Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

Page 32 text:

PROGRAM INNOVATIONS Freshman orientation serves 3-fold purpose Steps were taken to firmly ensconce the class of 76 into life at HPHS as last year's Directed Study be- came this year's Freshman Orientation program. A committee of five teachers and three present sopho- mores met over the summer to review the problems of 1971-72 directed study. The result was a 35-page re- port which contained recommendations for the present program. Under the direction of Mr. Theodor Repsholdt. the program had three purposes. The first was to get in- formation about the school to freshmen. At the be- ginning of the year representatives from various clubs and organizations spoke to the homerooms, describ- ing their activities and telling students how they could become involved. Frosh also received thorough brief- ings as to the school’s rules and regulations. Another purpose of the program was to provide freshmen with a basis for socialization, to give them a feeling of belonging. Mr. Repsholdt hoped that stu- dents would ''consider their homerooms as a pre- cinct. The final aim was to provide instructional materials that would teach freshmen about living in an adult society. Twice a week homerooms reviewed case studies provided by the College Entrance Examination Board's Decision Making program. It was hoped that by reading and discussing the specially prepared studies students would learn the techniques of making wise decisions, and their immediate and long range effects. 28

Page 31 text:

Members of the Adult Education — sponsored fencing class (bottom) take advantage of group drills to perfect their lunges. Trying to master the art of self defense,” seniors Rick Schcc- tcr and Susan Caringella (left) practice one-step sparring in Mr. Philyaw’s evening karate class.

Page 33 text:

Frosh boys (below) work on Decision Making. Officer Minorini (lower left) keeps Miss Wojtan s girls on the straight and narrow by briefing them on youth laws. English chairman Mr. Grunska (left) describes sophomore English to seemingly distracted homerooms. 9 29