Harrison High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Farmington, MI)

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Role of Counselors Undergoes Changes hange and involvement are key words which describe the counseling department. Many new ideas are being used which tend to stress this trend on the part of both the counse- lors and the students. Students are now given the responsibility of making and keeping appointments with the coun- selors. It is relatively easy to make an appoint- ment even though the average number of stu- dents per counselor is up to 370. Mr. John Summeriee joined the Harrison staff when the school opened in the fall of 1970. He has now become the head of the counseling de- partment. Mrs. Nancy Rollinson is new to Harrison and has become sponsor of the sophomore class board. She had previously been counseling at North Farmington High School. Mr. Gerald Sklare and Miss Jill Turley have also been at Harrison since its opening. Mr. Sklare is in charge of the senior class board while Miss Turley is the sponsor of the junior class. New furniture has been added to the counsel- ing center. Study carols and a bulletin board are used by seniors and other students to obtain coi- Iege and testing information. ABOVE LEFT: Mrs. Nancy Rollinson prepares for a student's appointment by checking over his record. ABOVE FAR LEFT: Making the most of a spare moment, Mr. John Summeriee consults a parent via the phone. FAR LEFT: Mr. Gerald Sklare addresses an assembly 01 Harrison seniors. LEFT: Miss Jill Turley pauses for a brief consultation with Rick Fish while Suzie Cantor waits patiently.

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Expanding Librarg Attracts Students etting up a new library is a tremendous task, but Miss Jean Thomas, Harrisonis only librar- ian, has done an excellent job. HHS students have proudly watched the number of books in the library grow and multiply these first two years. With over five thousand books on the shelves, the library is striving to reach the North Central Asso- ciation's standards for accreditation. The decor of the library has greatly improved from the origi- nal broken down cafeteria style furniture to the present standard library furniture and carpeting. Miss Thomas has chosen a wide variety of books to assist students in their studies. She has also organized a fast and efficient system for Checking out books, but the job of maintaining a good library cannot be done alone. Volunteer students and Mrs. Kathy Fagan, the library secre- tary, help to keep the library running smoothly. Attendance in the library is very high. Even though study hall students are given the option of remaining in study hall or going to the indoor mail, library attendance continues to increase. As Harrison continues to grow, the library will expand its faciiities and services. Because of ex- cellent foresight on the part of the architects, the library has been well designed for future expan- Slon. 26 TOP: Miss Jean Thomas proudly points out the progress made in the library. ABOVE: Mrs. Fagan records informa- tion for library files. OPPOSITE PAGE: Harrison students make good use of the library through organized and inde- pendent study.