Episcopal High School - Accolade Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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“Get into a good book Elizabeth Santa “You're not in here to decorate, vegetate and aggravate me! Cynthia Walters “Read a few chapters. If you don't like it, bring it back and I'll find you a book you will like! Susie Chew Dana Heist found her vocabulary very intriguing, as you can tell, she said. Middle School Library Volunteers Top Row: Patty Withers, SuSu Rosenthal, Jon Beumberg, Sue Kinder-vater. Susan Chandler, Frances Nell Pletsch, Sherry Scimeca, Eileen Burroughs, Susan Hagan, Gretchan Kan-trow. Bottom Row: Carla McClelland, Liz Harrison, Nancy Hubiak, Roby Oomen. Martha Seamster. Charlene Miller. Not Pictured: Ellice Richardson, Mary Sentell, Linda Lowry. Elizabeth Santa Susie Chew' Cynthia Walters ios A

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fire People The Library Services reflect a state Santa said. There's a lot of paper of change. New facilities, new li- work, she concluded, brarians and new resources. Mrs. Cynthia Walters is the other li-Penniman Hall houses the High brarian in the High School Library. School Library, and the Greer Center Most students remember Walters as houses the new Lower Middle School their Middle School English teacher Library. Donors supported the build- Now, students have the privilege of ing of the new library, and it opened her expertise in the library at all in the Fall of 1987. times. Not only is Walters a librarian, but she is also an enrichment teacher. A new face heads the main F f library this year, Mrs. Eli-A zabeth Santa. She describes Xr I' I' ♦ her career move as quite a step up. It is a larger school and a larger library. It was a very good job opportunity. Santa previously worked at Bishop Sullivan and University High Schools. Santa has a Degree in English and a Masters in Library and Information Science. I like Book Talking' and working with the kids, said Santa. Book During different school quarters, she taught Junior Great Books, study skills. Journalism and creative writing. It's very interesting and challenging (to teach these courses) be cause there are more preparations Walters said. The best part of her job is workin, with the children, Walters also sa;. I enjoy being with the people I work with. It's very pleasurable, but eve: ything else is routine. Mrs. Susie Chew runs the Lower Mid die School Library. She worked in the High School Library last year, but transferred this fall. W' Susie Chew. Cynthia Walters and Elizabeth Santa. Talking is giving a book review rec-ommendation to student groups. She also enjoys being on the floor and suggesting. The drawback of her job is the desk work. I get bored with cataloguing, Getting to know the students' interest and guiding them in their reading, Chew said is the most important aspect of her job. 'The students are constantly showing me they're interested in so many things, Chew said, I'm surprised at their sophisticated interests. Chew's volunteers run the circulation system. They shelve books and place them on reserve for students. My library volunteers arc my right hand. They enable me to give more individual reading guidance. They're invaluable. Our services would be much more limited without them, Chew said. Everything in the library is automat ed, and they use an IBM computer. The cataloguing and technical services arc conducted on the computer. There is a new system in the library that students use to find articles written on their subject. It's an on line Database Service called Dialogue. It is a huge data bank of information updated continually. Students are learning how to use it through the classmate program. The Library offers valuable services and information at students' request. It's about time you checked it out! ! 104

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•K OTC cadettes have earned many honors throughout their years at EHS. The most prestigious of these awards is the Bravo Zulu” flag, cap lured by the unit for the past two years. This flag is awarded by Commander Cummings, the Area eight manager at the annual inspection. This year the inspection was held on March 8th. lanal JifiTC Esprit, Honor. Scholarship Another award the unit is very proud of is the trophy awarded in 1986 at the Ole Miss Field meet. This year the unit attended the meet on February 28th, and gained much recognition in the athletic competitions. Drill Team and Color guard. When asked, Why become a member of ROTC? Commander Carter had much to say. He believes very strong ly in the NJROTC program (Nava! i Junior Reserve Officers Training j Corps), and in the reasons congress started the program in high schools j across the nation: to build patriotism and develop leadership. The ROTC program's current instructors are Commander Clyde Carter and Master Chief Thompson. Thompson who began teaching at Episcopal in 1980, spent 30 years active duty as an operations specialist. He has served on thriteen different aircraft carriers and was an air intercept control super visor. Commander Carter, who began teaching at Episcopal in 1985, spent 23 years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer with duties in all aspects of developing knowledge regarding warfare, tactics, strategy, and operations Seven schools in Louisiana have NJROTC; there are 241 high schoo navy units nationwide. Initiated in 1972 by Commander Wirt and Master Chief Krake, the ROTC program now enrolls 45 students, approximately 12% of the high school. The program s enrollment has been as high as 156 students in 1978, but has recently de dined because of a more demanding curriculum. In ROTC classes Naval History, Geography, and basic leadership psychology are taught, combined with an ever-present sense of patriotism. The goal of this course is not necessarily to prepare a student for a naval career, but to produce confident students who will be effective leaders and active participants in society. Commander Carter would like to rebuild traditions and patriotism that America was once known for. He feels that we take freedom too much for granted, and that young people today have a lot less respect for the flag and its country than those of the previous generation. Commander Carter likes working with young people and be lieves he can have a positive influence on their lives. 106