Yorktown High School - Grenadier Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Directors Supervise Guidance and Physical Education Departments Yorktown’s Guidance Director, Mr. James Lynch, presides over the growing tasks of counseling and testing. Although involved in all aspects of the Guid- ance program. Mr. Lynch assumes primary respon- sibility in the initial orientation of incoming Sopho- mores, the master schedule of all classes and students, and aid given to Seniors in college planning. His door is open to all students for discussion of personal or academic problems. Mr. Robert Gill. Yorktown’s Director of Physical Education and Athletics, has charge of scheduling all Varsity and Junior Varsity games. Moreover, he is additionally responsible for the presentation of award assemblies and pep rallies, for maintaining an inven- tory of physical education and athletic equipment, and for supervision of Civil Defense and fire drills. During the Spring, he can be found coaching the Tennis Team.

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A merry heart typifies Come on Milt, smile:’ Mrs. Gentry enjoys a moment of hilarity with Mrs? Page and Miss Alexander despite Mr.' Davis’ dour expression of glum. Dean of Girls Important visitors to Yorktown inevitably find their way to Mrs. Janie Gentry’s office, for as sponsor of the Guides she was primarily responsible for organiz- ing conducted tours throughout the school plant. This year was an especially busy one for her with the flow of official visitors from the National Education Asso- ciation and the International Center, plus the influx of evaluators from the State of Virginia. But tours throughout the school were just one small aspect of her many duties. Her primary responsibility was that of Dean of Girls. In this capacity she was concerned with the conduct and welfare of each girl at Yorktown and her door was open to all female Patriots to aid them in whatever problems arose, be they personal or academic. Additional administrative responsibilities for Mrs. Gentry were the attendance system, substitute teach- ers, Student Council Administrative Consultant, and Faculty Welfare Chairman. However, despite these many duties, she always managed a smile—her best, trademark—and thereby typified one “whose merry heart makes a cheerful countenance ”

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Senior Patriots make full use of the college and career materials available in the library conference room. I )«yj i ; New IBM computer provides schedules and report cards “Moderately successful” was the term applied by the Guidance Department to the use of the IBM computer which not only scheduled students into classes this year, but also provided them with a new type of report card. Although some difficulties were encountered during the first year of operation, the released work load for the teaching staff augments its continuation next year. MRS. AX.ICE LOTT B A , M.Ed. Counselor Keyettes MR. JAMES MAHONEY MR. ROBERT MRS. CAROLINE ROBINSON TAVES B.A., M.Ed. Counselor B.S., M.A. Counselor B.A., M.A. Counselor f A representative from Bridgewater College informs Mike Cor- nell, Alana Hanback, Neil Smith, and Mr. Lynch of some of the merits of his college during College Night. “Remember to watch our doors—they’re built low ” Mr. Lynch extends official greetings to entering sophomore Tim Fender- bosch while Bob Willner contemplates his use on the basketball team. i