Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Mr. Keith Clark Mrs, Margaret Dearing Miss Cynthia Diamond Mrs, Bernice DiGiovanni Mrs, Persis Farley Mr. Joseph Fenwick Mrs, Brigetta Fields Mr, Vern Leahy Mr. Robert Mayne Mrs. Joellyn Mueller Mr. Jon Phillips Mrs. Gloria Presley Mr. Ross Presley Mr. Carl Rinne Miss Carolyn Rollefson Mrs. Jack Snook Mrs. Judithe Speidel Mrs. Donna Wertz Senior Team English . . . 20

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The old order changeth, yielding place to the new. And the counselors and administration have patched the changes of the past year materialize from ideas into reality. Hopefully the changes were ■?r the better. Because of Gunn's increasing capa- CltV, Paly opened its doors to the fewest students ? three years. The teachers replaced the administra- te as officers in charge of tardies and dress regu- lations. But even in the middle of the changes the ad- ministration and counselors were still there when we needed help or inspiration. The counselors were still flooded with college applications and unsatis- fied customers madly waving schedules in the air. We are greatly indebted to Mrs. Aiken, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Goodlive, Mrs. Hammer, and Mr. Palmer, with- out whom we could not have had such well-planned programs or surmounted the many obstacles of our senior year. 19

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The little theater reminds us of many periods °f senior team English. Those of us who went on to a fourth year found that Paly offered this program as a preparation for college English. The team classes Were laned to motivate student interest and compe- tition. The A-lane classes were ably headed by Tony Trujillo, John Thompson, and Joan Brant, and this year the program focused on literature discussions °[ both tragedy and comedy with competitions sup- plementing each unit. Under the able guidance of )°n Phillips, Carl Rinne, Judithe Spiedel, and Carolyn Rollefson, the B-team classes practiced and reviewed grammar and composition skills they would need for later work in college English. Paly’s English department offered an advanced placement College English class for those qualified students This year under the direction of Bill Davis, the program covered college work in literature, drama, poetry, criticism, and tragedy. In addition to the required English and senior programs Paly also offered World and English Liter- ature for interested students.