Dieruff High School - Ledannus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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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

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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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LONG HARD WORK AND DETER- MINATION HELPS KEEP D1ERUFF RUNNING SMOOTHLY Rosemory Krivenko One of rhe busiest offices or Dieruff High School is rhe Attendance Office Each day, or least one hundred srudenrs pass through rhe office doors for various reo sons With help from work experience srudenrs, rhe office 6 run by secretaries Nancy Leirgeb and Posemory Krivenko They summed up rhe year by storing, The Arrendonce office is o very challenging and interesting ploce ro work where there is never o dull moment Ir requires o sense of humor and o lor of porience and sromino The morn office is responsible for oil major school functions Ir houses offices for Principal Mr Meilinger. and Vice Principal Ms Holod Through rhe help of secrerones Jockie Trexler and Edirh Orrmger, rhe office wos kept running smoothly They kept oil nores. memos, ond files in order, ond provided other services The newly rebuilt Arhleric Office, is headed by Mr Alton Frey, rhe Arhleric Director His secretory, Mrs Derry Drader, was m chorge of oil sports activities, including rhe sole of rickets ond o scoreboard of oil wins ond losses The office wos very hectic rhis yeor and should be commended for o job well-done