Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

Page 23 text:

Aiding Georgia Wood in entering an English class is Anneta Argyres, while Dr. Shohet gets some help from Anne Doherty. Lining up to be scheduled for an English class, students wait patiently. Larry Frank, an arena aid, points out a possible course choice to Kathy Reem. Chaotic Scheduling 19

Page 22 text:

The floor of the arena as seen from the bleach- ers. Selecting a gym class is easy for Brian Curran with the help of Mr. Lord and his personal aid, Richard Angevine. 18 Chaotic Scheduling Chaotic Scheduling As the school year comes to a close and everyone has suffered through two days of finals, only one event re- mains before summer vacation: are- na. Arena gives students the freedom to choose the courses they want, at the most convenient time, and with the teacher they desire. Instead of com- puter scheduling, each student makes up his own “program”’. About a week before the arena each student receives a master sched- ule which he uses to create several possible schedules. Arena begins by walking through the gym and the boys’ locker room and being checked off by numerous people at assigned posts. The student is then admitted to the ‘“‘arena”’, otherwise known as the field house. Inside there is often chaos as people run around trying to ar- range schedules effectively. Every student must stand in line for each subject he plans to take and then must pick up a computer card which in- sures him a place in the class. He can only hope that once in the field house the classes that he wants are not al- ready filled. Having collected all their cards, all students then go through a final series of checkpoints. Finally the process is complete and the student emerges, dazed but relieved. Summer vacation may then begin.

Page 24 text:

This summer the student library was renovated, and as a result the sci- ence building lost two classrooms. Formerly the library was cramped with little room for books or students. Administrators knew that the high school’s accreditation would be low- ered because of insufficient library facilities. The media center and the library are now one. For the first few weeks of school books were scattered across the floor as the workmen had not yet completed the renovation and the librarians had not had enough time to reshelve all the books. Even in November books were arranged on tables and around the walls. Now the library is more spacious but it contin- ues to be filled with busy students. Oftentimes it is impossible even to find a seat. Although it is the perfect place for quiet study, the new atmo- sphere of the library still is conducive to socializing. From H to L, these non-fiction books were scat- tered across the floor at the start of school. Doing some analysis at a carrel is Christina Wilgren. Before and After 40 88 ax, or Books were piled to the ceiling — well, almost. ong = = = = Pa — = pated