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

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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

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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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xc? AMN Fe T, ,., ,,, Ei. I JF .Q 4 i ii JOHN BEMISS Social Studies 1r.-.,,. R if Co N,Nc T ' 'S .,, H R .H xi, ,IE xg u in ,Gu cm As-eh.. U 'lt Pd Ani I- x ' If s v I I' ff- 2. 2 Cd ln Sn Ry. . Y' r W Rl Q5 l Aho -I YI l I A ij fn- i Na R . .. .1 A su Uv Ho if Tm Y' i -- ' I- 1, 1 I W ix K: t .st 1 I BRUCE BINGHAM Mathematics and Science n Students are cleaner, better behaved and more industrious. There is an increase in the overall maturity level, but a decline in student interest. They are taking responsibility for actions. Old fashioned ideas are gone, and these changes have influenced dress. They are much more interested in all the things going on in school. I really think they have become more seri- ous minded in the past five years. I think the peak of dissent was about 1969. Wa-EW NINA BOLFING Art Zhi 0 There was a dissension between the differ- ent schools in the first year, but now the schools are together. Athletic programs have brought the students together. Kids are beginning to see that school is the answer for the future. Students at Friendly seem to get better each year. Generally, the young have calmed down. It's a cycle. The over-all attitude toward authority has gone down. There are differ- ent styles, attitudes, and hair lengths, but overall they are the same kids. They've become more of one unit instead of the divided segments we used to have. I think this is because of athletics. They have become more sophisticated to the ways of the world. Students have become more mature. They're more concerned with academics and seem to be impatient with extra-curric- ular activities. They expect more of teach- ers. More independent, more intelligent, and more informed. Y- .. , x.,t KEN BOWLIN Industrial Arts MIKE BROWN Science