Mount Carmel High School - El Conquistador Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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MS. MARY JANE VOGLER was Vice-Principal for the first semester and served as Activities Director and Dean of Studies. She also taught Mathematics. MR. ROBERT BARNER, in his second year at Car- mel, is the head counse- lor and Chairperson of the Science Department. With a deep backround in the Sciences, he also taught an assortment of electives, including Zoology, Ecol- ogy, and Psychology. As counselor, Mr. Barner spend a massive amount of time in guiding Seniors for college placement and reorganizing the entire counseling program at Mt. Carmel. MS. LORRAINE BROCK served as Activities Di- rector in the second se- mester. She also taught a full complement of Junior- Senior English electives, Freshman Social Studies and Careers. 22

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MR. LAWRENCE GEN- TILE was the business Manager at Mt. Carmel for the first semester. In January, Mr. Gentile left Mt. Carmel after sixteen years of service. During those sixteen years, he served in nearly every capacity possible at Mt. Carmel. He is remem- bered well by past and present students. BRO. LAWRENCE BROWN is to many people the per- sonification of Mt. Car- mel High School. This year, his forty-second at Carmel, saw him function as Assistant Dean of Dis- cipline. One major duty he has as Assistant Dean was the operation of the school's Attendance of- fice. He has also played a very active role in fund raising for Mt. Carmel by moderating the very suc- cessful 7011 Club. MR. PAUL MUFF is the Athletic Director, Mathe- matics and Physical Edu- cation Teacher. He also coached the Varsity Bas- ketball Team, leading them to their best season since 1957. During his term as Athletic Director, Mr. Muff has ushered in the most successful era in athletics at Carmel in the last twenty years. 21

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Faculty MR. FRANK PLAISTOWE, one of Mt. Carmel's most busy teachers, has sever- al English classes, such as Journalism, Literary Criticism and Advanced Composition, just to name a few, with mostly Juniors and Seniors. He also moderated THE CRUSAD- ER, the school newspaper, and the EL CONQUISTA- DOR, both of which de- manded 2-3 hours of work after school each day. Mr. Plaistowe, sometimes re- ferred to as The Penguin also was the announcer at home basketball games and worked the clock at home football games. MRS. JUDITH LeCOUNT has become an important part of Mt. Carmel in only one year. She is con- sidered a most effective teacher by her students and has brought the Sci- ence classes here at Car- mel to a high level. If a student needs assistance in Biology or Advanced Biology, he can depend on her expert advice. MR. MALLORY MAT- THEWS, in his first year of full-time teaching at Carmel, also coached the Junior Varsity to their second consecutive Santa Fe League title. Now, be- sides being known as an excellent coach, Mr. Mat thews also teaches Physi- cal Education, Mathema- tics, and the Senior elec- tive: Liberty and Justice.