Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Phil Chenier, senior, makes a point with Mr. Clifford Wong, Administrative Vice Principal. Mrs. Muriel Ulry, dean of girls, advises Geven Turner and Cecelia Smith. Student Concern Is The Goal of the Dean BHS operates with the individual in mind, stated Mr. Levi Poe, dean of men. I believe that BHS is con- tinuing to emerge as a truly great high school in which there is a tendency to accentuate individual liberty and opportunity in a very positive way. Mr. Poe said that great strides are being made to keep in step with the times and are constantly under- going re-evaluation in order that BHS may function as an effective institution. One of the ingredients which makes our school an interesting place in which to be and observe is the students ' social awareness, said Mr. Poe. He said he believes that progress is being made in administrative concern with how well an individual thinks and func- tions rather than how well he or she conforms to con- servative traditionalism. Mr. Poe said he feels that great strides are being made to humanize education at BHS, to make it more meaningful and effective. He says that this need is becoming a reality in Berkeley largely be- cause of the administration ' s bold and courageous lead- ership, an enlightened staff, and a community which dares to become involved in the process of demanding excellence in education for today ' s youth. He said Berkeley is becoming nationally known for it ' s position on education and social innovations; only a free society can provide an appropriate climate for Mr. Wong likes Care of School Budget Mr. Wong ' s duties are very flexible but he mainly takes care of the school budget and sees that all the departments are equipped as needed. He receives a statement from the departments every semester and it is his job to fit the expenses. Because of this he works closely with the fourteen different department heads and curriculum associates. He also advises the three deans when necessary. Being Chairman of Admission and Review is one of his many extra duties. This committee reviews all the special applications like students from foreign countries, and the older students who wish to finish high school. Mr. Wong holds various conferences with teachers and also handles all the visitors who come to BHS. Berke- ley High, being in a city with a University, has many visitors, many of them foreign. Students from the Uni- versity itself come to observe the classes and teachers and he also arranges for visiting parents. The lob of Dean of Girls is Helping The main function of the Office of Dean of Girls is to be helpful, stated Mrs. Muriel Ulry, dean of girls. Mrs. Ulry ' s job is to answer or help find the answer to any question a girl may have. Mrs. Ulry said, Some girls do have problems in ad- justing to the rules and fulfilling the requirements neces- sary for successful attendance at BHS. Mrs. Ulry said she hopes to be able to assist each girl in realizing her responsibility in the necessary ad- justment, resulting in regular attendance, good citizen- ship, and reasonable academic grades. Mr. Levi Poe, dean of boys, attending to his daily duties. diversity and with this responsibility, processes of order, and a deep sense of respect for the rights of others. There must be a balance between freedom and order within any environment if there is to be adequate sur- vival, he continued. There is much freedom at BHS and too many of the students are not mature enough to handle this amount of freedom. They demonstrate this fact through their pattern of conduct and their atti- tude toward the few rules and regulations with which they are expected to comply.

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Integration Necessary for a Smooth Education One of the problems in Berkeley High School is the fact that we have de facto segregation in many classes, says Mr. Emery Curtice, Berkeley High School Principal. Many educators firmly believe that if minority stu- dents, or any socially or economically deprived group, are given an enriched education in pre-school and ele- mentary school years, they are more likely to realize their potential development in later school years. If Berkeley schools move on in integration, con- tinues Mr. Curtice, to the point that all the schools can enrich the learning of all children, eventually there should be no de facto segregation in high school classes. Many years will pass before we will be able to see such integration. However, at Berkeley High School, there has been an increasing number of minority stu- dents qualifying for higher education. Complete integra- tion should speed up the process. It is hoped that the expectancy on the part of teachers and students will be increased with integration. It is my feeling that Berkeley High School has not only been a model of integration for many years (pri- marily because it is the only high school in Berkeley), but that in the future it can become a better model. The final measure of the success of integration will be measured in terms of the student ' s preparation for the future, which will include academic success, social development, and one ' s attitudes toward his fellow man. Integration and High Quality Education Educational change, said Vice Principal Mr. Ray Hitch, is not new. The direction it takes, however, cer- tainly can be new and can also have far reaching effect on the students concerned. Berkeley High School is cur- rently involved in a program of curricular development and change in both course structure and student place- ment in courses. We are hopeful that this will bring about a more meaningful and complete integration and at the same time, maintain a high quality of education for every student. All of this, concludes Mr. Hitch, will be reflected in the kinds of courses offered, the manner in which the students select their programs, the work and influence of the counselors, and, in fact, in the whole process of the development of the daily program of course offer- ings. This is an interesting time in which to live. Mr. Wilson Organizes Activities Mr. George Wilson, Student Coordinator of Activities, is in charge of student government, elections, athletic awards and school dances. In addition, he arranges for tickets and police at games, organizes all after school clubs, supervises student parking on campus and as- signs seating at assemblies. He still has time to travel around the country to referee college football games. Mr. Wilson feels that all students returning to Berke- ley High next semester should take advantage of the many opportunities that BHS has to offer. There are more than forty afterschool clubs, athletics and the drama and musical productions. Emery J. Curtice, Berkeley High School Principal Mr. Ray Hitch, BHS Vice Principal, dictates letter to Mrs. Carolyn Bennington Mr. George Wilson, BHS Co-ordinator of student affairs.

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Counselor Vernon D. Wenrich Counselor Albert Auch speaks to Annalee McDonough Creating New Classes Is Head Counselor ' s Job Head Counselor Mr. Vernon Wenrich presides over all counselors, incoming and outgoing stu- dents and the opening and closing of all classes. He briefs all new counselors on their duties at BHS and obtains all needed resource material and books for counselors. He is also kept busy by attending meetings pertaining to counseling, de- partment chairmen, Principal ' s Advisory Commit- tee and others. Mr. Wenrich arranges all orientations for incom- ing tenth grade students and follows up with studies of BHS graduates including their grades in college. He arranges meetings between college representatives and BHS students. Mr. Wenrich also coordinates the testing programs at BHS. In order to always know what is going on in counseling, Mr. Wenrich counsels a group of stu- dents. In order for him to have an even over-all picture he has a homeroom from each grade, and therefore has an incoming class and outgoing class with juniors in between every year. Mr. Wenrich said that he and Assistant Principal Mr. Ray Hitch work very closely together balanc- ing class sizes which involves either creating new classes to hold all pupils or the closing of classes due to the small size of them. Each counselor has a group of 270 to 280 stu- dents for whom he is responsible, whereas in com- parison to other schools, each counselor has as many as 500 students. Each counselor advises a group of students from either 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade and handles their educational, vocational and occasionally per- sonal problems. Counselor Barry Josephson 8 Counselor Jay Aungst with Donald Friarson Counselor William Daoust with Miss Patricia Kemper,. Guidance Consultant