King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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a complete guidance program. Accurate cumulative records are kept on every student. Here, we have Mr. Conrad Pensavalle, counsellor, about to pull a student folder, preparatory to a coun- selling session. di Veteran member of the guidance department is Mr. Herbert H. Zeichick, counsellor. Mrs Madeline Davis is secretary to the guid ance director Mr O Regan and to the three counsellors nat, 6? , 1' 1 dk? M XX, Miss Katherine Brennan, counsellor, pen in hand and cumula- tive folder ready, is about to meet with the next student. 9 Q 52?

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l fi? Mr. Francis O'Regan, guidance director, is a most welcome addition to the King Philip staff. Students benejtt from I GUIDANCE: A STUDENT SERVICE Guidance as a service consists of five areas: counselling, testing, maintenance of records, occupational, and educational information services and follow-ups. Since it is vitally important that students have one person in school to whom they may turn for assistance in solving their problems, counselling is principally conducted on an individual basis. Such counselling helps the student to better understand himself. The testing program of mental measurement and evaluation, along with active cumulative records give the counsellor as accurate a profile of the student as is possible. Counsellors, in order to work effectively, must be constantly aware of any and all changes in the labor market and be cog- nizant of the requirements for entrance into the various col- leges and technical schools. To provide the most up-to-date information in these areas, an occupational library is main- tained. The worth of an academic and vocational school program cannot always be evaluated in the terms of student accomplish- ments. ln an effort to make a true evaluation, follow-up studies will be done on all King Philip graduates. For the first time, King Philip's guidance department is so staffed that these services can be rendered and maintained well. Mr. Conrad Pensavalle, guidance counsellor and head football coach, checks college board scores with William Rice, varsity football and basketball player. 8

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Health is ci prime concern at King Philip. COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICES King Philip offers a complete health service program. Services offered are physical examinations, vision and hear- ing tests, an immunization program for diphtheria, tetanus, and tuberculosis, speech therapy, and dental health. Health conferences are held with parents, pupils, and faculty, home visitations are made, and first aid is given at all times. Mrs. Margaret Keady, R.N., the director of the health service program, is the nurse director of the Norfolk Mental Health Association, is a member of the Massachusetts School Nurses Committee and is advisor to King Philip Future Nurses Club. Miss Margaret Keady, R.N., is in charge of all health services at King Philip. Spencer Frankl, D.M.D., school dentist, checks Mark Bigelow's teeth as part of the intensive dental program which is an integral part of the school health program. psi gg 1 10 Hearing defects do not go undetected for very long at King Philip, for Miss Keady, school nurse, gives hearing tests annually to all students. ln this in- stance, the student testee is William Rice, sports editor of the Chieftain.