East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

Page 29 text:

Knowledge of our own and foreign cultures is necessary to understand the relationship between all the world’s peo- ples. The members of the social studies faculty promote interests in international cooperation through the studies of history, government, and social sciences. “Vive la France!” The foreign language teachers provide instruction for mastering Latin, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian dialects. In addition, they also acquaint students with the cultural backgrounds of the foreign country, which is important to a better understanding of the people themselves. SOCIAL STUDIES—Back row: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pierce, Mr. Read, Mr. Baldino, Mr. Kesel, Mr. Sternbach, Mr. Muratore, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr, Barasch. Front row: Mr. Powers, Mrs. Brown, Miss Lesko, Mrs. Wayne, Mr. Kirchhoff, Mrs. Terrell, Miss Abramow, Mrs. Riker, Mr. Sim pson. FOREIGN LANGUAGE—Back row: Mr, Palleschi, Miss Izak, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Hunter. Front row: Mrs. Harris, Mr. Aguglia, Mr. Varrenti, Mrs. Crane, Mr. Sutton. Absent: Miss Rudovskis. 27

Page 28 text:

Learning Through Communication “I don’t care if its approved by the SGA Congress or not. Run down to the store and buy me some m m's.” “You're right, John. That is a mini-skirt!” et CF ENGLISH—Back row: Mrs. Gaissert, Mr. Giallombardo, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Stephany, Mrs. Donavan, Mrs. Riker, Mr. Toms, Miss Caton, Mr. Barnum, Miss Curran, Mr. Loiacono, Mrs. Quinting, Mrs. Pitrella. Front row: Miss Dolce, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Curran, Mr. MacKay, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. DeMay, Mr. Dolan, Mrs. Soffer. 26 With the help of English teachers, students achieve mastery of the English language by learning the many intracacies of its structure. These instructors further enrich the lives of their students as they learn of the experiences and ideas of others through careful studies of current and classical books.

Page 30 text:

The fascinating and diversified realm of science is of great interest to many students. At East High School, a large staff of competent science teachers encourage students to be curious, to observe, and to seek information. A solid scientific foundation can be built for those who are attracted to this field. SCIENCE—Back row; Mr. Beecher, Mr. Falkowsky, Mr. Hall, Mr. Moore, Mr. Walton, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Smout, Mr. Kramer, Front row: Mrs. Hare, Mr. Gill, Mr. Goodwin, Mrs. Bradley, Mr. Fisher, Miss Ryer. MATH—Back row: Mrs. Reissig, Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Cohen, Mr. Heila, Mr. Morrow, Mr. Swanson, Mr, Ridley, Mrs. Bushnell, Mrs. Quinn. Front row: Miss Freehafer, Miss Barned, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Toth. Formulas, graphs, functions, and equations: things that mystify the stu- dent beginning his curriculum in math are soon brought into his grasp by capable instruction from mathematics teachers, These instructors, qualified through years of training, succeed in making the mathematics courses some of the most challenging in the school curriculum, 28