Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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BILL BEACHAM Psychology, Counseling MA. Psychology, CSLJ Long Beach MARK BOCKSTAHLER Psychology, Counseling MS, Counseling, CSLJ Fullerton MARY ANN EMMONS Counseling MA. Counseling, Arizona State University, CSU Los Angeles GRETCHEN HINMAN Library Media Center B A English, CSU Fullerton DONNA MATHEWS Para-counseling Certificate Human Services, UC Irvine MARCIA MORDKIN Counseling MS, Counseling, UC Los Angeles, CSU Fullerton NANCY RUSSELL Assistant Librarian MA, English Librarv Science, Whittier College PAT SMITH Media Center CAROLE SZAMOCKI Media Center SHARON WILLIAMS Psychologist M.S Counseling, UC Davis, CSU Long Beach Faculty, LIFE guide students A number of students were bur- dened with problems they had a hard time dealing with. An unfortunate thing about this situation was that some of them didn ' t realize all the people and resources available on the IHS campus to help them. One of the most common prob- lems of students was alienation, explained Mark Bockstahler, counse- lor. He said in most schools aliena- tion IS a problem, but IHS seems to have handled it better than most schools. Clubs, a creative curriculum, and alternative education (for stu- dents who didn ' t identify with IHS), are several of the ways Irvine stu- dents had to combat this problem. But the most helpful program of all, which some students didn ' t realize was the teacher advisor program. There ' s no way 500 kids can have close contact with one counselor, said Bockstahler, that ' s why our school developed the T.A. program. With the small groups of 20-25, stu- dents can have close contact with a significant adult on a daily basis. The teacher advisors had been inserviced throughout the year in an effort to better aid them m assisting their advisees. The inservices which helped advisors to deal with the alienation problems touched on such topics as developmental tasks of teenagers and crisis intervention techniques. We need to continue our efforts in helping students feel a part of things at IHS, said Bockstahler. Another area designed to aid stu- dents dealt with career planning. This was the L.I.F.E. (Looking Into Future Experiences) center, which provided a variety of ways for students to learn about themselves and their goals for the future. The center which was headed by Pat Cioffoletti who took over at mid year when para-counselor Chris Gober left, contained information on financial aid, scholarships, trades, technical and professional school, and much, much more. The L.I.F.E. center is really the information hub of the school, said Bockstahler, All students should be encouraged to use this valuable resource at regular intervals, he added. 1. Understanding the Dewey Decimal system isn ' t diflicult lor librarian Nancy Russell but explaining it is a different story, 2. Besides counseling, Mark Bockstahler had time to teach lundamentals of psychology, 3. Relaxing IS a rare happening for teachers at IHS, espe- cially for counselor Bill Beacham, 4. Many stu- dents used viewers to research careers in the L.I.F.E. center. 88 Counselors L.I.F.E. Medio Centers

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