Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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,cons-elors Advice guides students in future Counselors are faculty members assigned to advise students on per- sonal, academic and vocational mat- ters. This is only a portion of the duties shared by a counselor. Counselors help students recognize their potentials and talents. They guide students in making college choices and discovering scholar- shipffinancial aid. They deal with people's hopes and dreams. Advisors often find themselves in- volved in family matters, boyfgirl relationships and peer matters. I definitely take a personal interest in my kids. One must deal with the whole person, not just the scholar or the job seeker, related Sophomore Counselor Mr. Tom Lewis. Counselors agree on the qualities that make for a good advisor. Loving people, being a good listener and having a sense of humor are impor- tant characteristics. The ability to make a student feel accepted is a quality that is most helpful in counseling, said Mrs. Meador. Freshman Counselor Margaret Love explained that in several in- stances it was years later that a forthcoming thank you was shown to her. Once a college professor com- pared counseling and teaching to mowing the lawn. The classroom teacher mows the grass and can see the good she had accomplished, but the counselor mows and sees no results. VU by Leslie Simon Students who received C-4 were offered the counseling of Mrs. Nan McNabb. She listened to the students' problems and offered answers and special help. Photo by Mark Shearer. Students visited the office of Freshman Counselors and telephones are constant com Aid to lunior students from counselor Mrs. Anna McKay for advice in panions. Senior counselor Mrs. Patricia Maxy schedules to solving personal problems preparing next year's schedule. Photo by Mark talks about another item on her agenda. Photo vided by Iunlor Counselor Mrs Shearer. 162 I Counselors by Howard Holsomback. Meador Photo by Howard Holsomback

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I Q aides gave teachers a break on type tasks. Mrs. Mary Io Carter, mother Freshman Bill Carter, types up a worksheet an English class. Photo by Mark Shearer. JV Q bis Students afflicted with the dreaded I didn't study for my English test disease found solace from teacher aide Mrs. Ianet Marsh. Photo by limmy Tomforde. Beneficial to students and teachers, volunteers are an asset in finishing various respon- sibilities. Mrs. Chris Iohnson xeroxes some papers. Photo by Mark Shearer. Parents can now volunteer to help teachers Students who were not feeling well could find and staff members through the School relief in the clinic. Senior Iana Norris gets her Volunteer Program. Barbara Levoy gives her temperature taken by nurse Mrs. Ianet Marsh. time twice weekly. Photo by Mark Shearer. Photo by Charles KeFauver. Aides O 161

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seek guidance from counselors Mrs. Love, Mrs. Ann McKay, Mrs. Norma Mrs. Nan McNab, Mrs. Pat Maxcy Mr. Tom Lewis. Photo by lim Tomforde. 'Wei M6 H-..1 ,sf ill it acknowledging the influence of Ma Bell is Among stacks of papers and files, Counselor E . . . he Counselor Mr. Tom Lewis. Between Margaret Love takes a brief minute to relax chats with a friend. Photo by Howard while reviewing report cards. Photo by Howard Holsomback. K.. 5 x ' f -- Counselors O 163