiiyiiieg,lj:,.f 5 ili iiiiif' i 5 F5' ' WMEK l ill lfjil X -' ' wir' y fifljl W ill 'jj wllidii 1 V. ,N . iii' lu, lim i pi, ,, i , Ak ,N il,,,-gyi,,,W,Riiinf.,ii.lm-kiwi-. W ....,. . . ..,... . own education but also are willing to le from their students. An essential quality is strictness balan with a creative sense of humor. English tee er Karen Delvlonner practices an Adolf l-li system of checks to make sure her stude have homework and class materials. A ps on freshmen's opinions proved the effect ness yet fairness of her method. Dave I4 sler also believes in tricks for coping. teases his science students occasionally spark up chemistry class. Although many faculty have considered reer changes, they come back. Stated R. age, I like being in a school with kids and all ' ' d c related problems Fallon shows similar cation. l-le once moved over to private in try for a year. His pay as senior produc' manager amounted to EEO, OOO annually, he missed the classroom and the studer Fallon decided to return. Faculty members care about young pec and show a willingness to work with the s dents. Independence, freedom, and aut omy allow the teachers to be themselves take time for students, comments Fal thus, 'lVlitty itself has become an ideal 1 teachers rise to. Brother Tom Sp: stated, The teachers are professional. can give and take criticism about their without getting personal. The facultyinteracts with students iniflaidilffifwlfliib