Dieruff High School - Ledannus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Hands-On Care And A Sincere Interest In The Students Char- acterizes Health Professionals This yeor, rhe heolrh room or Dieruff was rhe busiesr ir's ever been Mrs Morrino Semmer. rhe school nurse, srored, “This year was more hecnc rhon in rhe posr couple of years. The srudenrs hod more serious problems rhon we hod been dealing wirh before Inreresred in rhe rorol welfore of our srudenrs, Mrs. Semmer wos also ocrive in rhe S A P Srudenr Assisronce Program The secrerory, Mrs Korhy Sreckel, enpyed her work and said rhor her moin reason for being rhere wos for rhe welfore of rhe srudenrs She srored. “ir mokes you feel good when you know you've helped Mrs Schlicring has served os Dieruff's denrol hygienrsr for rhe posr rwo years She 6 one of only four denrol hygienisrs in rhe disrricr. so she con only be or Dteruff once o week Due ro her schedule, Mrs Schlicring connor give every srudenr o check-up each yeor, however, she checks oil new rronsfer srudenrs. aH sophomores, and any junior or senior who hod o problem m renrh grade All rhree of rhese women work in dose cor uncnon wirh eoch orher ro preserve rhe heolrh ond well-being of rhe ennre Dieruff communiry. 25

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PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT GERMAN CULTURE The Allenrown-Soarbruecken Srudenr Ex chonge Program rakes place every orher year or Dieruff One year rhe Germons vtsir Allen rown, and rhe following year our srudenrs visir Germany Mr Gene Dierer, rhe Foreign Lon guoge Deporrmenr Chairperson and German reocher, is in charge of rhe program here or Dieruff Hgh School Mr Konrod Leirner, orgo mzes rhe program m Soorbruecken, Wesr Ger many The program grew our of on orrempr by Allenrown and Soorbruecken ro become sisrer ones. This was disconnnued ofrer rhe firsr year, bur educarors who hod mer connnued rheir own srudenr exchange programs There has been much positive feedbock, and rhe pro- gram connnues ro be a success Mr Dierer srared, This is rhe ideal rrip for kids because rhey ocruaily live m rhe homes and experience Ger naan culture firsr-hand For many srudenrs rhis was on exciring as well as a new experience They gor ro see first- hand how srudenrs from orher countries lived Srudenrs interested were signed up through rhe help of rheir teachers STUDENTS UNITE TO FORM LED’S ENGLISH SPEAKERS LANGUAGES OF OTHER This year or Deruff there was a larger rhon ever increase in Hispanic srudenrs Mosr of these srudenrs, from many parrs of rhe world, had no knowledge of rhe English longuoge They could nor properly function among orher srudenrs To help them, rhey were enrolled in rhe English For Speakers Of Orher Languages Program or Dieruff The program was under rhe guidance of Mr John Psolko Learning rhe English language a long and sometimes frustrating process About rhe program this year Mr Psolko commented, We reach our srudenrs rhe American lan- guage and culrure . .. basic rools rhey need for economic and social independence, and as a passport ro wherever future rhey choose ’’ Confusioni! A srudenr n rhe ESOL pra gram mes ro figure our o complex Eng feh sentence before beog coled on Think of if fhis woyll Mr Pso o. ESOL instructor, gves he yudenrs o heipng hood in learning English 24

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Betty Heckman • Moty Kominsky COUNSELORS ASSIST STUDENTS WITH DAILY PROB- LEMS, SCHEDULING, AND FUTURE PLANS; DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM INTRODUCED. The Guidance Office s on inregral parr of Dieruff High School Ir is here rhar counselors assist students wirh different needs such os schedule conflicts, porenr conferences, and college preparations This ossisronce could nor hove been given without the help of our skilled counselors, Mr Miholik, Mr Dobb, Mrs Trembo. Mr Durrows, ond Mr Rjtz Nor only dd they help college bound studenrs fill our college applications ond schedule various colleges to visit, they also lent their services ro students who weren't gang to college They assisted these students in filling our job oppliconons, ond helped them receive recommendations The guidonce office tries ro meet oil the needs of the students; for example, PIC, The Private Industry Council is sponsoring o program or Dieruff Mrs Julie Drezmo, Coreer Education Counselor for the grant funded program, stored, The program gives students who ore eligible for the Employment Assurance Strategies for Youth help with finding after school ond summer jobs They receive ossisronce wirh job search ond job retention skills ond explore coreer possibilities 26