La Puente High School - Imagaga Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Wffh Expert Advice 4 - 1 A seniors made inquires about college and work to Harold 'vs Pearce and Mrs. Georgia Dells, PR and specialized students were counseled by Daniel Richard and Mrs. ...cf- Helen De Simone, respectively. Likewise, students who sought vocational information were instructed to see Louis Ridder, while William Sandison counseled boys 'L about military service and registered I8-year-olds for the draft and Miss Ruth Leger supplied seniors with ' f available scholarship information. Guidance Secretary, f Mrs. Lorabelle McPhetridge, saw to it that the staff was ' A not without clerical help, for she was assisted by some :QQ-QQ , . -. if. i -wzagk' 30 student clerks during each day. I ' .-f,g,1ff1 ' In addition, Mr. Mauch and his staff did follow-up studies on graduates, whether they were attending col- lege or iust holding a iob. College Night for iuniors anicl seniors was sponsored in January by the department to clear -up many questions ranging from courses re- quired at college and the amount of money needed to attend. They also pre-registered and held orientation sessions for eighth graders in February when they met with parents, teachers, and students of various schools. DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE, Patrick Mauch being the school psycholo- gist, helped the counselors advise students about their problems. SENIORS and parents took advantage of the question period on College Night when representatives explained facts about their respective colleges. DIRECTOR Patrick Mauch administered a battery of tests to Freshmen, thereby giving counselors necessary information. H-ms

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Unrfersfanrffng Counse ors ufcfeal fuclenfs J l . L -4 rf., I V, ff. 5 f J . ' . ,.'l 'TTI' COLLEGE ENTRANCE exams must be taken soon, cautioned Mrs. Georgia Dells, counselor, vvhile showing samples to Eileen Volpe. AM I CAPABLE of carrying the college prep course? How many units are needed for graduation? What scholarships are available? These questions and many more like them on necessary program changes or iob opportunities, Patrick Mauch, director of guidance at LaPHS, and his willing staff of nine sympathetic coun- selors attempted to answer when some 2,000 students came to their offices for advice during their four years on campus. Other problems the counselors endeavored to iron out included causes of failures and unco-operative behavior of students. Director Mauch also administered batteries of tests to all freshmen and transfer students, the CAT to all English classes, the SQT and National Merit Qualifying Test to iuniors. Counselors for each class and special field served the students with patience and understanding. Counselors Melvin Harrison and Patrick Mauch guided inexperienced Freshmen into the right channels, while Counselors William Sandison and Mrs. Helen Black advised the engrossed sophomores. Settled iuniors received professional help from Coun- selors Louis Ridder and Miss Ruth Leger, and serious LA PHS COUNSELORS: Daniel Richard, PR , Mrs. Helen DeSimone, special education, Louis Ridder, seniors, Miss Ruth Leger, iuniors college, Mrs. Helen Black, sophomores, Patrick Mauch, director, Melvin Harrison, freshman, William Sanclison, sophomores, military, Harold Pearce, seniors, college, Mrs. Georgia Dells, seniors, scholarships.

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Sclzoof uppfiecf Aucfio '53 N ri 7 l l T l Visual Aiofs, Taxis TODAY l'd like To schedule The audiTorium for social sTudies films all nexT week. How does This Tape recorder work? May I have an operaTor for The record player for Friday nighT's dance? All of These orders and quesTions were prompfly filled and an- swered by RoberT Jenkins, audio-visual direcTor aT LaPHS and his well-Trained group of sTudenT Tech- nicians. As a service To The school, Mr. Jenkins was charged wiTh The responsibiliTy of operaTing and mainTaining The sound and picTure reproducTion equipmenT for use by The Teachers in The classrooms. He TaughT his sTudenTs how To operaTe, seT up, and keep in good condiTio'n all sound and visual educa- Tion equipment They made aluplicaTe Tape record- ings, Taped records, operafed The public address sys- Tem in The gym, on The field, in The Wigwam, anol aT The swimming pool. WiTh headquaners This year locafed in The former Guidance DeparTmenT, Mrs. JusTine Parnell, audio-visual secreTary, checked equipmenT in and ouT, ordered films for The various deparfmenfs, and scheduled Teachers and operaTors for The showing of films. She was also Driver Edu- caTion secreTary and TexTbook Clerk. She scheduled sTudenTs for behind-The-wheel Training, issued learn- ers' permiTs and kepT Track of The hours The insfruc- TEXTBOOK CLERK, Nils lim' iiil l'ii v-v- ll lla-los if-ffwiniii Textbooks, 'WIP'---T 'i i-- 'Iii -I-HT'--I V T-if -'-'il will-'H'-' if- and OUT. Tors TaughT. As Texfbook clerk, Mrs. Parnell was responsible for The Thousands of TexTbooks used by sTudenTs, These she processed and had rebound. AUDIO--VISUAL ii i--i viii T full.-I' I.-ni-,T will .T -iiii lv' -T' I LUPHS THAT PROJECTOR has been ordered, sTaTed AXV director Robert Jenkins To inf-lic y wil T-qwiiiii--iii 'mil Li-in v in 'np iiinil.ii,i,. in Use. Jusiine Parnell, secreTary, while sTudenT Technician Don Huey spliced film is is ' H - , ... -I 5 5 5 Ti. i 9,3 ,, if ff T 26 -3'