Cohoes High School - Cohisean Yearbook (Cohoes, NY)

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,A Z ,iff Language Programs Stress Oral Presentations Each graduate of Cohoes High School is required to take four years of English. The students are prepared for the future by an enriched English program which stresses the knowledge of writing, vocabulary and literature. In the Senior year, each student is required to write a research paper and give an oral report. This is a valuable experience to the student for the future. In the field of foreign languages, students may elect Latin or French courses, obtaining a three or four year major if desired. French is taught by the audio-lingual method which integrates the four skills of hearing, speaking, reading and writing. FACULTY: MR. STEPHEN AKULLIAN, M.A. H Eng- lish 9, Senior Deang MRS. IRVINC BISKIN, M.A. - English 1O,11, recipient of Freedom Foundation award, Punch Advisorg MISS MABEL GILMAN, M.A. - Latin, I,II,III,IVg MISS AGNES HOLLERAN, B.A. - Consultant and Scholarship Examiner fN.Y. State Regentsl, English 11,12, Class Night and Graduation Advisorg MISS HELEN MCDONALD, M.A. - English 85 MRS. VALMORE SAUSVILLE, B.A. - English 11,125 MISS JOYCE SMITHRICK, B.A. - English 7, Sophomore Deang MRS. ALAN STERNSTEIN, B.A. - English 9,104 MISS MARIE TESSIER, M.A. - French I,1I,II1, Punch Advisor. Bill Burke, John Rogowski and Norman Bagley. READING EXERCISE - Miss Tessier smiles as Sue Orton reads an exercise in French. VIRGIL TRANSLATION f Miss Gilman's Latin IV class en- joys Iohn Rogowski's translation of Virgil. Donald Vickers, lui '- ist ' I i fl 1

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OUP' TX 'h..-J BRIEl,'INC ,I Mr' wulimu Shuhvnq wht, has Charge of the on report procedures. Mr. Shahen, Mr. Kodra. Mr. Thompson monthly attendance rm-ports. briefs the new faculty members New Faculty Briefed Fall brings many changes. Some of these are changes in the faculty. Two new teachers were added to the Business Department to replace Mrs. Phelan, who accepted a position in Troy, and Mrs. Dibble, who became assistant to the Principal. Mrs. Joseph Butler, an alumnae of the College of St. Rose, pre- viously taught at the Guardian Angel School in Troy. Miss Judith Gorsky, who is a graduate of Russell Sage College, was an instructor at the Lindenhurst school on Long Island. Three other changes occurred because of the re- tirement of Miss Mary Ford, Mr. Leo Heslin, and COUNSELOH -- Miss Lillian Ross, MA. carries out her work in the Guid- ance department as she counsels Edward Perras in regard to his col- lege application. Mrs. Butler, Miss Park and Miss Corsky. on School Procedures Mrs. Calvin Schmeicliel. Miss Carole Park, a June graduate of the State University at Plattsburg, is beginning her career as the new home economics teacher. Mr. William Thompson, who was graduated from R. P. l. in June, has joined the Science De- partment. ln February, when Mrs. Donnelly was transferred from Junior High to replace Mrs. Schmeichel in the High School, Mr. Ronald Kodra became the 8th grade science teacher. He is a graduate of Albany State Teachers' College and Syracuse University with pre- vious teaching experience at Shenendehowa. ,Ki

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HOMEWORK FOR THE TEACHER - Swamped by research papers, Mrs. Sausville wearily accepts one more from Mike Nystoriak. 1 WHITTIER DISPLAY - Miss McDon- ald and Julie Magnano show Mrs. Sternstein of the high school faculty a bulletin board display on John Green- leaf Whittier. Of particular interest is an old newspaper article brought in by one of the students. DEMONSTRATION - John Bourdeau demonstrates a proper golf stance dur- ing his oral English report in senior English class. Mary Anne Spizowski, Ray Heslin, April Kennedy, Miss Agnes Holleran and John Bourdeau.