Harrison High School - Reminiscence Yearbook (Harrison, NY)

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Mr. Eldredge Mr. Jomes Eldredge Socio I Studies, Dept. Chairman Latin II, III, IV National Honor Society Sponsor Mr. David Keymer American History 11, 12 Mr. Joseph A. McKiernan World History Reminiscence Advisor Senior Class Sponsor No, Mr. Goldwoter. Vietnam is over HERE! 16

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Mr. Philip V. Castelli From the first week in September when the department is swamped with schedule changes and drop slips until the last exam results are recorded, the Guidance Department is constantly working with the students' welfare in mind. This year, Mr. Castelli, Mrs. Higginbottom, and Mr. Berino started a newsletter which they hope will come out four to six times a year. It dealt with timely topics and events of interest to both parents and students. Another new practice was the Airmen's Qualifying Exam which is a vocational apti- tude test. This exam was given the last day of mid-terms and all seniors were required to take it. Mr. Berino worked with BOCES to arrange courses for those students interested in de- veloping a vocational skill such as cosmetology or auto mechanics. The choice of the right college or business is an important one. Once again this year, the Guidance Department arranged for visits by various college and business representa- tives. In this way the counselors helped stu- dents plan their future and performed an invaluoble service. They smile while our hearts ore breaking. Mrs. Grace De Macy Secretary is

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Miss DiPace To Head History Dept Mr. Keymer clarifies o fine point for Phyllis Wright. Miss Edith DiPacc Americon History 1 1 Key Club Mr. George W. Briggs American History G. 0. Sponsor Sr. High Tribune Forum History has seen leaders come and go. Similarly, this year's History Department saw its head depart. After 31 years at Harrison High and seven as department head, Mr. Eldredge has retired. He leaves behind a rapidly changing department — one characterized by new methods and materials. Miss DiPace will be the new department head next year. Thirty-five students participated in the annual United Na- tions Contest this year. The program included three weeks of individual study, group study sessions, and a trip to U N. headquarters in New York City. New texts have been used, such as the two volume Ameri- can History book, for accelerated juniors and seniors. Em- phasis was placed on primary source material. Two new teachers joined the department this year. The first of these was Mr. Keymer who taught at Harrison half of last year and therefore is not really new. The second was Mr. Paul who is not to be confused with Mr. Pauls but who is anyway. World History class holds panel discussion on current events. 17