Lampeter Strasburg High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Lampeter, PA)

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I The guidance department of Lampeter-Strasburg High School operates under the leader- ship of Mrs, Mary Kammerer, full-time counselor, and Mr. Jacob Wine, part-time coun- selor. These teachers devote their time to helping students solve daily school problems and to preparing them for future years as adults. Classroom instruction in this course begins with the seventh grade and ends with the ninth grade, During this course of study, students are taught how to live and get along with their families and fellow men, how to develop proper study habits and how to choose intelligently a lifetime , ,E career. 4 After the ninth grade, guidance is administered privately to students who apply to the guidance counselors for special help. Various tests are administered by the guid- ance department to the students of all grades. These tests include aptitude lsl and mental ability tests and sample ss college boards examinations. in , iii sa. , 'ff-mm. at 'vw Mrs. Kammerer discusses with Mr. Wine the results of a previous test taken by several students ll

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Mr. Wilson explains a change in curriculum to Veda Kay Sollenberger and Gary Groff. As you receive this edition of the Pioneer, school for this year will for all practical purposes be history. This book is in a real sense a story of the year. Our congratulations to the staff for this fine production. The school year saw some notes of progress. Our school was given accreditation in the Middle States Associa- tion of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The curriculum was revamped to include more science and mathematicsg additional counseling service was provided. These are several of the more noteworthy changes. However, one cannot view the picture as all being well. Some problems are also apparent. A shortage of good teachers still exists. Many schools have crowded rooms. Discrimination because of race in some areas continues. The population growth will require additional schools to be built. Recently a number of bond issues to build new schools have been rejected by the public. All of this indicates the need for constant evaluation of the American education system. We trust this year has been a successful one for you. Success must be measured in terms that include more than academic achievement. Success in life will be reflected in qualities such as cooperation, attitude, honesty, getting along with people, punctuality and other similar character traits. We hope our school program has helped you to this end. To the seniors, best wishes for success. In spite of the feeling of many students that they will be glad when they are out of school, we find many tell us that they didn't realize how much it meant to them. We hope you will come back to visit us as your schedule permits. If we can be of help to you do not hesitate to let us know. Congratulations and best wishes for all! Sincerely, Gd!-P 73. Wlewf-ev Paul B. Wilson 10

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Keeping in mind that a student who isn't physically fit cannot learn pr perly, the school up- holds its health department as a very important part of the educational syst m. The purpose of the health program is to try to prevent sickness rather than to treat it. In order to fulfill this purpose, Miss Dorothy Binkley, the school n rse, gives and assists in giving various types of examinations to students throughout the year. These different types ofexamining include visual and audiometric screening, physical examinations and dental examinations. Every student was weighed, measured and had his eyes checked this year. An audiometric examination was given to eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade class members. Eleventh grade pupils and allthose participating in sports were given physical examinations. Dental examinations were given to seventh graders. Besides Miss Binkley , other personnel ofthe health department are Mrs. Robert L. Adams, Dr. Joseph Prowell, and Henry C. Stouffer, Jr.,D,D.S, .gf School nurse, Miss Binkley, checks dental equipment in the health room. 12