Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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a promisin g future. 4 Mrs. Rose Burns, a Mercy Hospital graduate, serves both the Classical senior and junior high schools. Her kind at- tention and advice have helped many students with their health problems throughout the years. The guidance counselors encour- age all students to investigate col- leges by means of catalogues and college conferences. At this college conference, Mr. Rae Malcolm of Western New England College is giving general information to students Lionel Hamel, George Christy, Edward Gray, Richard Januska, Timothy Meaney, Elliot Levin, Harry Hersh, Howard Libo- witz, Anthony Siana, and Richard Yemenijian. need ST i need ats ERCISE if ¢ A OSA ES Ee Ae ai 3 need : j OTECTION «yy gpg OO : f ad LE By use of a health chart Mr. John Shea gives his students advice. He helps students prepare for active participation in whatever life work they may choose to follow. 13

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Counselor guide students in achievin g 12 On entering Classical High School, each student is assigned to a counselor who assists him in shaping his plans for the future. By numerous test scores, these guidance counselors are able to determine each student’s strongest and weakest points. Mrs. Margaret Ramos, counselor to the class of ’67, offers her advice to freshman Gwendolyn Jacobs. Mrs. Ramos is also adviser to the Future Nurses Club. Mr. Arthur Comeau; counselor to the juniors, feels that the ability to deal with choices of colleges is improving each year because -col- leges are revealing their profiles to the guidance counselors. These profiles tell the percentage of stu- dents accepted each year. In this picture, Mr. Comeau is discussing with Dennis Guerri the profile of a college in which Dennis is inter- ested. Miss Mary Corcoran is kept quite busy throughout the year conferring with parents, teachers, and with admissions officers, whom she visits during vacations as well as by telephone. By using the teacher’s rating cards she pre- pares transcripts and recommenda- tions. Miss Corcoran is handing Linda Carlson a pamphlet about a college in which Linda is inter- ested.

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Classical 1s fortunate to have such a Too often, the important role of the Classical High School secretaries is taken for granted by many. However, the com- bined talents of Mrs. Garvey, Mrs. Sheehan, Mrs. Cowan, and Mrs. Basile are an essential part of the daily routine of Classical. Mrs. Catherine Garvey is personal secretary to Mr. Montagna. She also helps to keep a student’s record that will follow him to college, and assists Mrs. Cowan and Two very popular persons at Clas- sical are Mrs. Barbara Cowan, senior secretary and Mrs. Lillian Topodas. In the fall and spring of each year, Mrs. Cowan’s office is swarming with anxious seniors requesting transcripts. She also checks book orders and sup- ply requisitions. Mrs. Lillian Topodas has the important job of arranging college conferences. She also does sec- retarial work for the counselors and helps in preparing transcripts for col- lege. Regretfully, Mrs. Topodas left Classical for a new position this past year. 14 The two secretaries by the window in the outer office are Mrs. Garvey and Mrs. Shee- han. Our photographer caught them in one of those rare moments when they had time to confer with one another. These two secre- taries it is safe to say see in the course of a day more teachers, students, visitors and school personnel than any other two people in school. Mrs. Basile with the numerous high school transcripts which are requested each year. One of the most popular people in the lunchroom each Tuesday is Mrs. Mary Sheehan, who can be found surrounded by students waiting to buy bus tickets. Each fall, Mrs. Sheehan issues bus badges to students. She also has charge of recording school attendance.