Friendly High School - Spirit Yearbook (Fort Washington, MD)

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llICREllI'l'A'l'llN 6 A gnoil louk al: mlrselvcs .hX 0 le of the maior tasks facing Mr. Mortimer this year is preparation l the accreditation of the curriculum. The need for accreditation lhigh schools came about at the turn of the century, in an effort leliminate the variation in requirements of the schools on the tern seaboard. Today, a school can become accredited if it ets the standards established by the Middle States Association. e Middle States Association is composed of faculty members of londary schools and colleges in the area. A group chosen from s association will evaluate Friendly. The tentative date of their ival is March, 1976. After their visit, which lasts several days, ey will review, report, and make their decision. The group is pro- led with a self-evaluation prepared by the staff at Friendly to lp in making recommendations. present, Friendly is only temporarily accredited. During the first ar of the school's operation, a representative from the Middle :tes Association examined the program and found it to be sound d well-planned. Once the school is permanently accredited it will examined every ten years. RONALD E. MORTIMER, Principal

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Spirit: of '75 slzarlzs liere von: L FRONT ROW: T. Richard, L. Miller, P. Friedrich, J. Cochran, T. Richardson, D. McKie, G. Campbell. ROW 2: M. Glea- son, K. Sullivan, A. Legg, D. White, S. Dick, W. Walters, A. Rice. ROW 3: R. Wren, E. O'Campo, D. Murtishaw, S. McPherson, A. Licitra, C. Holt. ROW 4: J. Bologna, M. Zimmerman, M. Licitra, R. Kuklus, R. Perry, D. Van Winkle, H. Miller, L. Spray, D. Spangler. THE DARKROOM This is REALLY where it all happens - and this is REALLY how it looks. This year, thanks to Mr. Mortimer, we have a new enlarger, and enough materials to get us through the year - we process about three thousand lcount them, three thou- sandj pictures per year - we roll our own film, develop our own negatives, and print our own pictures. So why is your sister's head cut off? Because nobody is perfect. The refrigerator we use in our darkroom was donated by the parents of Mrs. Han- rahan. The timer which is sitting on the table in the back is used for developing when and if it works. The clothes pins hanging on the clotheslines are used to hang the film lnegativesl. The books on the wall help photographers with develop- ing. YEARBOOK SPIRIT OF 1975 FIRST: Some improvements - eight pages of color - a new format, a sup ment that will contain all spring sports activities - hand-set headlines that al more use of creative type. SECOND: Some problems - late tures, people who show up for iunior tures lwho are really seniorsl, destra negatives: late work nights, mis-spe names, copy that doesn't fit, tempers flare, photographers who won't set light meter, people who think this is u . . . and money. THIRD: Money. We have sold picture: dances, sold old snapshots, offere take pictures of any one, any time - we iust manage to come out even. Olt - we raised the price of the yearb too. FOURTH: We hope you like it -- we - for you - if you can't find someone like - look in the index . . . and th for your help.

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A IDMINL' TRA 'l'l0N MR. VA NN: His liusiniess is stzuilienlzs It's important to be honest, says Mr. Vann. lt's important to demonstrate that you care. Mr. Vann, in all of his statements, states that his primary concern is with students. He sees a change in the lifestyle at Friendly this year, a slight change toward a more con- servative attitude. To wrap up his philosophy, he quotes a favorite line to thine ownself be true. MR. SIIIILERETH: The :umex has Imran iw 1201110 ll The annex, Mr. Schlerth reports, has changed greatly - particularly physically. He does feel that tenth grade students have begun to think of the annex as their building - a special place for underclass- men. He bases his relationships with students on their individual needs and attitudes. He looks forward to another two years in the annex building, and a move to the main building when the addition is completed. Mrs. Jowers: The job is an lZllZlll0llQll? Mrs. Jowers became Administrative Assistant iust this year. She is the first woman to hold this iob at Friendly. She sees her iob as a challenge, and a way of reaching students in a new way. She is responsible for a variety of student concerns, from lockers to class cuts. She feels that speaking softly to students helps a great deal in reaching them. MARVIN VANN, Vice-Principal TOM SCHLERETH, Vice-Principal CHRIS JOWERS, Administrative Assistant gsm-A l l