Bethesda Chevy Chase High School - Pine Tree Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Counsellors Quaylc am! Norris meet in the hall- way outside their offices for a brief consultation l ctwccn conferences with students and parents. Whether you study college catalogs, fill out application forms, or wait to see your counsellor, the Browsing Room is the center for After-High School plans. David Kochcr and Terry Rebel arc the identifiable students in the picture. Catalogs, Counsellors, and Conferences The opportunity to learn on a gold platter! That’s what B-CC hands the entering student! He is given the necessary books, excellent teachers, ati adequate school plant; it is up to him to take advantage of what he has to work with and make the most of it. It is with the help of our counsellors that we analyze our desires, our abilities, and our limitations, before we plan just how we may get the most out of our three years at Bethesda. This year Miss Phelps took the sophomores under her wing, and hclj»ed them plan their schedules and out-of- class activities. Given such a smooth start in high school, the tenth graders found it easy to settle down. Juniors, l»cginning to feel the hot breath of College Boards and college applications on their necks, consulted Miss Quaylc about lunch-hour conferences. With her help they planned their final and most im]X riant year, tallying credits and juggling the merits of one course against another. The seniors needed Mr. Norris, not only for last- minute advice on college applications, but also to help keep them sane during the Long Wait until acceptances or rejections arrived. He l ecame their most important link between the reality of high school and the un- certainty of next year. Miss Helen Phelps. B.A., M.A. Sophomore Counsellor Miss Dorothv Quaylc. B.S.. M.A. Junior Counsellor 10 Mr. Abell A. Norris. B-S.. M.Ed. Senior Counsellor

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Mr. Thomas A. Conlon. B.S., M.A. Vice Principal Miss Dorothy O. Young, B.A., M. Vice Principal Mr. Ray O. Zimmerman. B.S., M.S. Vice PrincijHtl Interested Friends Long after we’ve left this ordered existence of admit slips and Early Departure lists, we’ll remember the v.p. in charge of attendance and behavior. Vice princi- pal, that is! Mr. Z. secs that a call home verifies our absence or establishes the fact that we are on an involuntary three-day suspension. Mr. Conlon has the more tedious task of balancing dates and calendar events so that we won’t be trying to attend a dance in the same place others are Hocking to a basketball game. At the same time, he knows the whereabouts of every key to every room in the school as well as the telephone number of every available substitute for miles around. I bis yeat we occasionally had nine per cent of our faculty out with that flu-like virus, or Asian Flu. Miss Young saw that we received the guidance we needed to choose a college career or plan a life. Provid- ing the necessary link between the administration and the teachers was no easy assignment for the counselling staff as it advised, explained, and kept us on the mark. Mrs. Blew, county su|»ervisor, supplies the necessary link between the administration and the office of the Board of Education in Rockville, Maryland. Mr. Zimmerman lakes time out from Ills more serious duties to pass along the latest anecdote to Mrs. Graff and Mrs. Lcimlracli. Mr. Zimmerman. Mr. Ryles. Miss Young, and Mr. Conlon meet regularly in administrative council. Decisions made here arc reflected throughout the school.

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Books and Files Student needs keep two full-time librarians busy. Peace and quiet,” sighs the overworked student, settling into a library chair for a period of quiet study. Mrs. McKinnell is working at her desk. Miss Owen is behind the partition typing a book list; library as- sistants move quietly around replacing books. Two minutes later the peace is shattered as a class invades the library, seeking reference books, magazines, and a place to sit. For the frustrated student the solitude is gone, but for the librarians it's all in a day's work. Until four o'clock they arc on hand to answer questions, explain the use of catalogs and files, and find the unfindable. Any extra time is spent checking inventories and com- piling lists of recommended reading. There are mountains of work to be done before the library will be ready to be moved to its new location in the fourth building” which is still in the blueprint stage. Until that time, the students can envy those future scholars who will be able to do their research above ground, while Mrs. McKinnell and Miss Owen may dream, as they work, of spacious shelves, plenty of elbow-room, and perluqjs a book or two returned ahead of time. Mrs. Beilina McKinnell. BA., M.S.I..S. Librarian Miss Utilise M. Owen. B.A. Assistant Librarian I I