Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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Doug Fogerty and Linda Ludeman. Three counselors are on hand to help students with their problems. in self-evaluation Teachers and guidance counselors join in their efforts to help those who plan to begin work immediately after graduation. The student's in- terests and capabilities are evaluated. In the guidance office there is a wealth of information on various vocations. Students are encouraged to investigate broad areas of work before mak- ing final decisions. ln the spring the guidance department ar- ranges for each senior to visit counselors from occupations in which he displays an interest. lt is hoped that by talking with and observing people in occupations students may better under- stand their chosen field before seeking employ- ment. Although counselors do not practice clinical psychology, they are able to help students with personal problems. Often counseling with an adult other than a parent can be of great aid in helping a young person. Problems directly related to school can often be solved through the help of the guidance department. The department often finds that it can guide not only students but parents to a better under- standing of the school system and of their child- ren's particular problems. Through the efforts of l-lelen Fullerton, Dick Banning and Cecil Mott, guidance counselors, students are given every possible chance to choose the best future and to profit from high school training. The guidance department has taken the puzzled look out of many eyes and hos helped many teen-agers find jobs which fit their interests and abilities. O O 9 GETTING GUIDANCE-l-lelen Fullerton, guidance counselor, chats with senior Dana Lichty about scholarship prospects. .li l w fm. fascwz 99751 ,fu Ct xi -W GRADUATION TIME-Checking credits as he holds a student's cumulative record is Cecil Mott, guidance counselor. EDITOR-C0UNSElOR7Dick Banning, guidance director and mem- ber of the State Guidance Committee, studies a manuscript page from the State Guidance l-landbook that he has been editing. Itnnnaaagnu

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WHERE TO GO? - College-bound seniors John Burkart, Jerry Currie and Rodney Gray look through college catalogs as they make preparations for the coming year. PIN-UP GIRL-Deanne Dillabough, guidance office secretary, pins up a thought-provoking quotation on the bulletin board. THE LINEUP - Waiting for advice from the counselors in the guidance office are Sharon Gordon, Steve Momberg, Counselors help Puzzled eyes express the doubt of the seven- teen-year-old boy when he looks to his future. Should l go to college? he wonders. Will l be able to do college level work? How do l get accepted? What should I major in? Which col- lege should I consider? Another boy knows he wants to get a job as soon as he is graduated. He knows he wants to start earning his living, but he doesn't know how he wants to earn it. Which job should he choose? How should he look for a job? A ycung girl who has a difficult time with her studies wonders if she might not be better off to quit school and look for a job. She wonders if maybe she is just studying the wrong thing. They all wonder, they all have decisions to make. ln many cases those decisions will change the course of their lives. The guidance department helps each student make the decisions in line with his educational, vocational or personal objectives. Guidance helps the student help himself. At the beginning of the school year, each senior is interviewed by the department. His credits are checked and his future plans are discussed. Sophomores and juniors also consult with the guidance department about scheduling subjects for the next year. The department further aids the student in his educational development by interpreting test scores on the Iowa Tests of Educational Develoo- ment KITEDD, the American College Tests fACTl, the Scholastic Aptitude Tests CSATJ and the Na- tional Merit Scholarship Tests.

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Cooks and custodians While the Masonian can boast of a 50-year history, another important port of school lite, the cafeteria pro- gram, is relatively new. The familiar hot lunches have been available to high school students for only six years. ln pre-cafeteria days, students either brought lunches or went home during the hour-long noon break. This year, 400-600 students daily ate the nutritious, well-prepared meals, costing only 30 cents. Cafeteria manager, Virginia McBrearty, was responsible for see- ing that the serving ran smoothly and swiftly. Helping her were Ruth Dalton, Gerry Chinander, Berneice Nassen and Elsie Wiggins. The three-shift program was used again, with approximately 200 students being served during each half-hour shift. The o-la-carte items were again popular this year. Girls on diets and boys who wanted something extra were able to choose salads, desserts, Dogwood sand- wiches or chocolate malts. CHANGE NEEDED-One of the duties of Marjorie Voss, office secretary, is making change in the cafeteria. OPERATION LUNCH - Preparing for hungry students are cooks Gerry Chinonder, Elsie Wiggins, Berneice Nassen and Ruth Dalton. DUMP IT - Custodians Eddie Kline, Harold Price and Dick Miller load a truck with a day's collection of trash. w,NE ,iiff,,iifd:,Lif,! V