Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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Mr. Evans, the principal of F.H.S., is calm and good-humored and besides, he ' s a nice guy. A Mr. Vallencourt, a member of the science dept., is also the advisor to the Class of 1977. Mr. Sacco, a member of the music dept., has been instrumental in improving the quality of the chorus. all for a talk, a problem or a lit¬ tle historical background. I like him Mr. Arthur Sacco Mr. Sacco, also of the music Dept., is choral director at F. H. S.. He introduced and now di¬ rects Choral Competition. Many of the kids say it ' s the first time they got a chance to show off their voices. His main interest is in improv¬ ing the qua lity and variety of the musical production. He ' s always wi I ling to he Ip the kids at Frank lin High to improve themselves . Not only does he direct the High School Chorus, but the Ju¬ nior High and elementary grades as well. He really cares about the students and he wants to help them help themselves. Mr. Charles Vai llencourt Mr. Vaillencourt, the Junior Class Advisor, teaches out of the Science Dept. Most of the stu¬ dents like Mr. V. I think he is a pretty nice guy. 11 He is a uniq ue teacher! 11 When you talk to him, he comes on as a person, nota teach¬ er or a disciplinarian! He cares about the individuals. When I see him in the halls, he always says hi. Students say that he always has time to listen to them and their problems. And unlike most adults, he really DOES listen. Mr. Vaillencourt is a sensi¬ ble man with a lot of good ideas. MR. Richard Evans Principa I Mr. Evans entered this school as principal in September of the 73-74 year. Since then many people have come to know and admire him. He holds private conferences with 8 or 10 individuals at a time so that he may get to know them and they may get to know him. At these conferences the students get to express their views on such things as Super¬ vised Study. it ' s a minority of students who cause the trouble and this Supervised Study is one way to filter them out. It was the stu¬ dents ' idea. He really cares about the school and the student body as a whole and as individuals.

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to new ideas and wi I ling to coop¬ erate ... far more courteous and respectful of each other and of teacher, than students I have seen elsewhere. We love you to Queeny! Mr. Gerald Leone A proud man is Mr. Leone, and justifiably so. He led our 1 team to victory many times, Outside of football, he teaches Math. He admires Ihe students ' Determination, Poise and Tryingto figure out the Mew Math System , Mr. Leone works intently. Pride . Mr. Leone possesses Determination, Desire and Ded¬ ication. He would like to im¬ press these characteristics on everyone for the future. A word of advice—Get to know Mr. Leone, he ain ' t a bad guy. Smiling, as usual, Ms. Maguire instructs one of her English classes. . She would like to impress one thing on the students and that is, The world is a big place, full of many beautiful sights and a wide range of interesting people. Travel. Take advantage of all the world has to offer you. Mrs. Takoohy Reizian Mrs . Reizian heads the DECA program at F.H. S. and spends even her spare time working with and for the kids. Most of the DECA activities take place after school, week¬ ends or evenings. Mrs. Reizian, at her desk in the D.E. store, where she is usually found, enjoys working with the students at F.H.S.. viduality of people, the world would be a beautiful place. Her classrooms are comfort¬ able and easy going. Heavy dis¬ cussions often arise within the classroom, headed by her firm belief in such matters as women ' s lib and the irrelavency of thumb¬ tacks . Most of the seniors, at one time or another, have worked with Mrs. Reizian, and they seem to enjoy her. She ' s willing to listen to the kids, ; She sticks up for us! Mrs. Reizian in return, finds the F.H.S. students receptive Ms. Susan Maguire Besides teaching English full time, Ms. Maguire advises the yearbook staff. She enjoys working with the youngpeopleatF.H. S. Shesays You tend to keep in touch with what ' s happening in society. Ms. Maguire relates to the students on their own level and rather effectively at that. She listens to and respects the opin¬ ions of others. If everyone could learn to respect and appreciate the indi-

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ON ' j l KALEIDOSCOPE 74 Dawn Meyers sings Sons of. A What did you learn from the show ? How to work and really try hard. --Terry Robus To take constructive criti¬ cism . --Antoinette Taddeo To love and respect people more; patience. —Amy Shangraw How to stuff myself. — Robin Romaine • Being nice to everyone can be fun. --Anonymous How to get out on stage without being scared stiff. — Laurie Cordiero God Bless the Child sung by AI ice Taddeo. V Robin Noel, Patti Dailey, and Sandra Furkart act out Peter and the Wolf. V