York High School - Falcon Yearbook (Yorktown, VA)

Page 27 text:

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.

Page 26 text:

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

Page 28 text:

Humanities Uses General Interest As Its Foundation Mrs. Amy Moore and Mrs. Florence Rush help to round up the faculty brigade. When SCOPE was brand new in our school system it seemed most logical that the program be divided into broad interest areas. One of these areas, and the largest, was Humanities, which includes English, Social Studies, Art, Music, Drama, and Foreign Language. Although we do not label all these subject areas under one l arge heading, we nevertheless incorporate into Humanities all those areas which appeal to the human, aesthetic, and social aspects of one’s education. This department involves the most teachers, covers required as well as elective courses, and instructs more students each year than any other department. Humanities is the heart of York County SCOPE program. The drama and music departments train the theatrically talented to pres- ent the annual school musical. Art classes produce art shows, promote general school attractive- ness, and prepare sets for the musical. Three major languages are taught in the language depart- ment, and English consists of a variety of appealing literature courses. The final department is the Social Studies, which ranges from American Indian to The Presidency. Judge Andrew Bradley presides over our court room. Humanities teachers sit in on faculty meeting. Susan Young takes a break. 24