York High School - Falcon Yearbook (Yorktown, VA)

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S.C.O.P.E., I.T.E.D., Students Keep Counselors Very Busy The SCOPE program, being employed here for its fourth successful year has given the students the variety they wanted in tradi- tional English and History courses, and man- aged to keep the counselors occupied as well. All electives must be carefully recorded on the students transcript and filed, credits must be carefully recorded on the students tran- script and be submitted in completed form to colleges and be kept for graduation. Each counselor has either an entire class or a desig- nated portion of a class. This allows consider- ably more personalization between student and counselor. These specific functions and tasks, not to mention individual counseling for students requesting advice or assistance, all become the certified task of our unique Guidance Counselors and Guidance Depart- ment. Mrs. Elizabeth Charleton keeps guidance perking. Seated: Mrs. Elizabeth Charleton. Standing: Mrs. Eleanor Gregory, Mr. Charles Erasmi, Mrs. Sue Hardie, Mr. Bob Steele. 22

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Secretaries Ease the Paperwork Maelstrom Mrs. Nelda Pippin photocopies a report for Mr. Milam. Behind the bureaucratic flurr ' of reports and details associated with the smooth flow of daily school life, the sound of the secretar- ies’ typew’riters echoed down the corridors of school. Mrs. Pippin, secretary to the principal, has one of the most complicated jobs of keep- ing her boss on time, in the right place, and unencumbered w ' ith individual appcaintment and paperwork details. Mrs. Wright, secretary to the assistant principals, is responsible for the attendance bulletins, and those letters that go home. Mrs. Bishop works with schedule changes, bulletins and other records. Mrs. Soles has the task of keeping the school monies straight. Mrs. Suderno and Mrs. Daw- son work in the front part of the office where they sort the mail, take incoming calls, help with tardies, and run dittos for the faculty. Mrs. Barbara Dawson checks bells. Mrs. Laura Suderno types letters. 1 Mrs. Donna Soles checks the bank. Mrs. Lorraine Wright and Mrs. Mary Ann Bishop clear the daily reports. I 21

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Guidance Department Links Students to the Future Mrs. Mabel Gx)kc checks students schedules. Mr. Charles Erasmi reviews seniors test scores. The Guidance Department has supplemented career guidance by instituting a more formalized pro- gram of career education. Special interest surveys, career assemblies for large groups, more small group work and more emphasis on testing and test result interpretation are important factors in this pertinent facet of the counselor’s work. Counselors, relieved of schedule alteration responsibilities, are allowed much more time for indi- vidual counseling. Also this year each grade level has a designated counselor who specializes with activities related to one grade instead of all grades. All students are registered for the next year’s classes by counselors and post high school plans for college and jobs are finalized with the help of counse- lors and the resources of the Guid- ance Office. 1 Mrs. Betty Hogge and Mrs. Toni Murray are the paper work heros who free Guidance Counselors for the students’ problems.