Andover High School - Archer Yearbook (Linthicum, MD)

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Mr. Whiting says farewell I'VE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE CHANGING TIMES, reTlecTed Mr. Richard WhiTing when asked how he TelT abouT his years aT Andover. ATTer I3lf2 years OT guiding Andover sTudenTs, Mr. WhiTing reTired Tollowing The I973- 74 school year. As one oT The schooI's TirsT guidance counselors, lvlr. WhiTing came To And- over when iT opened in I96I. Since Then he helped The school grow Through The Tads and innovaTions oT each year. He admiTTed ThaT he liked iT much beTTer when Andover had a dress code buT he TelT ThaT Theicurriculum oT Today and The early release policies were much more Tlexible and did a beTTer iob oT meeTing The needs oT The sTudenTs. Arranging schedules, Talking over problems, and compiling records Tiller Mr. WhiTing's school day, buT his dedica Tion showed up ouT oT school as well. Eo I5 years, he and his wiTe ran a Teen cen Ter in The LinThicum area every SaTurda' nighT. Many oT Those years They usec Andover's caTeTeria. When The WhiTing gave up The cenTer, nobody wanTed Tc Take iT over. and Andover has noT had I Teen cenTer since. They also saw To iT Tha buses were available To carry sTudenTs Tc all The games. ATTer reTiremenT, The WhiTings plan ned To move back To Pennsylvania, Thei original home, and open a ceramic shop. Living in Pennsylvania, making anc selling ceramics will be a change Tor The WhiTings and Andover wiThouT Mr WhiTing will be a change, Too. I ,'v' MargareT Hinebaugh James Levay IN HIS WORKSHOP AT HOME, Mr. WhiTing works on his hobby, ceramics. 43 f ,, AZT ,1 MW, VV 1 ' X, fum 'fV',' ' ' lwfpzyu, WW I ,, f i

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Open lunch creates some problems ONE LUNCH PERIOD? ThaT's righT. This year Andover sTudenTs had a lunch- acTiviTy period which lasTed one Tull hour. During This Time They could go To club meeTings, geT help Trom Teachers, and oT course eaT lunch. They also had The privilege oT going ouT Tor lunch and during The warm spring and Tall days, swarms oT sTudenTs Tilled The shopping cenTer. BuT abouT l,OOO oT Andover's sTudenTs conTinued To eaT in The caTeTeria. To relieve The long lines and congesTion cre- aTed by so many, Mrs. Schroepher seT up a snack line across The hall Trom The caTe- Teria. Here sTudenTs could buy ice cream, juices, and packaged iTems. fn., HaTTie Mae Miller AlberTha Ross ln The caTeTeria hoT lunches conTinued, and These included popular TavoriTes in a poll Taken by The sTudenTs such asp ham- burgers, hoT dogs and spagheTTi. While The caTeTeria was having a booming business, so were The cusTodi- ans. Because oT The open lunch, people aTe everywhere. They also leTT Trash EVERYWHERE, and creaTed more work Tor The cusTodians. This Time also kepT The secreTaries busy. STudenTs Took care OT many prob- lems during lunch, so To lend assisTance, many oT The oTTice sTaTT sTayed close aT hand and eaTing in The oTTice became a habiT wiTh Them. ff . TOP: The caTeTeria sTaTT - R. Novak, E. Jones, J. lunch hour PosTanowicz, E. Carney, L. Schneider, D. Schroef- ABOVE Cherly SchisTer and Sherry Bierman enloy Ter, S. Hawk, lvl. Davis, A. FleTcher relax aTTer The Their lunch away Trom The crowded caTeTeria

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,fran . .K avi.. .. Q44 ,: - i S: if 3 I ij xp ,Mr-, '-uf' Activity-Lunch creates good business for library WHERE IS EVERYBODY DURING LUNCH? Try The library if you can Tind a seaT. This year because oT The lunch- acTiviTy period, The library Turned inTo Grand CenTral STaTion. Over nineTy peo- ple, on The average, used The library dur- ing ThaT hour. According To The librarians The library could now be called The mulTipurpose room because oT The varieTy oT acTiviTies Taking place. STudenT did homework, They sTudied, They did reTerence work using The sTudy corrals and They used The media equipmenT. Clubs also used The library Tor meeTings and cerTain acTivi- Ties. Mrs.yJulia Caples. librarian, and Mrs. Gloria Oxley, secreTary, boTh were happy wiTh The busy use oT The library during lunch. They TelT The sTudenTs used The Time wisely and were beTTering Their sTudy habiTs. f-ff, xxx Marfin N1CNUH-Y During The lunch acTiviTy period sTudenTs use The Gloria Oxley Julia Caples library To Tinish homework.