North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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CONSULTATION — Right: Miss Mildred Jacks and Mrs. Jean Hansen talk over ac- tivities of their freshman homerooms. Middle right: Mr. Edward Stancik and Mrs Elizabeth Bluhm make prep- arations for the students they will receive next year. APPOINTMENTS — Lower left: Mrs. Muriel K. Miller arrives to keep a counseling appointment with one of her freshman students. Lower right: Miss Gretchen Bock and Mr. George Motter com- pare notes on their counse- lees. ■I

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MEETINGS, MEETINGS — Miss Zula Stevens, Mr. Ray Dimond, and Mrs. Charlotte Cockerell show here that teachers spend much of their time at meetings. Problems Are Their Business Most can remember that first day at high school. That day when all the freshmen didn ' t want to be recognized as freshmen. Long before that day, when the new class first walks through the big doors, a provision has been made for it. During the first year in North High, fresh- men are given vocational guidance tests and preference tests. These tests not only tell what the individual is best suited for but also what occupation he prefers. Also during that first year the freshman learns more about his place in his nation ' s democracy and his school ' s democracy. As each year of his high school career passes the student learns a little more about the democracy that he will have a part in when he graduates. HERE IT IS! — Miss Marian Cox and Mr. William D. Roche look over a copy of the semester test for their sophomore English students. While the first-year students are making the adjustment from elementary school to high school, many times problems arise. Often a brief talk with one of North High ' s excellent freshman advisers will iron out any difficulties of the student. Thus, it is the job of the freshman counse- lors to realize and develop these democratic ideas. (20)

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BOOKWORMS — Mr. Grant C. Fraser and Mr. Dallas Long exchange opinions over today ' s happenings. We Learn About Our Nation To understand today ' s problems, a study of the past is extremely illuminating. De- cisions taken then can well be related to the present time. The task of making North High juniors realize these points was that of the American History teachers. It is always especially necessary for young people, in or- der to understand their government, to have a full knowledge of the forming of their nation ' s policies. The main project for the juniors was a semester of outside reading in a specific field. Candidates for above-average grades were expected to select a narrow area on which to center their reading. It is hoped that by this activity the students will have gained a particular knowledge of some phase of American life, laws, or policies. Their class in American History is the juniors ' counseling period. AGAIN — It ' s time for grades again as (Left) Miss Linda Rannells and Mr. Orville Hamm compare grades. Right: Miss Winona Montgomery also completes her grading sheets to be sent to the office. (22)