Bishop Dwenger High School - Aureate Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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GUIDANCE . . . POINTING THE WAY COUNSELORS HELP STUDENTS MAKE CHOICES Mrs. Virginia Steger; Guidance De- Mr. Robert Meyer: King of tlie Computer. Mr. Meyer does the scheduling. If portment Secretary. you have a problem see him. Every student had some contact with the Guidance Department at least once through the school year. Each student is personally scheduled by one of the counselors. Every aspect of the aca- demic progress is dis- cussed. Courses are selected with a partic- ular goal in mind. We are not left to the mer- cy of the computer. Mrs. Hall, Guidance Di- rector also works with each and every senior to mal e sure that they have their futures planned correctly. Fi- nancial aid for college, scholarships, recom- mendations, and appli- cations are all handled by the Guidance staff. Mrs. Keller works with the underclassmen. Schedule changes, RVS students. Higher Ed Day, PSAT tests and other tests as well, are also done by the staff in the Guidance office. Mrs. Steger is the able secretary. Scheduling is done by Mr, Meyer who also teaches in the math department. The offices of the Guid- ance Department were enlarged this year with Mrs. Hall mov- ing to the office for- merly occupied by the business office. It is alot nicer now with the counselors have much more privacy when talking to a student about a problem. Many more students are taking advantage of this fine department. Hats off to the Guid- ance Department. Mrs. Barbara Hall, Director of Guidance. Mrs. Hall takes charge of seeing all of the seniors. Mrs. Mary Keller, Guidance Coun- selor. GUIDANCE 21

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THE OFFICE OF PASTORAL MINISTRY FR. SHAFER AND MISS KOKOSA HEAD THE TEAM Miss Kokosa and Father Shofer at the Junior Retreat at Donaidson, Ind. The stu- dents really enjoyed these opportunities to come closer to God. In two little offices in the bacl hall are the Pastoral Ministry rooms. The doors are always open and you are free to drop in for a chat at any time of the day. Fr. Shofer and Miss Kokosa ore always available to discuss any problem that may arise in your life. They also have planned retreats for each of the four grade levels during the school year. The Juniors and Seniors both hod over- night out of the build- ing retreats. Pastoral Ministry is just one of the things that sets Dwenger apart. 20 PASTORAL MINISTRY Miss Laura Kokosa, Pastoral Minister. Miss Kokosa also taught 2 classes of scripture to the Freshman. Father Jim Shofer, School Pastor. Father was devoted full time to Pastoral Ministry.

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RESOURCE CENTER . . . LIBRARY MAGAZINES, COMPUTERS, BOOKS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE of. We all have access to the library during study hall, before and after school and even during some classes. Need some peace and quiet? Want a place to study without your friends around you? Need someone to help you find a re- source? Want to Just sit and relax a minute be- tween tests? The Bish- op Dwenger library is the place for you. Mrs. Weber and Sister Mary Jane do their very best to insure a quiet envi- ronment in which to study. They are very successful at this. Con- stantly the library is be- ing updated to include the latest in publica- tions. The Audio Visual Department is also part of the library. We have an extensive collection of AV materials avail- able. So, as we all know, the Bishop Dwenger library is not just a room full of books, but truely a re- source center that we all can be very proud Mrs. Weber assists Jon Bradtmueller, Shelly Baeton and Laura Berghoff in locating data from the fact file. Mrs. Weber really enjoys helping the students do their research. John Heinen and Jon Pokrzywinski work at the computers. LIBRARY