Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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I MIGHT AS WELL. ..Mrs. Madora Walker, math- ematics department head, takes time to enroll in the PTO before start of her scheduled conferences. CAN YOU SEE THIS? . . . Math teacher Miss Esther Sangar explains her grading system to parents. PIT visits MHS Often, many unnecessary problems may arise in student-teacher relation- ships. Many of these problems could be solved if the gap in parent-teacher communication were somehow bridged. A city-wide effort was made during the fall semester to keep parents in- formed of the academic and social progress of students. The effort was called the Parents-ln-Touch program. PIT stressed better communication between parents and faculty mem- bers. On Oct. 21, Parents-In-Touch Open House night, parents of Manual stu- dents were invited to visit the school to hear of student progress. Between the hours of 3:00 and 9:00 p.m., hun- dreds of parents and students visited the campus to talk to the faculty. Be- cause of this effort, parents, teachers, and students had a better relationship and an improved atmosphere. IS THIS THE SAME AS YOURS? . Mrs. Terry Clark compares copies of a report card with a parent 20

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ROYAL CORONATION . . . Seniors Arlene Johnson and Anthony Mina were crowned Homecoming Queen and King at the game against Howe. ANXIOUS ONLOOKERS . . . Redskin fans anxiously await the announcement of the 1982 Homecoming royalty at the game ' s halftime. 19

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WELL, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? . . . Mrs. Patri- cia Frieders and Mrs. Gayla Evans-Allen listen as a parent asks questions concerning the pro- gress of her child. SHE ' S DOING FINE . Mr Ted Lynch, English teacher, gives some good news to an interested parent during one of the afternoon conferences THIS IS REALLY GOOD . . . Mr. Al Pike, biology teacher and coach, takes a break for a cup of coffee and a bit of casual conversation. 21