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

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Earth Science is now a required course for freshmen Regents students Ninth graders Molly Driscoll and Jon Mairs (left) take that course from Roger Emerson. Sophomores must complete a unit in English and in Global Studies However, they still can choose some courses. Keyboarding was one of the choices made by Jennifer Maio (below.) Calvin Adams — Science. Chess Club adviser . Cynthia Avery — Physical Education; Senior Class adviser; Girls Soccer. Basketball. Softball coach Azizeh Baroody — French; Junior Class. French Club adviser. Chairperson. Foreign Language Winifred Benvenuti — Mathematics . Lynn Broderick — Biology. William Brooks — Physical Education. Department Chairperson Bernard Brosius — Guidance Counselor Caroline Brown — Teacher Aide Paula Burden — Social Studies Anthony Callipare — Cleaner Marien Canale — Spanish; Spanish Club adviser Michael Canale — Physical Education; Indoor Track. Boys. Girls Track coach Linda Clark — Typist Nola Cyphert — Physical Education. Health; Chairperson. Health Ed. K-12 . . Daniel Davids — Driver Education: Girls. Boys Tennis. Girls Volleyball. Basketball coach Susan Davie — Physical Education Phyllis DeVito — Nurse Ursula DiDuro — Teacher Aide Roger Emerson — Science John Fabrizio — Music Dept. Chairperson. Marching Band. Staff 11

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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

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The other side of the desk For many students at Geneva High, a regular school day means staying around school and going from one class to another. Others, like the seniors in the Student Teacher Assistant Program (STAP) spend part of their day outside of school. STAP is a great deal of work and fun. What makes this program so different from the regular one? Carmen Bello, who plans on being an elementary school teacher, states that, in addition to being fun. “You have to put a lot of time and effort into it. Senior Diana Colby worked at West Street under the guidance of Mrs. Weaver. Diana works on a one-to-one basis to give extra help to her children. To help improve their auditory memory, she played “sound games” with each of the ten. When enrolled in STAP, a student works closely with an experienced, certified teacher. Mrs. Lynch at North Street helped Julie Arthur. As Arthur put it, “It's a good experience working with an excellent teacher. Working with younger students can be a great deal of fun, especially at certain times of the year. Julie Constable worked with Mrs. John at North Street School for Grades 1 and 2. “I loved working with the kids. she said, “especially during the holidays. Julie also said that there is a great deal of enthusiasm toward school projects and fund-raisers. Her class did quite well selling soap for their project. Generally, the seniors in STAP hope to instill a good attitude toward school in the children. Peter Cole In STAP. seniors interested in teaching get some pre-college experience Two of them. Carmen Bello (right) and Tammy Sunderlin (below) work with teachers in the Geneva elementary schools Michael Ferrara — Social Studies Peter Finger — Chairperson. Guidance 7-12 John Fouracre — English . Gale Gorgonzola — Mathematics, Chairperson 9-12 . Kathleen Henderson — English. Chairperson 9-12. William Hibbard — Custodian II Donna Hirons — Typist, G O, Treasurer Sharon Holben — Mathematics. Ski Club adviser Dennis Johnson — Technology Education Gail Johnson — Learning Disabilities: Sophomore Class adviser Nancy Johnson — Art Philip Johnson — Social Studies. J V. Football coach . Robert Keenan — Physical Education. Health Donald Khoury — Special Education; Boys Varsity Soccer coach Wesley Kubacki — Mathematics; Asst Coach Boys, Girls Track. 12 Staff