Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

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l-lousemasrers As an admlnfsrralrar, Green HOUS9fT'705f9f, Mr Ryan ls lnvolved ln rhe many behlnd rhe scenes acrlvrrles rhar are necessary ln carrylng our rhe varlous learnlng processes ar Droclfron l-lgh Among hrs dunes are rhe supervrslon of reachers, co venng rhe house, nne arrs and core bufldlngs and vvorlflng closely wrrh rhe guldance deparrmenr By worlvng ln rhe gufdance ofnce each and every day, l feel l om heplng ro rake pressure off of rhe counselors, srares Mr Ryan Ml also feel rhar jusr my berng seen and my observlng hebs Asked ro srare hls oprnlon of Droclfron Hlgh, Mr Ryan responded l belreve we have here as nne a sysrern as ln any hlgh school ln rhe enrrre counrnf The offenng of many advanced classes, rhe excellenr currlculom, and oursrandlng faallrles have always made Brocron Hrgh School unlauel and have been a morlvarlng facror ro srudenrs Broclwron Hrgh School I5 cerralnly an excellenr college prepararory school, and as well, lf prepares srudenrs ln rhe buslness and rrade areas Slze l5 cerralnly rhe mosr unlaue facror of Droclfron Hlgh Mr Ryan commenrs The sfze has lrs poslrlve and negarlve effecrs On rhe poslrlve slde, rhe number of enrollmenr provldes us wrrh rhe opporronlry for complere faclllrles Bur rhls can also be a negarlve, because wlrh rhe size lf I5 almosr lmposslble ro warch everyrhrng rhar I5 golng on because of rhe llexlblllry rhar comes wlrh slze lr can also be lnrlmldarlng ro srudenrs, especrally freshmen No school I5 perfecr, all have rhelr advanrages and dlsadvanrages, and need for lmpro vemenr Bur l rhlnk Droclfron Hrgh School has lfepr up hlgh srandards ln all areas and IS a nne lnsrfrurlon for learnrng Nancy Goldsreln Accordlng ro Red Housemasrer, Mr DlMarzo, a school should pravlde an academic envlronmenr rhar wlll encourage srudenrs ro srudy, learn, and assfsr rhem In realrzlng rhelr grearesr porenrlal lr IS rhe admrnlsrrarlon s responsrblllry ro see ro If rhls en vlronmenr does exrsr ar Broclfron Mgh School, and lr can cerralnly be sold rhar he carrles hls share of rhls responsrblllry well ln relarron ro rhe varlous aspecrs of rhe school, Mr DlMarzo says rhar size does have rrs dzsadvanrages, buf Broclfron l-llgh School as a faclllry IS cerrarnly 'exrraor drnary lr has more ro offer rhan mosr orher schools ln addrrron ro srze, rr has a large faculry wlrh a varrery of ralenrs avarlable ro srudenrs l obo belleve rhar because of rhe slze, conrlnues Mr DlMarzo, rhere rs a fanrasrlc human relarlons experience rhar ralwes place here Mosr srudenrs handle If well, and recerve a good educarlon, whlle ar rhe some rlme rhey are gerrlng ready for rhe furure by learnlng how ro malfe good judgmenrs The human relarlons experrence ar Brocl-fron Hlgh lncludes a cross secnon of srudenrs and reachers wlrh varying ralenrs and backgrounds rhar pro vrdes for a broad range of dally experrences When we couple rhls wlrh a morrvared faculry and rhe admlnlsrrarlons efforrs ro harness and organrze rhls ralenr fnro a smoorh and efnaenr program of dolly acrlvlrles, we belleve rhe resulrs lean heavrly roward John Ryan, Green House ft! J ...N rhe poslrlve slde 'Broclfron Hlgh School is large, and lr does have lrs srrengrhs and weaknesses lfeel rnar rhe srrengrhs for exceed rhose weaknesses, and rhar generally were operanng effecnvely We have a hlgh degree of success rn all areas, arivve srrll manage nor ro dlscoonr rhe lndlvfdual ln splre of rhe schools we Nancy CJOC5 en Marlo DlMarzo, Red House fn 1 S fr .U 9.