Wylie E Groves High School - Talon Yearbook (Beverly Hills, MI)

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Students Toward Involvement tTopJ Mr. Lyden and Mr. Newcomb take time to talk to students Bob Baker, Pat Veller, and Carl Granader. CLeftJ Mr. Newcomb checks teachers' schedules on the wall chart in his offce. CAboveJ Using tl1e new polaroid equipment, Mrs, Sharrard takes a studenfs picture for his school identification card, Curriculum 27

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e i fAb0veD Showing his real interest in Groves' activities, Mr. ' Lyden attends every football game to cheer tlze Falcons on fRightJ At attendance oMce window, Mr. Warner clzecks tardi- ness and issues a pass to latecomer Ann Finch. 26 Curriculum New Principal Aims New library, new rooms, new department head oliices, new teachers, new students - all add up to make Groves better than ever. But by far the most important addition is Mr. Richard Lyden, Groves' new principal. Mr. Lyden made '68-'69 something different, some- thing new. He revived student interest and allowed ex- panded student responsibility. By initiating activity per- iods and more pep assemblies, he strengthened ties be- tween students and school. Though he must spend much of his time at meetings and making reports to various committees, he finds many moments to talk to students and give them a chance to make suggestions and to get more involved in making Groves a better place to learn. Mr. Harold Newcomb, assistant principal, deals with discipline and other student-faculty problems. He was also chairman of Groves' North Central Evaluation. Attendance Director Paul Warner keeps track of stu- dents' whereabouts. Each morning, those who couldn't be located the previous day meet with him to explain why. In her role as Director of Student Activities, Mrs. Jean Sharrard is also an assistant to the principal. By organizing and scheduling many club and class activities, Mrs. Sharrard becomes indispensable to many students.

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Counselors Untangle The counseling office is the consolation comer of Groves High Where depressed students, frustrated teach- ers, and overwrought parents congregate to have many of their problems aired and resolved. Counselors must manage all this, and more. They make schedule changes, help seniors choose the correct college, and follow individual progress of students. This year counselors had to spend the first four weeks of school untangling computer-tangled schedules. By mid-October they were well into senior interviews, checking credits, college applications, grade point aver- ages, and class ranks. And, after college representatives and SAT testing dates had been arranged, the counselors were ready to advise naive sophomores, disillusioned juniors, and anxious seniors. fi 28 Curriculum Inevitable Problems CTopJ Mr. Peter Del Favero, Mrs. Virginia Dow, and Mr. Maurice Heaton examine the new vocational materials ordered from the Chronicle Press. fLeftJ Anticipating Juliann VanDeun's choice of a large college, Mrs. Marilyn McClear looks through a university handbook with her. CBottoml Miss Gayla Dills points out an upcoming American College Testing date to fellow counselors Mr. Thomas Murray and Mrs. Marilyn McCIear.