Richard Montgomery High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockville, MD)

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Faces are the same in any language. Mrs. Zeiders puzzles over a student's faulty pronunciation. FACULTY » R.M.'s language experts helped students become prepared for a bi-lingual world. After mastering the basics of grammar and pronunciation, French students concentrated on reading and writing in the classes of Mr. Wight and Mrs. Fiege. Mrs. Flynn's students learned to speak Spanish, while the Latin students obtained a better knowledge of their own English vocabulary. Mrs. Flynn clearly finds teaching French and Spanish at R.M. an enjoyable experience. Mrs. Fiege, French teacher, is entertained by a student's liberal interpretation. Spanish pig-latin is not considered very amusing by Miss O'Donovan. Mr. Wight, French and Spanish teacher, is impressed by a student's intelligent response.

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Security is ... ... a counselor who cares. With over four hundred students each, R.M.'s five counselors were kept perpetually busy during the past year. The door to the Guidance office remained open throughout the school day, and the counselors were always ready to discuss problems with troubled students. Careers, colleges, and schedules were the main topics covered in counselor-student conferences. The Guidance office also published a monthly bulletin to keep the student body informed of test dates, deadlines, and other vital information. Miss Smith jokes with a fellow counselor in a rare lull between appointments. Guidance counselor, Mr. Crispeno finds that a previously failing stu dent has made the Honor Roll. 24 FACULTY Mrs. Oass shares college experiences with R.M. graduate. Mr. Horner explains a daughter's problem to her worried parents. The cheerful atmosphere in Mr. Hull's office calms an anxious student.

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Mrs. Dippell informs a Rocket Staff member that her captions do not fully describe the picture. Mrs. Horn reads an amusing essay to her class. Four ephemeral years Under the direction of Evelyn Dippell, department resource teacher, sophomore English teachers aided their students in correcting grotesque deformities in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; other instructors prodded their juniors through Giants in the Earth and watched contentedly as they devoured A Separate Peace. Across the hall from Mrs. Burkett's speech class, Mrs. Frindell coached budding stars through their one-act plays. Mrs. Herndon's Advanced Composition and Grammar students struggled to rewrite rejected essays, and tired seniors vowed to pass English for one more year. Mrs. Herndon finds a particularly bawdy passage in Canterbury Tales to share with her third period class. Mr. McEachern has Excedrin Headache 69. Mrs. Weaver graciously acknowledges a student's salute. Mrs. Feldesman listens attentively as a student explains why he is late for class. 26 FACULTY