Downingtown High School - Our Year Cuckoo Yearbook (Downingtown, PA)

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Rebecca C. Desmond (Art) Kutztown State College - B.S. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts The look of understanding and satisfaction of a rewarding experience, whether it be painting, stone setting. or winning a match with an ace. makes contact with youth a worthwhile involvement. To feel young is to be young. John R. DiBenedetto (Industrial Arts) Cheyney - B.S. I became involved in the Electronics Club th.ough my concern with the ever increasing importance of electronics in the world today. K. Randall Dietrich (English) Shippensburg State College - B.S. Too many people think that their area of involvement is the only one; the scholar feels the athlete is wasting his time, and vice versa. The person who can accept and respect another's interests is involved in an important aspect, that of promoting understanding and kindness. Ronald L. Ditzter (Music) Gettysburg College - B.S. Ohio State University - M.A Sometimes I think the only sincere human emotion is self-pity. Involvement and caring are its remedy. Only by reaching out. by submerging ourselves in something beyond the limits of our egos, do we find what we are looking inward for. Martha P. Donaghy (French. Spanish) University of Illinois - A.B West Chester State College For many years. I have been involved in numerous activities m church, school, and community. I have come to the conclusion that being involved is very important; however, one must be selective and not get involved in too many things. Sheila Dusinberre (Home Ec.) Carnegie Mellon University - B.S. University of Pittsburgh - Graduate Course Am I ever involved! Mother of two children, wife, homemaker, chauffeur, gardener, cook, seamstress, hostess, neighbor, student, mistress of two dogs and one cat - and now back to teaching. But involvement always means fulfillment. 29

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Charles Chiccino (Phys. Ed.) West Chester State College - B.S.: Umv. of Villanova Working in any field of endeavor is involvement; when that involvement is also something you enjoy, it is then a pleasure.” A. Denise Coleman (Math) West Chester State College - B.S. Wherever I go I am in the presence of others, so I have learned to become involved and not isolate myself from people. I cannot expect to have friends unless I am friendly, and express an interest in other people Therefore. I must become involved. Betty A. Collins (Home Ec.) Indiana University of Pa. - B.S. Columbia University - Teacher's College - M.A. Anyone who is a teacher cannot escape being involved. I feel that I am involved with influencing the minds of a multitude of people each day. Daniel R. Dantonio (Industrial Arts) Millersville State College - B.S. Involvement is a two-way street. It demands pride, enthusiasm and a lot of hard work and must yield at least personal satisfaction. In addition to teaching, my involvement at DHS includes the Penny Press and Rod Gun Club. John M. Davidson (Chemistry) Drexel University; West Chester State College - B.S. I continually fail to recognize the consequences of excessive involvement. When this occurs, essential responsibilities are overlooked and people and their feelings ignored and trampled upon. This results in compromises being made which far outweigh any progress received from the involvement. Bettina DeMicco (English) West Chester State College - B.S. When I first came to DHS I concentrated fully on my teaching duties. As these began to run smoothly. I became more aware of and participated in school activities. These are both demanding jobs, but each is so much more rewarding. 28

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Millicent Fails Business) Penn. State University - B.S. Temple University - M.S. As a student here at Downingtown. I was a charter member of the Future Teachers of America. It gave me great pleasure when I returned as a teacher to become an advisor to this same group. I enjoyed serving the 'FTA' in both capacities. Joan W. Finn (History) West Chester State College - B.S.: University of Delaware To me, the difference between instructing and teaching is worthy involvement, particularly for one in the social studies field. If. for instance, we see the students only in a classroom situation, we have too narrow and distorted a view of their capabilities. It is the broader view which makes teaching a possibility. Mary French (English) Jacksonville University - B.A. Villanova University - M.A. To be involved is to live. Living is rare — Most people merely exist. Jo Anne S. Fillippo (Phys. Ed.) Limestone College — B.S. Appalachian State University - M.A. Although I do not go out looking for commitments. I am happiest when I am involved in something worthwhile. I approach involvement cautiously, though, because sometimes it can be disappointing. Janet M. Foley (Spanish) West Chester State College - B.S. Villanova University I'm involved positively and negatively with students as sophomore class advisor and as detention hall moderator. Ironically, my experiences in detention hall have contributed most to my growth as a teacher and to my understanding of the wide spectrum of people with whom I share this world. John D. Gaskins (Chemistry) Elizabethtown College - B.S. Personal involvement in school affairs is absolutely necessary. If a teacher chooses to remain uninvolved, he is ignoring a responsibility that his students expect and deserve from him. 30