Geneva High School - Seneca Saga Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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Oil painting requires a great deal of patience and skill Here seniors Pam McGuigan and Mike O'Malley demonstrate their skill in Mrs Sullivan's sixth period oil painting class. While learning to prepare an entire dinner, cooking student Robert Spearman checks to make sure he has followed directions accurately.

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Under the direction of... Four years in high school can he a constant struggle, but eventually each class ends its term at GHS. Under the direction of the administration and staff, who implement state and local guidelines, they have gotten a sense of direction from the many educational opportunities available at Geneva High. A student's day can consist of six long hours of hitting the books. Some may recall the long days and nights of pulling their hair out trying to figure out a math problem, or of struggling to find that one line to start an English composition. Others may remember working on that one project in woodworking they thought they would never finish; then, when it was over and done, feeling the satisfaction of a job well-done. Some students sign up for Child Development so they can experience what parenting is all about and so in later years when they become parents, they will know the basics and be wiser parents. In sophomore year, the tenth graders who feel that trade school or the job world is the answer for them after they have graduated find out about what courses are offered at BOCES in Flint. Then, as junior and seniors, they can pursue the trade that most interests them and be ready for at least an entry-level job once they have received their GHS diplomas. Whatever goals in life they may have, all the students at GHS have something in common — all being able to have a good chance, under the direction of the staff, to see what way they should go after graduation. Jean Cass Friends, relatives, and parents came to the induction ol new NHS members To quality, students must have achieved a high academic average as well as having exhibited good character, leadership, and service 8 Academics

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Edward J. Cigna — Principal, Geneva High School Robert J. Maher — Assistant Principal . . Vincent J. Scalise — Superintendent of Schools . . Shirley H. Brind — President, Board of Education Richard A. DeCicca — Vice-president. Board of Education. C. Donald Addona — Board of Education Joan C. Dickson — Board of Education .. Samuel Passalacqua — Board of Education Stuart A. Toombs. Jr. — Board of Education . Joanne M. Wisor — Board of Education. Projects — a requirement with work and fun Projects, which are often a course requirement, are a lot of work, but they also can be a lot of fun. For instance, at the Language Fair their junior year, the Mount Olympus Gang — better known as Arden Acquilano, Kris Elliott, Beth Plano, and Karen McGuigan — won first place in a skit competition with a rap about mythology. To create the prize-winning project for Latin III, they combined knowledge with a beat. As McGuigan recalled, “It was definitely a different but original skit. Hollywood here we come! Many projects are done within the class. In Bookkeeping-Accounting I, students work on an independent study called Quadrasonics. The class opens a set of books, handles all transactions for a merchandising business, writes all the checks, balances a checkbook, and prepares an income statement and a balance sheet. Instructor Dick Loveland audits their work 16 times during the project. Any errors, he explained, “must be found and corrected by the student-bookkeeper. Because students work at their own pace within a certain time frame, Tara Dean commented, For four weeks I was almost an independent person!” Health classes also assign projects. These are fairly open, leaving much room for creativity. Student efforts range from detailed drawings of the heart to lengthy reports. In addition to being enrolled in Bookkeeping Accounting, senior business maior Lori Wiggins played dual roles in Fame. Other projects, however, have strict standards. Freshmen in Ed Scharrer's Regents classes were required to do a Shakespeare project. The requirements included a title page, one or more pages for each topic, and a bibliography. Mr. Scharrer reported that there were around 20 A's on the research. All in all, most students enjoy doing their projects as they are a creative and fun approach to learning. Chris Crosier 10 Staff