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

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' 4' ll IDANCE: Advising and guiding 2K 0 The guidance department sees its function as guiding and advising young people to make their own decisions, not making those decisions for them. They add that they are all available to help any person, including faculty and other school person- nel. Some of the problems with which they help are: effects of grades on students, person- 'Www ality conflicts between parents, teachers, RAY UMMERMAN and students, drug-related problems, Department Chairman home-related problems, loneliness, and feelings of alienation. In all, they see their role as that of a mediator, not as a iudge or a final arbiter. They feel that very few problems have changed, but that students' willingness to accept responsibility for solution, and their ability to discuss these problems has improved greatly. Counselors noted that many problems labeled as school-related, turn out to be of another nature. in BILL GRAVES Counselor 'X B ,Lisa DAVE SMITH DIANE ABBOTT Counselor Counselor n Many students are having greater diffi- culty selecting classes, because the depart- ment feels, students have higher expecta- tions now of what they should receive from a class. More and more students are con- cerned about how a class can benefit them, not only immediately, but in the future. Perhaps because of this attitude, the maiority of students are well-pleased with self-scheduling. They feel this provides more flexibility in the individual program. However students should show more understanding of the complexities involved in changing a schedule. Some new directions in education will effect the Guidance department directly. One of these is the state law that changes the number of credits necessary for gradu- ation from eighteen to twenty. . f, 'Se? 'f I W. ,,V, ,xg . ,f x M34 1-5 6,?x5 44 1 ' . V A . M an 6 fl' if '7 4 W? ffix fs so . , f ' is 'ffm if ..., - iff... I CHARLOTTE GUSTAFSON Career Counselor

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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

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R 'l'inlay'.' Slllllllfllllf - nmlzurc X .'oplli.'I:ii:aI:ei ln an effort to give o more rounded view of the the questions along with various responses have pictures on the page. We'd like to thank the teac school, we turned to interviewing the members of our been printed. ln the interest of conserving space there for their cooperation. faculty. The questions were concerned basically with is no correspondence between the answers and the YEARBOOK STAFF students and school affairs. On the following pages l rs? yea ive tif las qx f - 1 1 1 U1 1 i qx 6 3 T 1 1 1 OU 1 l IN 3 ts 011 I: url S lmve 7 Nl 5 Ili Students show unity and demonstrate loyalty for the school in increasing num- bers. There are a lot of changes. The biggest change is the loss of respect students have for rules and regulations and authority in general. In a lot of ways, the students show more maturity. For the better. Students are more what they should be. lt's a good idea to reincar- nate the 5O's. They are better educated informally, but sophistication at a very young age can be bad. Individual students are still distinctive as they were five years ago. Collectively, atti- tudes and behavior at our school has aged and our programs have developed. They have become more lethargic towards learning, expecting to be force-fed rather than inquire. They aren't as hostile toward others. They are more sophisticated and more socially aware. Education levels have dropped, academic excellence has declined, students aren't as involved and there's a tendency towards apathy. JANET AGNEW Music Students have not changed substantially in the last five years. There might be less emphasis on grades because there is not as much of a rush to attend college. With the end of the draft there is not as much fear of not succeeding in school. They're more aware of the smaller things - care less about world wide events and more about local issues that affect them directly. Students go their own way more freely, they're more independent. The ties to the school aren't as strong as before. JOSIE ANDERSON Science ,, V sf ' '1f . :- SHARON BALL English it ANNE BEAVER English uw , 3,9394 . , . 'T'-xx na'-.5 ' 'i . A J, y ..,. ., , ur 1 wr , Q Z Ast glitz . wi1,,,s , f 1 H Q9 will Wt Q ggi y at r 355 1 Q ,V V 11, ' , it T i t Wi - T 1 ,, I .Q Y xt.i.vm1 fi.:u,,pff-, , , - gift? wig? 1,'g,ia??12gg,'iW 5:1,2635 g at 'Y 'n Q r haw BONNIE BECKETT Q in s V I Business Education