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

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Mr. Abell A. Norris, Jr. Miss Helen I. Phelps Counseling Coordinator Senior Counselor Miss Dorothy B. Quayle Mr. George Slate Sophomore Counselor Junior Counselor Rocket Fuel Secretarial Staff Hub of all activity at B-CC is the main office in the administration building. Here the secretaries move at a breathtaking pace as they attend to the multitude of jobs which are vital to the operation of the school. Not only are they the keepers of i crsonal data forms but also dispatchers of mail, switchboard operators, mimeograph operators, and smiling faces which greet visitors and direct lost students. The office helpers gain valuable experience as they work under the supervision of the secretaries. And they in turn relieve the work load which falls to the main office. Yes, please, student speaking, is the polite answer when outside callers and inside extensions re- quest appointments with the counselors or try to secure information for record cards or transcripts. From dawn till dusk, the office is a hive of busy people. Teachers check in, the mail arrives, the switch- board buzzes, and missing school buses and pupils are checked and located. The last bell finally sounds and the day comes to a close. Files and records are in order, students arc accounted for, the switchboard is quiet. The secretaries sign out, happy that at least momentarily, things are quiet. Three Able Staffs Counseling Staff As our high school days flash by, we often take for granted the careful planning behind our smooth-running schedules. The counselors spend many hours co-ordi- nating our needs and interests to make our high school life enjoyable and beneficial. They do this in spite of the continual stream of students who file through the counseling offices with an orgy of complaints and de- mands which would have been handled automatically had they waited. Mr. Norris sets up the college conferences and assists the counselors. Counselors arc assigned to each grade and move up each year until their class graduates. After three years they know each student’s test scores, report card grades, extra-curricular participation, and ambitions. For everyone the year gathers momentum from September strangeness to February frustration. Spring brings with it College Boards. Merit Scholar- ship Competition, and jittery Seniors waiting for the word from the college of their choice. Suddenly June is here. We’re breathless! So are the counselors. For while the Seniors wave their fond farewells, they are busily preparing to greet a new crop of Sophomores. Mrs. Marian Lcimbach -Mrs. Rosclla Smith Registrar Guidance Secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Gratf Mrs. Christine Schneider Secretary Secretary 28

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Being a teacher in today's world takes cour- age and vision. Confronted by blank looks and vacant stares, the teachers work hard to add to their pupils’ store of knowledge. Demanding su- periority and denouncing mediocrity, the teach- ers plan assignments and evaluate the learning accomplished in 1959-60. Serving well in their capacity, the teachers give hours before and after school for extra ex- planation. make-up tests, and club meetings. Their timely aid has cleared cloudy thinking and raised the students’ level of achievement.

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Administrative Staff Under the watchful eye of our administrators, we grow in wisdom and stature. From unsure Sophomore days to our challenging Senior year we look to these leaders for counsel and consent. After ten years, a new administrator occupies the principal’s chair. Mr. Tarallo has come to us from a neighboring school and has given friendly support to the teams, clubs, and school-wide projects. Mr. Zimmerman’s voice is heard over the P.A. system calling for teachers’ registers or announcing electrical work on the fire alarm system. All building use and maintenance goes through his office and he makes special note to inform the students that their parking privileges do not extend to the school grounds or to the lot of the new apartment next door. Miss Young administers special tests to student groups or individuals and suj ervises the counseling de- partment. She works with the P.T.A. Executive Com- mittee and sees that registration and schedule procedures arc smooth-running. A missing student or an impromptu fire drill is re- ported to Mr. Killcn and by use of his aoua summons sheets he retrieves the student or calms the pandemo- nium which results from the unscheduled fire alarm. Me patiently awaits late students and rewards those who have gone AWOL with a U7. A frequent visitor at B-CC is Miss Grcaney. Acting as the link between our school and Rockville, she helps check our progress and our plans for the future. Mr. Joseph J. Tarallo Principal Miss Katherine B. Grcaney Mr. Robert J. Killcn Supervisor Vice-principal, Discipline Miss Dorothy O. Young Mr. Ray O. Zimmerman Vice-principal, Guidance I 'ice-principal. Administration 29