Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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During his sabattical year, Mr. Villeneuve lived with his family in France for the 1975-1976 season. He noticed many differences between the academic structures in France and those in the United States. One of the major points is that high school students in the United States are more college oriented, while a large percentage of French students choose some type of competitive vocational school instead. Other young people begin on-the-job training in direct preparation for their future careers. Those students going from high school to vocational school are limited in number because of the few schools offered and the inconvenience of their locations. France, in trying to alleviate this situation, is building more high schools to better educate the young people. Mr. Villeneuve feels that this will only cause more problems, because using the money to build high schools limits the funds available for the construction of voca- tional schools, which would be more profitable to the students. France is working to abolish this situation, Mr. Villeneuve says, but it will be a long, slow struggle. 12

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1. Virginia Allison 2. Donald Ladd 3. Eve Dolgin 4. Russell Cobbs 5. Nancy Eaton 6. Melvin Grant 7. Ann Marie Lynch 8. Mary Ellen Minechiello 9. Olivio Lopes 10. Susan Broderick 11. Judy Pincus 12 Bibe Schnitzer 13. Philip Glynn 14. Roger LeBlanc 15. Claire Satta 16 Kathleen Bennett € ¥ 1 5 j B m ■Hf — •■i - 111 mk -£U M » Ml 14 ■ W 11

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■ 1. Ann Meder 2. David Ostrander 3. Wil- liam Whittaker 4. Roger Morin 5. Robert Potvin 6. Carol Rahkonen 7. Dennis Pike 8 Emile Kahan 9. Kenneth Justin 10. Ray- mond Villeneuve 1 1 . Nancy Dudley 1 2. Mi- chael McCarthy 13. Vito Riccio 13