Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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Sherrill Simon, Julie Fiester, Loretta Magner Language Is Key to Understanding People, Culture Linda Werner Teacher for the Hour, Bill Dobrowolski, surveys Miss Magner ' s Latin class from the front of the room. 26 Language is the key to understanding the people of other countries. The smallness of the modern world because of the fast ways of travelling and excellent com- munications systems impress upon T.R.H.S. students the need to become better acquainted with the culture and people of foreign nations. The Language Department opens a new world for inquiring students as they learn of the cultures of Spain, France, and the Roman world in their study of Spanish, French, and Latin. The student is able to learn much about a country by reading about it in its own language and idioms that would be lost in translation. For- eign languages introduce a pattern of thought different from our own familiar English — thereby broadening the mind and reasoning power of the student. New tapes and a new textbook aid French I students as they begin the study of the language. Latin students are also viewing new film strips this year. The annual Latin Day was held at Lakeview on April 8. T.R.H.S. students enthusiastically participated.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears . says Greg Martin to his World History class. by the Addition of New Courses and Visual Aids Terry Wills, Gretchen Stuckey, George Reynolds

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Betty Mattson, Terrence F. Kane, LaJune Mitchell Counseling and College Information Offered The guidance department strives to help stu- dents have a successful high school experience. Through the individualized program of personal counseling and interpretation of scores of tests taken by the student, the department is able to place each student in the correct curriculum and help him plan for a future vocation. Other services offered by the guidance counselors are those of scholarships and college tests and information. This year for the first time representatives of various colleges came to the school to talk to in- terested students and students were allowed to take school-sponsored trips to the colleges of their choice. This is designed primarily to aid each stu- dent in choosing a college. Also new this year were study-skills groups, who voluntarily met each Friday. In these groups interested students learned how to improve their study habits and thus raise their grades in school. These, and many other projects, kept counselors — Mrs. Mattson, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mr. Kane — busy all year long to make high school a good ex- perience for T.R.H.S. students. Where ' s that section? thinks Sharon Shutes as she spends her mornings working in the Guidance office. In the afternoon, she assists in the principal ' s office. 27