Menlo Atherton High School - Yearbook (Atherton, CA)

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As juniors and seniors our problems become more complex, for in the future looms the problem of graduation and college. Through our high school years our counselors have guided Us in our choice of curriculum in preparing for college, for the business world, or for whatever held we may enter. The counselors pictured above have advised juniors and seniors on many of their problems, both social and academic, since the time they entered high school as freshmen. From left to right, they are, top row: Mr. Murray, who counsels seniors, Mr. Dorfmeier, juniors, and Mr. Polon, seniors, Bottom row: Miss Mijares, secretary, Miss Henry, seniors, Miss Gibson, juniors, and Miss Pippin, secretary. one unno- V7 ov X xlfvf Freshmen and sophomore students need a great deal of help during their hrst two years in deciding what courses to take, and in becoming adjusted to the maze of a huge high school like Menlo':Ktherton. The counselors who guide these students are willing to lend a listening ear and a helping hand whenever they can to their underclassmen counselees. From left to right, they are, top row: Mrf.-Xustin, who counsels sophof rnores, Mr. Maxwell, sophomores, Mr. Goularte, freshmen, Mr. O'Donnell, freshmen, and Mr. Tomaszewslci, freshmen. Bottom row: Mr. Sheppard, sophomores, Miss Han' lon, sophomores, Miss Arends, freshmen, and Mr. Lavin, sophomores. Not pictured is Mr. McClean, freshmen.

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lg!! its Maintaining school policy for the three schools in the Sequoia Union High School District is but one of the many discussion points the Board uf Trustees talk over, Twice a month these elected representatives meet to discuss and dehate curriculum, administration, enrollment, and various other topics as they come up. Sequoia, Carlmont, and lvlenlo'Atherton, the components of this district, are fortunate to have such an ahle and willing Board. From left to right, they are: Mr. Ferris Miles, Mr. John Cost, Dr. Rex Turner, superintendent, Mrs. Rae Caplan, presi- dent, Mrs. Helen Kerwin, Mr. Scovel Mayo, assistant superintendent, and Mrs. Bernat, Dr. Turner's secretary.

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ALICE MELVIN MAROUERITE JOHN THOMAS SAMUEL AMES APPLEBAUM ARENDS ARMS BROWN D1SIBIO 11- lls' 'KK li I STANLEY PATRICIA DOROTHY ADOLPH LEONARD RUSSELL DORFER GILLESPIE HANLON HANSEN HENARD HOWARD '7 ff'- RUTH PATRICK MARY LOUISE McGEEHAN NAIL RIORDAN ROGERS it gf ie' MARVIN JAMES RAYMOND FRANK SHAW SNIDER SOMERS ZEPEZAUER 22 nglish Department With twenty'two teachers on the staff and one hundred and three classes on the daily schedule, the English Department is the largest one at MenlofAtherton. In addition to the regular English courses, electives are ofIered in both beginning and advanced speech, drama, and journalism. An extrafcurricular activity directed by teachers of English is OAK LEAv11s, the school literary magazine published annually, Awards are given to those students who submit outstanding work to this publication. Other activities include Writers Club, plays, debates, and speech tournaments. Students also contribute class compositions and poetry for publication in the Palo Alto teenfage column, Under the guidance of Mr. Shaw, they also do publicity columns for area newspapers telling of events of interest and importance that have taken place at Menlo-Atherton. The activities in the courses offered in the English Department come under the headings of reading, writing, and listening. The major objective in English is to enlarge one's ability to read with understanding, to speak with clarity, to write effectively, and to develop an appreciation for literature both through a study of selected classics and a leisure reading program, Some MenlofAtherton students use their English education here as a groundwork leading them into higher and better things in college and in the business world. Not pictured is joseph Cannizzaro. Mrs, Riordan is the department head.