Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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new expressions ,M V1 l l . . . license number AGU-753, your lights are on. During his first year at MIHS, Mr. Watts often made announcements to students over the public address system. V lag g,. .J lg ,s I - .6 Need to see your counselor? Secretary to the counselors, Mrs, Dorothy Satterlee, aided students by scheduling appointments and super- vising her busy student assistants. Ctopl College bound? Need a iob? Problems? Sincere help and advice in planning high school curriculum and in preparing for college were given by Mrs. Gail Hollenbeck, Junior class counselor, Mr. Jack Spithill, Sophomore class counselor, and Mr. Millard Petersky, head counselor and Senior class counselor, Ccenterj Who composed our industrious office staff? Secretary to the principal, Mrs, Ruth McMullen, and Mrs. June Smith and Mrs. Pat Hertrick. flower right? .ss-ip. it ,Q gs fs P FEV'

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Mercer Island has been fortunate to have such dedicated administrators for its own school system. The school board members were Mr. George W. Clark and Mr. Howard Stansbury, seated, and Mr. Howard Bayley, Mr. John M. Davis, and Mr. Robert Johnson, standing. administration encouraged Expression, the ultimate goal of our education, is the statement and fulfill- ment of our ambitions in life. We come to school to learn how to live, how to express ourselves. But how we go about the business of expressing ourselves determines whether or not we reflect our true image to society. We cannot avoid society, man was not meant to live alone. We must learn to live with others, and here at school we find a proving ground for our social development and knowledge. We must learn to coordinate our own actions and desires to the overall goals of the group, and yet we must do this without sacrificing our individuality. Indeed, the purpose of education is a difficult one. This past year Mercer Island High School developed several new programs to enable each of us to find our own method of expression within this group, our student body. One excellent course designed to emphasize individual thinking was the three-hour honors Humanities block, including English and philosophy. After school, a Great Books Discussion Club met for those interested in deeper thinking and discussion, and the Junior Statesmen of America Club helped its members on to a better understanding and appreciation of our democratic system of government. These and other activities provided each student with the opportunity to express himself. This year's administration was composed of three former Mercer Island Mr. Lynden Watts, Principal, and Mr. George Bussell, Vice-Principal High School teachers. Mr. Ken Seng, Vice Principal and history teacher, and algebra teacher. ..fsj,f.. ri'-I 4 i

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,NWN ,-w...,,k aww languages broadened I Pronouns, prepositions and Shakespeare plagued struggling English students. Mrs. Elaine Lotzkar-iunior and senior Englishp ad- viser to Junior class and Girls' Club: second year at MIHS. ftop leftj Mrs. Aliia Kiaer-sophomore Englishp A teacher at North Mercer Junior High, Mrs. Kiar taught one class at MIHS. ltop centerj Mn. Connie Loveioy-iunior and senior English: ad- viser to Cheer Squad and Pep Cluby second year at MIHS. ltop rightl Mr. Kenneth Nickel-English, and United States his- toryg adviser to Honor Societygnd assistant adviser to German Cluby sixth year atMIHS. Ccenter left! Mrs. Darlene Penhalurick-Librarian, Library Artsg Audio-Visual Coordinator, adviser to F.T.A. and Great Books Groupf fourth year at MIHS. Qcenter rightl Mrs. Ann Shoreft-sophomore Englishg assistant ad- viser to Mercer Girls: first year at MIHS. Klower centerj Mr. John Caley-Latin and sophomore Englishf Drama Club adviser: Latin Club adviserg third year at MIHS. llower rightj -be i, '0ii5m! in ,sy x ' ,' I