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

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22 STAFF Hidden in a far corner of the basement is a small pleasant room, known to the teachers as the faculty cafeteria. It is a place where the teachers can retreat for a few minutes of peace and quiet, a quick cup of coffee, or lunch and a chat with fellow faculty members. They can eat peacefully without worrying about being trampled by the many students in the student cafeteria. This lunchroom was an appreciated change from the days when the teachers ate in their classrooms. It also eliminated the inconvenience of bringing a lunch from home. The teachers may purchase lunches ranging widely from club and coldcut sandwiches to spaghetti or fish and fries. Whether teachers run to the cafeteria for lunch or to escape from the noise of students, it definitely provides a refuge from daily stress. Mr. Thomas Dowd - Social Mrs. Cathlene Smith - Office Miss Marilyn Freedman - Math = A typical table at the teacher’s cafeteria. Mr. Robert Farr - Science Mr. Gary Watson - Counselor

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Mr. William Conway - Social 7 Mrs. Audrey Desrochers - Gym Mr. Craig Dinnie - English Culinary Wizard Brie yen é Price F tia Mrs. Iris Danforth - Social Mr. Robert Donovan - Indust. Art Mr. David Douglas - Language Every day, at the sound of the fourth period bell, hundreds of students eager to receive their lunches, began flowing into the cafeteria. There to meet them was none other than the Classical Cafeteria Staff. This group of diligent workers, led by Mrs. Margaret Lyons, labored hard baking and cooking food throughout the day to get the lunches prepared on time.. Although preparing the lunches was a tough job, it was much easier than in the past when everything had to be made from scratch. When serving an average of about 1,500 lunches a day, the cooks were lucky to have such little conveniences as canned ravioli, frozen meat patties, and canned vegetables to help them along with their job. Recently, however, a new program had been installed, creating more hassles for the cooks. This program called for them to provide a variety of lunches daily. On a set day, they may have had to prepare a choice such as hot dogs and fries, spaghetti and veal, and ham and cheese sandwiches. In this case, more time and preparation was needed to prepare the lunches. Presently the cooks manage very well with the cooking facilities available to them. In the future, however, they would like to see Classical acquire more cooking space and better equipment.

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in the past few years is that teachers are not only educators but people too. Working Together One of the greatest discoveries that students have made In the past, students had a distorted image of teachers. They were seen as strict dictators who would talk of nothing but their class subject. This often made it difficult for teachers to relate to their students because of the fear students had of them. Many of the past images, however, have changed for the better. Teachers and students are communicating with one another on matters other than class work. They are coming together in such organizations as the Student- Teacher Advisory Board. Here they discuss common interests such as the grading system and student evaluations. Student-teacher relations are also going better from another point of view. Students and teachers are uniting in such events as basketball and volleyball games, and they are working together in fund raisers and benefits such as the annual blood bank. Teachers are also advising many of the student clubs. For example, Mrs. Mazzi of the Foreign Langugage Club heads the group that puts on the international weekend with foreign exchange students. Also, Mr. Grancis Girr heads a group of students inter- ested in the fine arts; they call themselves Culture Vultures. Mr. Craig Dinnie enjoys advising a group interested in the game of concentration, chess. In this way teachers and students are getting together and relating to each other on an equal basis. Mrs. Danforth works with a friend. Mrs. Florence Hallbourg - Math Mrs. Carol Hoffman - Social Mrs. Ann Henry - Dist. Ed. Mr. Armen Jermakian - Math STAFF 23