Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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MILES F. RAKER Assistant Superintendent Congratulations to you, the graduates of the class of 1969. One of the most difficult problems facing young people of today is the development of convictions for right and wrong. Often happiness and usefulness of our lives depend on what we decide to do when these questions present themselves. The easy thing is to dream of the bright days ahead, to walk the high road with your head high in the rosy clouds of desire, the hard thing is to keep your commitments through the daily grind of ordinary things. Develop ideas that are ideal and success will surely be yours. Sincerely yours, Eugene T. Cerutti To the Class of 1969: You have reached a milestone in your educational endeavor. As you receive your diplomas at commencement, our community recognizes you as high school graduates. With this diploma in hand and equipped with the best knowledge your school can give, you stand ready to assume your responsibility as a citizen in a rapidly changing world. High school has been an interesting experience. You have learned to live, work and play together. Individually you have developed in character, in personality and in ability. In attaining your education you have also given a great deal to your school and community in leadership, in scholarship, in athletics, in dramatics and in many other ways. You have completed your tasks well and we praise you highly for it. However what you have thus far accomplished is only a prelude to what must yet be done. Use your high school training of today to endeavor to solve the complex problems of an uncertain world of tomorrow. lVly best wishes go with each of you. Miles F. Raker EUGENE T. CERUTTI Assistant Principal

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JAMES PRUYNE HIGH SCHOOL PRSNCIPAL B.S. East Strouds urg M.Ed. Cornell University Each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass, A book of rules. And each must make Ere life is flown A stumbling block Or a stepping stone. R. L. Sharpe A master carpenter, a builder of cathedrals or beautiful homes must possess three things: sharp tools, knowledge, and imagination. We are all born with the crude tools of our trade whatever it may be. During his approach to maturity a good craftsman must sharpen his tools. Then he must learn how to use them. Having the tools and the knowledge to use them, the temple in life he builds for himself will depend much upon his imagination and his ambition. Let each of you, the graduates of the class of '69, pause and assess his progress thus far. Have you sharpened your tools? Have you learned how to use them? Have you decided what you wish to build? Are you building a stumbling block or a stepping stone? Plan your life and live your plan.

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CLYDE W. BRESEE B.S. Mansfield State College M.Ed. Pennsylvania State College Ph.D. Cornell University Director of Guidance Senior Student Council Coordinator of Federal Programs RUTH E. JONES M.A. New York University M.A. Edinboro State College Guidance Counselor JULIA HARRIET LUNGER B.S. Pennsylvania University M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University Guidance Counselor 4 GUIDANCE The purpose of the Guidance Department is to aid students in getting the best possible education. The counselors are highly trained professionals who guide the students in choosing courses, schools, and jobs. They arrange talks and interviews to provide better opportunities for tomorrow's leaders. The methods by which they aid students are tests and interviews. Junior High students are given aptitude tests to determine courses they are to take in Senior High, while Senior High students are given scholastic tests to help determine their ability and direct them in choosing a college. Also, each student is treated as an individual and has interviews with his counselor throughout the year. A collection of college bulletins and catalogues is kept in the guidance office at the disposal of the students. New this year are individual tape booths where students may listen to recordings on opportunities offered in local colleges and the branches of the armed services. BETTY PAGE GLADYS REEVES R.N. Th.B. Malone College DONALD R. RIKER JR. Mansfield State College A.B. Marion College B.S. Pennsylvania State Robert Packer Hospital M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University State School of Nursing University M.Ed. University of M.Ed. Savings Club Wyoming Aid in Special Ed. Bowling Club Guidance 18