McCann Technical School - Artisan Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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'ch 18, I976 '-wwf 11.3-1,5 -. , :s.' v., 'rwv Q1 any-nn m.vn.mu Bicentennial technology This large window mural at McCann School and features techrmluencnl advances rather was fingerpainted by students at the school than the usual blcc-ntl-mnal tht-nu achnology theme McCann students fingerpoinl mural w0RfH .-XDAMD - -11003 till lun! lrlow mural departing 300 xt-.urs nl hnnlngy has bel-n fmicrpnlntr-n by dents nl Nh-funn nth-,wt llhrzurg 'he lden vlra rnntenred by Xln-han-I la, .1 yunmr ln the drafting clvpnrt -nt, and uns nnflrrlaken to vm- asm- tcchnnlnxtlral adunres, smru 'farm ls a lerhmcal school, rnlhvr lnthe-usuall7lrt'rllvnnlaltt1eme wtartmu mth Paul Knorr. n xrrsmlth, ll dt-vlcts Ben l-'mnklln d elertmtly Kuttv llavlk .md llllnllnn. lhv lnrnl tn. .md mu prndurllnll nhl l:.lvulnnllnrul,ll rmwlrtml Xlt llnslmwrl- tht' wvnf putt-r, tell-phnvw plmnw:l',lDh, Salk sncllrn' .lnvf XKNX .und spar:- lecllrwloll lhu -vnu-r tvultllww ,un :turn-rllnn ll.xu nlth .z ltllulnlmn.lru snlduer llnnkvn on 1-llhtfr -mv hx .ln eagle- .md lrbl-:tx lil-ll tr the mp nl the wmrlnu Xnwrun ls shrill-rl out ne.nnsl,uunruc Ihr- ll.llnm. mr. 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I 'A' 71 A f' I- r. 1 ' Vi 'QV 0 l -L o F' Y 5 R' rr ' V ' S .. 1 ,, 1 I 1 I6 -The Tronscrlpt luesdoy September Zl, I976 S for , B'-naffff Y.- v .., This McCann School vvrsmn of a Charley Brown Fhrxslmas was made- by Fhrlstins- Fhoquettc. left. and Mlchvllrf Lame of the school's rlxstributxve educatlnrl departnm,-nl The ln' slructor IS Mxrlwar-I Naughton Vfranscrlpt photo-Tra bold: McCann board should not dismiss teachers tonight I :lm a student at f lf Mcl.ann Terhmcal School lt us my belnrf that the prnposed r'llmln.1tmn uf valuable tenured tenths-rs wlll only help sup port the dr-prerratmn of the srhuol and further derrcase ns clflcrvnft Mcfann ls wr-ll known as an mute standung technical srhnnl The faculty. adrnmzstralilm. student body, and vhc school tummnwo all help to malntann mls hreh rrrfdentlals lf these teachers are rt-nwled from lhexr phsllmns ll may advrraely alfr-vfl the farulty uho wall be forced tn ln' struct more courses These dwlgmns wall also have a dt-flmle lnfluenf-e on future Students belng turned away I base thus premlse on the l-agncal assumption that fewer teachers can not possxbly educate more students and relam peak efflclf-ncy Yfrrjann should not close nts doors on future students Seekmg an educarlan and Mopedesfrion trade Mrfann ls a ualuable part nf Lhls commumly and the doors should Marllyn Less of 31 Overlook Ter. drives her new Moped to McCann School where she IS chalrman of the English department Stroke viclim's recovery 0 family affair fill By JOSEPH C. DAX NORTH ADAMS - The scene was mm the busy hubbub at McCann rhool The leadlng character was a 'zzclwr of students with learning lsnbxlltles. Suddenly. stroke! Within mmutes cbert D Colby, 29, was sufferlng the Herts of nearly romplclc ebrlitalmn The teacher had become rsl llkv hrs students. That was in September. when actors. famlly, and fnends gave Mr olby lutle chance for substantial and urck recovery They still don't know hat caused it. Three months were spent under rrct care at Berkshxre Medical enter in Prttsficld and later at North dams Regmnal Hospital Then, the mg, frustrating task of reacqtnrrnpz oeech and movement skills began Every week, he spends sessions :th speech and physical therapy nrkers at the hospital. He must learn nw to lift his arms, how ta make a 'erlain sound. Even his handshake. enk as it now is, ts a struggle to nordlnate a movement few people 'ver consider. l A slim, towsele-haired young man. l on Colby seems to accept his lsabnlity and plans to work to change He has secured approval from the ' :Cahn school committee to take a :bbatiral leave next year. And the ave rs not just a ploy to get more frowery time Instead. Mr Colby has l l l - -2--he 12- I sl? ,A-an 'VHA ' ll f JV., I 'VM' x X L, l D108 arranged fur .1 rrles of md--npr-ndvnt study nrojr-rts an spvclal nerds Irducatmn through North Adams Slate Follege. Speclal needs deals wlth those' uhh are retarded. emntlonaln dlsturbed. or have Iearnlne, or physical handicaps For my part I am delurmlned not only to return to my prufessmn, hut to return even more rumpetont than when l lefl xl, wrote Mr Colby tn the schoolboard He adds. I tanzhl students wlth learning dlsnbllltxes Nnvl l am lxvrng L through the vxpvrn-me of rlflearnlne the most baslc mnmr nctr.mes My underslandxm: of thi' lenrnlnxi Process has been fleepended tn an rncredlble degree ' Mr Colbys famlly llfr as probably the area where hu dlsabllxtp lntrudes the most llc c1n't shauz harm-sell. for exurnnnr, requlrulg the help of his mfe 'The kxda try tn hr-lp says mfe Susan, but l usually do moslofltf' Thcy've really been great trying to understand tht-lr father. not gellmg rmpatlent lt ther Cant Mrs Colby Mlchael H. Soha. left, and Terry-Lee Davis McCann announces Boy's Slate selections NORTH ADAMS-Howard E. Brookner. director of Pupil Personnnel Services for the McCann School. has announced that thls years nominees for Massachusetts Boy's State are Terry-Lee Davls, the primary delegate. and Michael H, Soha. alternate delegate. to the American Legxon-sponsored program. Davis, son of Mr, and Mrs Ronald Davrs of Mohawk Trail. Florrda, is a jumor in the Electromrzs department. He I5 a member uf me Nauonal Honor Society and plaw f 'arsity baseball and basketball. Soha. san nl' M and Mrs Henry Soha of -l Pl-nlaflr tene, Adams, is a junior tn tw llretongrdipartment. A Nauonal Honor Socxety member. he is Northem Berkshire Connell of the Arts representauve and conceived the xdea and lmplemented Lhe Bicentennial mural at the school library He ls a jumor class repmsentauve and a member of the St Stamslaus Kostka Parrsh folk group, Celebrate Boy's State is a study conference whxch provides young leaders an opportumty for pracucal trarmng ln cruzenshlp and In the funcuon and operation of clty, county, state and national government lt wlll be held June 19-26 fl' .lxsumption College. Wr-r:-r:-P-r fhey wnll represent the Frank R Sules Post, American Legion. NorLh Adams. adds -'Qften Bob must wrxte out hrs messaze Meals. famrly Eames, travel-all need to bn- adyusted when a lamlly lnrluclr-5 a Stroke uctxm l-Ispcrlally troublesome ls the problem of rncome When the breadwmner becomes the vrctrm. some families Suffer For the Cnlbys, the vncatmnal full suck leaxe pay untrl enrher thls month When hrs ellgrbxlxty for that ran out, the cnmmlttee extended payless srrk leaxe for the rest nf the year On sabbatrcal, Mr Colby gets a porunn of his salary Meanwhile hrs wrfe has taken a pub at Carroll's Restaurant ln Wxlllamstmvn I had been a manager mere. then left, Mrs Colby sald. Now l'm back as a ua1tress,Sol m tree to leaxe when I need tn go Frlends have helped, they say Boh's Kappa Delta Phl fralernlty at North Adams mate Cnlleze gate the famxly a check for 31,500 One Lhmg's tor sure Recovery. vuhxle on the shoulder of the stroke vlrtxm, becomes very much a famlly alfaxr We used to go our separate wap s, sand Mrs Colby. Bob wllh school me wlth the klds. but now we dn almost everythxng together The exerclses rontxnue, the fruslratmu comes and mes, slowly Robert Colby plans tn bulld a normal lrfe mu.. 'N Q.- 4-,tx , .- f -.xy ',,,,'u,', 7 be opemnz. not clnsmg tonsequenuy l7fl77ori!5 l Q -rg . Robert D. Colby surldr'nl5 . stroke' 5 -f - - the prr-posed dlsmrssals ln my oplnmn, wxll lr-au' 2 nt-zetne altvtude wxth the teachers futon students .md the student body when the studrntr :lt WI ann w-re mfnrmed that lhret vJllVlelVt1,Zlth::F s jobs were threatened, many wffmvd very concerned I.:-rausv they dont want ln lose three qualmnrl and respectedfffarheri Tomlrhl. the P-fcfann School Vummuttee' will me:-1 vu dump nn our teachers futures lt .i my smlwn hope that those people who are mn, cerned wrlh Mf'Cann S luturp mul .lllend thu mel-tmg through th:-lr presume they fan shun thmr dlsapproval altheserhrlsldl-ratlons Mf'Cann 5 v-dur allnndl process ls not only my funwrn hut snmld ronrorn exfrynnf- m 'he .lrf-a lf 'hose prnpbsals are lullrncfl mm- an: rv- no freedom and nf, :rl urltp ln Ameruran rdur ltnln In the future lf-Hill UQLINSKI H Huh:-rl Nl adams Marie DePauli DAR honors McConn's Miss DePooli NYQRTH All-1'-Ee-if J fl Dr-Paflr 'feueh'-gr f V' me VM ol,-mph, iw fr lr uw V- f sf na-nt.-Q ewpfff.. - ll N ' rmluwn' nf 'M ' ' Amcrwnr. 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. X , nz ,., 31 ai' ,- Je nv ' 5- . ' fl' Viv ' ,1 . rrtnnternpn 'rrumna Domarcfnco -n e Dnznfllnntt students :nl .tlet ttnnt hat n- pn-pnnn't-fl U mi L! UW' ' n4 i'i t-5 is hard? Hlhiltl . -nt t-t.ntnornnnt- modt-l -nl' rn ttovmtl tiny in s'4't'lIn11ft'ftnnnwn'arln'h. sntssutne.t-'ntunnlvft - tnnlnnn't'lit'nn which tsoultl he 1-nntirt-ly sell- lt' ltllltl- umlllllt Bl'llll'. Nvil Svtliilki. Dzitid ,uffH.i,.m, D,,,,m,.m-H cnuld gin. 1. fm, fnanlintski .nnttl Nlielnztel Soha. all seniors. Iessonns to nnortlternt lierkshirn-. they stty, hut I .....rs..., , . Walk the I nne Co com orf: McCann esn gn an School were Q te fmt of Sr-ge ofdefv if 'ta' ft the schooI's main entrance lost evening. Led by John COMYYHHGS members C'ff'V'f'9 fo: U me9 n9 WU ft By JOSEPH C, DAY NORTH ADAMS -- tour students .nt Mcflnnrn school der-nded to lotus thn-nr nffforts on .n routnne class pn-utert - they lrunlt n city - and nov. have some advnte for northern Berkshnre as nl strttyzuln-x to rehnnnld nts slnnmpnng economy Ynnt.t't1'tltnlttrlenr1t haste lessons nn nndepn-nnnIn-rnre. cnoperzntnve lnvnnu. rvryc-lnnt1.and creatnve lhnnknnt: nf you want an eommunnnty to sntrreed say the young ment, .nll ennrnlled tn the draftnnnnj prnntrant at the tocatnnnnal .nnd technneal hnuh school Those were the sknlls that helped them take a project .nsstttned nn tht-tr Current World Affatrs' cottrw and rrrate Dnmaretnc.n, ' thenr vnsnrnn of sn-If-ronlntnc-d ctly ut nearly fftnltfvn er-ons lnczntcd urn tht- wtld uuter edge :1fAn-arctnca 'Ik teher Robert J Snrznrd snmnnly dem nnds a thorough study - dune nndnn .dually or nn a group - of a tupnc relat 'tl both to the socnal sludnes four-I .md the sttndent'sown prmgram :nt Mrfann drafting. anntumoltve mechannes. nr other courses He dndn't plan on seetnu the three- day presntntntnon uf nrnodt-ls, graphs, charts. slnde shows, and theornes that means Domarctnc:n To dn nt rtqht, we had to look nnlo thtngs that make up any ctty. then we ad to fit that to Anarrlneaf' sand Nell 'egala One thnml led to another and we :nded up wnth thnsj' he adds Mt-rannse lwlh Str Snrard and Leonard W Keyes, draftnnq nslructor, want .nrngtnracy and hordughnuss the students - all iennors - were reqtttred to draw I I t-tr-ry ttpnnrtnttnt, hunldnnntz fqtwnnnrt. and fnvld to nnetrnt stale, nrxplatn nts purpose. frnnd nts energy, :md other tasks It knnnd of bothers us that nt took more than R50 hours of work lo get a 1:-nnnnnule slnde prn-st-nt:.lnon. says Mtrhnel ahhh, hut, we learned how tn dnstntplnne ourselves to work on Ihns Itnmznrrtnca. desmte nts nmaunnary status. leaves the tmpresstonn nts concepts arc qunte workable tt's hm, t-kpt-ntsnte. and possnhle, say the students .-ts the numt- nndtrzntvs, each manor sectnon of nhl' t-nnnmunnnty ts covered hy .n grant plqnslnn dome whnch cvwnnefts In nts n,-nghlmrs The cnty ns arranged nnn frnur mayor runes. eat-h wnth sonne rt-sndtnnlra! honnsnne 'Ihnf largest setlnun ns for lndustry and developrnent wnth a populatnon nf 1H,5ltU Othtr vcttorns ln: lude uowrnmt-ntt and ndtntntlnon, nnedncnne and technology and .nertctnlture and reereatnon If that sounds a hit like the trreakdnwn for the nnrth county area, the ynnunni tfraftsrhrn dnn'l deny nt, However. they 'htrnk Domarclnca's dnvnsnuns and sm- .nrv stnntahle for nts polar InCatnun Resndents are housed nn a mnxlurc' of prnsate dwellnrtets and apartments tn each rone The cnmmunnty, whnch would have the same pnlnttcal status as :nn Amt-rtran cllv nn any terrntnry, ns self- stnfftrnt-nt nn fond It produces nts own aurrt ulturul products In 'he controlled climate :nnu gathers seafood from the nearby ocean, lndnnstrtes prrndun-e plasltrs, whnth do not suffer vveathertne effects. for karen 't, Kordana. left, and Marief. 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Arrwrntun Lngnorn ktnvltany for the ,,.l,.n at nt. strl export .Anr pntrnfne-rs pr -- ent the colony from pollutnng the fragnle atmosphere Desalnnnzatnon plants provnde the city wnth water. Sewage ns enther purnfncd and returned to the ocean or treated as fertnlnzer nn the agricultural zone Domes, taller than five Empnre State Bunldingsf' would cuter each zone They' cover a total of eight square mnles. about a thnrd the snre of Adams Cumpaet, hntihly-effrcnenl Domaretnca could carry J prnee tag between S-S00 mnllnon and several bnllnon dollars, the students guess A nuclear power statnon would provnde enerrzy for the eumntunnty, hut would be Isolated nn nts own centraldome, Atornne energy will he the answer, we're nut gonng to be able tn burn ml for the rest of our lnves. predncts Mr Scgala Domznrctnca would probably be at onnphurnc Snnenely, a ulopnaf' sand Mn boha. but admntted the next step nn the protect would be thnnknng out human relatnons Is thenr colony off nn some dnstant future IJnn'l laugh. says young Seitala. theres been talk about puttnng domes over Pnughkeepsne, N Y ,and some places on Inna Island. even Manhattan. and lnvnng nn a polar area nsn't hard nn a proterted envnronment Major contrnbtnttnns to the project Came from Wnlltam Brute and Davnd tialtnskn, Dorothy Genttle, Mc!'ann's anndtua vnsual coordtnator. helped prepare the presentatnun of IIO slndes and a mustcal background wnth seleetnons from the rock group Pnnk Floyd ' School Inbrarnans and other personnel assnsted nn the research WCH How can dismissing McCann teachers advance education? As an Involved student at Charles H Mefarn Technncal school, the recent proposed drsmnssal of three tenured teachers has one extremely nmportant effect nn the students Every Yeal' hundreds or students aPPIY fill' enrollment and more than half are turned away I realnze there ns space and farulty ltmntalnonns and some students snmply do not qualnfy The problem exnsts that many uualnfied students are turned away and nn dernocracnzcd eduratnnn everyone should have the rnght to choose thetr educatnonal guals Acrordnng to the Aprnt B artncle nn The Transcrnpt, James Westall sand snme teachers would he teachnng more rourses nevl year In the nnnth and tenth grades the school planned to take fewer students nn certann fnelds. reduenng class size for the Englnsh and socralstudnesrfeparlments. I cannot understand, nn vnew of the recent decnsnons at my school. how quality educatnon can be advanced There ns a defnnnte Iack of cnmmunneatnon between admtmstratnon and the student body. It ns tronir that those who do communncate. namely the three teachers who art- nnvolved. are the ones who suffer It ns my opnnnon that those people who are the real losers are the students I feel sorry for students who destre thns type of educatnnn butwlll be dented becauseof Mr VtestnlI's reducnng plan MIKE SOHA. 4Pinnacle Lane, Adams. Natnonal Honor aocnely member, Boyshtate Alternate Hortloge, faculty association president. the teoche fs them ond read their signs. 'ni Students back rules McCann stays strict By PATRICIA S.PERKINS NORTH ADAMS-Al Mefantn School, hoys' hanr may not drool? lneluw the ears on the sndes nnr ht-lnw the mtddlr uf the collar nn the hack Those who fanl to nhserve that rule may be esctnrled to the schools cosmetnlogy department for .n free! hatrcut But must students an njnrfng wnllnngly wnlh must ofthe rules 1 Dress shnrts, tnes and slacks - not jeans - are worn to tlass by buys Girls are prohnhnted hy the dress code from wentrtng party dresses, shorts, blue jeans. rump suits, ltnnckers ur worn or shtny corduroy slacks, In autontolnte shop, says A teacher, buys ftv cars all mnrnnml tn overalls, hut rhange so they E0 lo lunch looktng lnke gentlemen ' snme educators and parents are callnrtkl thns ktnd of school a funa damental school But superintendent James It Westrnll who ts admtttedly the drtvnng force behnnd the Mctann dnscnplnne. laughs when nt ns suggested he ns at tht- Iorefrnnt ol educatnonal theory -tl Met ann. he says, thnngs snnnply newer get law the way they dnd al other schools The need for ntnsnnplnne ts more nert-ssary than ever Mr Westznll sans htutfnnnls lark the rcspn-el forsrhnnlannnfauthrnrntytheyonn-ehad 'It's unfortunate we hate tn he su much concerned wnth dnsrnplnne when we are tn tht hnnsnness nf edtnnatnng students. ' Mr Vlestallsays It student caught smoktntg ns elven the henth' for three days The bench' ls an nn-school suspenston No classes, no way to make up tht work mtssed. no free n'ac.ntnun from schrtolfnrmnshehattor Besndes smoklnz, sknpptng after school denlentnun can get you the bench -tl dt-tentnnnn. sludn-nts are rautnuned to snt ereet and remann snlenll' All rule nnfrantnons are noted on in reeord kept nn the nrnncnp.nl's offnckt All punnshments are metntd out thrunnrh nne man. prnncnpal Peter fardnllo Some olnserters sag. ttcvann s toueh rules uork tnecrnuse the xtntdttnngl school ns really an n-vlnnstve prnvatr- school Ihe sthornl can keep enrollment down nn a manageable level. and those who dont wnnforrn tnmply transfer out That entre the School admnnnstrattnn morn rlnut lhen dcalnnti 'mth students than a fyptcalpulnlnr schonI,the crntttssay Just how strnci ns McCann Vw hat do parents and students thnntl about the rnnlesl And why dues the ad- mtntstratnon, Mn' Westall nn par- ticular. clnnng to what some mnghl call nn oppressnve and narrow set of rules and resnnlatnunst The answers are hardly astonnshnng Rnr parents who've deplured the trend to permnssnveness nn society' The students thtnk the rules are necessary The parents are pleased And the admnnnstratnon says.kstmply.ntw'orks l have two sons. already at Mc- f'ann And when my daughter was consndernng gunng lo Drury. the boys were qunel But when she fnnally made up her mnnd. and pncked Mct'ann, the hoys nodded and sand. 'Now you're flnally shnwtng some smartsf sand Arthur Brute. a member of the Mc- Cann Schoulfommttlee The student count-tl members sand they have prupnsed some changes, Theyd lnke to have a place where those who smoke could smoke, They'd lnke to he allowed tu wear turtle-necks wnth thenr slacks or open-collar dress shnrts But the students azreed wnth the theory that dress does affect behannor. and that when thot' are dressed up. they tend tu stay out nf trouble The tendency. when youre nn jeans and sneakers, ts tn get tnto a rowdy nnorntl Vthnrn ymfre more dressed up. you dont want to runn your guutl clothes ll sets the mood. sand James Thomas Mtl ann students have Intlle free. ur as some schnrnls call tt un- structured , lnme Dnnrnng thenr weeks nn whvtp. they work full days Durnng the weeks nn theory and academnc classes. they must squee?e Img Une week what students at other schools learn nn two, the students sand Al last weeks school commnttee rneelnne. members voted tu clnrnnnate stnrne study halls Mr ttestall satd students have not ht-en usnni them for study As a waste of tnme. they were elnmnnated If we had more free tnme, maybe we w'uuldn't he lenrnnng as much. sand Mr Thomas l'he Idea at looser ' schools ns that students wnll fact- pernods of free tnme .rfler they Eraduate They need to learn how lu spend free tnme cul- slrutlnxely, tn take respnnsnhnlnty fb? thrmseltes wnthout someone standing nterthem l I'lte McCann students say they like hvnng tnusy It makes the day go faster for them, they say Besndes, shop -. . ...:......on. teachers don't stand over them They have a certann amount ol work to do and thenr grades reflect the respon- snunlnty they have taken to get tt-nenr work done. Here a hnnt of smueness creeps nnlu the students' faces. Because they are donng all the work regular hngh school students do AND learmng trades. they are really better off, they sand It's your chance tn come here. your decnsnnn If I dont Inke nt, I can go somewhere else and take three classes a day, satd one student. The presndent uf McCann's student counenl artnctntated the school's phnlosophy for the others Il's a hard edged realnly, but maybe that's the way the world out thern: ns when you graduate from school, you have three chotcts, as I see nt, sand Jeff Heupell. the council presndcrnt You can gn to cnllege, gt! nntn the nnnlnlary. ur get a yuh lt at student at Mel ann hurkles down, he can have hns pnrk olthosr-three He mentnoned former Mctann graduates who have Rune un tn the Natal Academy at Annapulrs Asked nf they thnnk Mfftnnn students are nn-V tually better off. all the students nn' tertnewed sand xes 'Most emtnltnyerx are lnuknntg for people who are ,nlrn-arty tranned 'l'h,nt gntes us an edge on the Joh market. 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Theae comeb a time in Zi6e... when Lx Aeemp that we have encoanxeaed all the paoblemb that thin woald haau to o56ea5 when we have congaonted all the Aitaationb that Ki5e hae paeaenied ab withg when we have accomplibhed all thai we have hoped to accomplibhp when peahapa we iiae a Little moae eadilg, and aae abauaedly a Little olden, we ceaiainiy debeave a baeah-- To Ma. webtall the McCann Clabo o6 '77 wiaheb io commend you gon goaa gigteen geann og concean gon oaa 63 iiw N v I S..-Q, 1 Achool and wibheb goa the veag bept in the 6uIuAe. To MAA. waieahoube the McCann Clabb o5 '77 wibheb you a happy aeiiaement. GOODBYE s. I N-. U I nga? V S.,-, -X lwffzj 'x h ' go inf: -, if f Wo? .affix 'T' S