Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Mr Serum posts the daily college and testing information on the counselor's bulletin board Counselors “College Coffee Hours’’ Aid In Counseling For Future Plans This year the members of the counseling staff conducted a series of meetings for seniors concerning college planning and admissions procedures Four hundred parents attended two of these sessions, known as college coffee hours. As in previous years, counselors and students were assigned by the House Plan Under this plan, each counselor advised sophomores, juniors and seniors. It was expected that the students would remain with the same counselor for three years. The high school counseling staff included Mr McCartan. Mr Serum. Mrs Corson. Mr Downs. Mr Lyngaas. Mr. Kinion, and Mr Schmidt, who is coordinator of guidance services for the eleven counselors. Paging through bulletins and yearbooks. Fred Huser (11) decides among the myriad of colleges, universities and business schools 27

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MRS. JUNE CORSON-Counselor has degrees from St Olaf and Northern State College-loves to browse in second hand stores for interesting furniture MR. TED DOWNS - Counselor Co ordinator lor Hi-Y program Bachelor and Master s degrees from U of Wisconsin — planning a summer canoe trip in Canada MR WAYNE A. KIN ION-Counselor attended Iowa Stato University. Drako University and U of M—gardening and church work occupy much of his spare time MR. JEWELL O. LYNGAAS-Counselor B A at Luther College and M A at University of Minnesota—favorite hobbios include hshmg and listening to music MR. MARK E. McCARTAN-Counselor attended Stato College ol Iowa—is intrigued with the study of Irish history MR ARNOLD M REHMANN - School Psychologist -attended St Olaf College and the University of Minnesota — plans to complete work toward Ph D degree — softball participant — do-n-yourseH-er MR RODNEY A. SCHMIDT - Coordinator of Guidance Services obtained B A at Macalester and M A at U of M enjoys reading in areas of history and politics MR. RONALD SERUM — Counselor — studied at Moorhead State College and University of Minnesota — Hobbies include hiking, reading and gardening As a senior. Craig Nienabar (12) confronts the mare of decisions which will determine his future Students find counselors' advice helpful in solving all types of problems, at school or at home 26

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English Traveling Down Avenues Of Thought Students Accidentally Drop “Cliff’s Notes’’ English class arouses different emotions in students than it does in teachers A teacher thinks of good books, enriching experiences, and opening new avenues of thought. A sophomore thinks of finishing his journal in homeroom, reading Julius Caesar while watching T V., writing a book report from the blurb on the jacket, and trying to lake his mythology project to school on the bus A junior has nightmares about that term paper he knew he could zip through during the Christmas holidays, and trying to analyze The Scarlet Letter with the help of Cliff's Notes. For a senior. English brings to mind losing a stack of note cards in the March wind, trying to figure out who killed whom in Hamlet, and devotedly counting the days, hours and minutes until senior slump Now. sure Gary has a great personality. Anne: but Jim is way out in front with those brown eyes The choice is obvious. proclaims Mr Andorson Mrs Mahowald aids |umor English students in selecting subjects for term papers by explaining the importance of the quantity and quality of research material 28