Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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L I Counselor Grace Hendon checks a student's schedule, which is one of the many records kept by the counselors. 1 Mrs. Dorothy Moore, secretary, gives Jeanne Tudor a slip to be excused from an afternoon class to see her counselor. Gerald Houck finds a pamphlet about Northwestern University for one of his college-bound seniors. Searching for a student infonnation folder, Chester Parks pre- pares to fill out a recommendation form. Talking to a counselee, Lee Starr smiles approval when he finds out the student has won a scholarship.

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Counselors Serve as Valuable School Advisors Beginning his clay with a smile, Mr. Gerald Brandsma is care- fully completing a student's application for college. 4 ,QR ka rises 2 ' . , ff 5 In ,.,. ...Ms .,.. ., Helping to solve student's school, family and social problems is one of the main duties of Mrs. Larae Hambenne. A counselor is a teacher with special training in guidance with Whom students can discuss problems in confidence. They guide students in understanding themselves and solving any educational, vocational planning or personal problems. Counselors are also trained to help the student understand his aptitudes and abilities through scholarship tests and other test- ing services. Guiding the student in selecting the best college or vocation for his purpose is an important function of each counselor. They work in close co-operation with the parents to help the students at Catalina get the most out of high school. ln the standpoint of personal satisfaction, counsel- ing is a very rewarding chance to get acquainted with a majority of the student body and facultyf' states Mr. David Fithian, one of the seven professionally trained counselors at Catalina. Scheduling the classes of many students keeps Mr. David Fithian busily occupied during the spring months. F inislzing lzomeworlc and glancing through the college yearboolcs Tim Clark and Iden Ford Wait to see their counselors about schedule which are available to students in the counselors office, Ron Garry, changes and test score results.

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Unusual Trips, jobs and Hobbies Occupy Faculty Af 'V 3 f' , 1 if if 3 P. E. instructor, Jack Segurson, who toured Pakistan and India this summer, is shown on the road to a mountain village. l Mr. Richard Sclzmeider, whose bridge rating is national master, dis- plays just the trophies he and his wife have won this year. Catalina faculty members lead interesting lives outside of school as evidenced by their trips, summer jobs and hobbies. American problems teachers Miss Maude Miller and Miss Nona Korfhage visited Russia and north- western European countries last summer while a trip to Japan interested business teacher H. G. Tyler. jack Segurson, P. E. teacher, also went abroad but spent most of his vacation in India and Pakistan taking slides. Mrs. Dathel Lackey, English teacher, has been busy learning about the customs of New Zealand which she plans to visit this summer. In America, the Seattle, Washington World's Fair attracted six faculty members. Twelve others traveled east. Roughing it appealed to I. Lawrence Dunlap, science and math teacher, who camped across the country on a trip from Boston to Tucson. Some teachers continued to teach during the summer. Photography instructor Robert Dawson taught photography at the student Publications Work- shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Outdoor work beckoned some teachers last sum- mer. Geography instructor Richard Schmieder was a life guard, and P.E. teacher Cliff Myrick worked as a park ranger in Glacier National Park, Montana. Gardening is the most popular pastime of faculty members according to a questionnaire survey. Miss Elizabeth Frantz, biology teacher, raises camellias, while Gale Bell, also a biology teacher, preserves his plants. Photography and travel run close seconds in pop- ularity with golf, hunting and fishing the most pop- ular sporting hobbies. Principal Rollin T. Gridley even ties his own trout flies for fishing excursions. Math teacher Dured Gordon has the exciting hob- by of flying airplanes. Equally thrilling are P.E. teacher Preston Rittenhouse's favorite pastimes of skiing and skindiving. Head librarian Mrs. Emily Griggs enjoys working with foreign students and Indians while driving in- structor Clyde Phillips likes to work on his 1930 Model A Ford. The rather unusual hobby of exploring old ghost towns occupies English teacher Mrs. Evelyn Over- peck. Being one of the top score players of the Amer- ican Contract Bridge League, Mr. Schmieder has re- ceived trophies for his hobby. Many CHS faculty members spend after-school hours coaching teams, chaperoning dances and col- lecting game tickets, thus showing that many of their interests lie in the CHS campus.