Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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MRS. RUTH B. DANKO B.S. East Stroudsburg State College Girls' Physical Education Girls' Athletic Club Girls' Intramurals RAY BRENT PETERS B.S. Slippery Rock State College Aquatic Activities Physical Education 7th-12th Wrestling Club KENNETH H. OAKES B.E. East Stroudsburg State College Health 9th-12th J.V. Basketball VICTOR S. WEISS B.A. Moravian College Physical Education 7th-12th Varsity Football (Jatewaijs Joocf (eci tf) Athens High School is interested in keeping students physically fit as well as mentally awake. There are two courses which aid in doing this. A course in health is required for all ninth and twelfth grade students. In this course, the students are shown basic first aid and the symptoms, causes, and effects of different diseases. They are taught the basic body structures and how the different organs and systems function. The physical education department increases the fitness of the students' bodies through exercise and various sports. Among the sports taught and played are softball, volleyball, field hockey, football and basketball. This year, in order that swimming might be taught, a pool has been added to the school s facilities. 22

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PHILIP L. BUTLER B.S. Math and Science Mansfield State College Woodshop 7-12 JAMES R. CALLAHAN B.S. Mansfield State College Industrial Arts 7-12 EUGENE T. CERUTTI B.S. M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University Mechanical Drawing 7-8-9-11-12 EDWARD J. DRABINSKI B.S. Mansfield State College Industrial Arts 7-12 ALLYN LEONARD B.S. Pennsylvania State University Vocational Agriculture 9-10-11-12 F.F.A. J at uvays ' Jo J royress To introduce the students to the world of machines, electronics, and technical drawing, Athens High offers a w’ide industrial arts course. The junior high boys are required to take the shop course designed to acquaint them with hand tools. In senior high the course is optional. If the students choose to go on, they learn to use power tools and to repair automobiles. Technical drawing is the study of mechanical procedure and the element of sketching. The material ranges from elementary drawings to aerographic projections and to forms of pictorial drawings and architectural drawings. In the industrial arts program, the emphasis is on trying to help the boys decide if they wish to continue their technical training. Offered as an elective in senior high is a course in agriculture. The boys in this class spend their freshman and sophomore years studying basic farming. In their last two years they take agribusiness—the study of how farming affects the economy. Included in this field are such topics as marketing, management, and cooperatives. Upon completion of this course the boys have a basic understanding of agriculture and its relationship with other fields. 21

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The purpose of the guidance department of Athens High School is principally to aid the student. College-bound students are aided by the wide variety of college catalogs and bulletins and by individual counseling. The counselors put out bulletins concerning scholarships and scholarship tests, help students with scholastic problems, and help students find part-time jobs. This year the department has been enlarged by the addition of two new counselors, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Riker. Miss Lunger is in charge of the seventh and eighth grades, and holds an instruction period with each class each week. Mrs. Jones works with the problems of ninth and tenth graders. Mr. Riker aids the juniors and seniors. Dr. Bresee supervises the department and works with senior high students. (Juicfes Jjast J ie ( t ossroa cfs CLYDE W. BRESEE B.S. Mansfield State College M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. Cornell University Director of Guidance Senior High Student Council JULIA HARRIET LUNGER B.S. M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University Guidance Counselor MRS. RUTH E. JONES B.S. East Stroudsburg State College MA. New York University M.Ed. Edinboro State College Guidance Counselor DONALD R. RIKER B.S. Pennsylvania State University M.Ed. University of Wyoming Guidance Counselor 23