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

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tudents rely on skilled service Staffs. STUDENT WELFARE A FIRST CONCERN Students at King Philip are privileged to learn under the best of conditions. Their safety is guarded by lVlr. A. Whitman Jameson, school police officer. Nutritional needs are satisfied by way of well-planned and carefully prepared hot lunches which are served daily under the able supervision of Mr. Julius Candela. Since clean and well cared for facilities are con- ducive to better learning, Mr. Clayton Cummings and his cus- todial staff do their utmost to maintain the school plant and grounds in good order. N, V! Mr. Clayton Cummings, head custodian, is responsible for all maintenance and custodial needs at King Philip. Efficient cafeteria staff members: Mrs. Velma Perry, Mrs. Lucy Wignell, Mrs. Rennie Bowden, Mrs. Florence Simmons, Mrs. Clara White, Mrs. Alice Binney, and Mr. Julius Can- della, cafeteria manager, serve hot lunches to over one thousand stu- dents each school day. 11 ,c , bw ,W QI. Tk r Officer A. Whitman Jameson con- trols all traffic before and at the close of the school day. a Service with a smile is truly the kind of service rendered by the custodians: Mr. Pasquale lnstasi, Mr. Curtis Willard, Mr. Lysandic Bonney, Mr. Francis Fields, Mr. William Pierpont, and Mr. Henry Lightfoot. . Lita lil

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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.

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Communicative skills enrich minds. King Philip's extensive develop- mental reading program is taught by Mrs. Alice- Church, director, and Miss Sandra McKenzie. LANGUAGE ARTS: A PREPARATION FOR LIFE Language arts instruction at King Philip is designed to awaken the minds of the students to the many worlds of the past, the present, and the future, which are implicit in the art of literature and the changing web of language. Through the systematic study of language, reading, com- position, oral speaking and grammar: the students are pre- pared for all walks of life, whether it be for further academic study, entrance into the business world, or home life. Systematic guidance, interpretation of literature and the proper use of scholastic material help to open the doors of the students' minds to a world of culture and knowledge. pi 12 EFFICIENT READING A NECESSITY Developmental reading, which is not remedial in essence, includes within its learningfteach- ing structure the following skills: word recog- nition, word attack, vocabulary development, comprehension, rate, critical reading, the listen- ing and study skills. The course is set up to develop efficiency and power in reading. With the increased emphasis being put on test scores for entrance into college, industry, and the service, it becomes increasingly ap- parent that no student can afford not to develop his reading skills to the greatest degree. Veteran teacher and chairman of King Philip's fine English de partment is Mrs. Grace Capron is Miss Gail Wexler, faculty adviser to the Ski Club, discusses with her tenth grade English class the necessity for good gram- mar and proper construc- tion. English staff members: Miss Mary Kelleher, Miss Gail Wexler, Mrs. Patricia Ferney, Miss Noreen Meegan, Mr. Stanley Hamilton, Mrs. Reyna Silvera, Mrs. Eleanor R. Alter, and Mr. James Black: during the present academic year are putting a great deal of emphasis on the need for good creative writing.