Mont Pleasant High School - Montaneer Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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Dignity and tradition is carefully preserved at Mont Pleasant High School, but there has al- ways been an active interest in the changing trends in education. The administration at Mont Pleasant not only strives to maintain an atmos- phere conducive to learning, but also does its utmost to keep the courses at Mont Pleasant up-to-date and appealing. Mr. Collins, our prin- cipal, has stressed curriculum development, as can be seen by the addition of the pre-kinder- garten and social psychology course. Mr. Quick, our new assistant principal and head of the Guidance Department, is also active in curriculum study. His main duties are con- cerned with the Mont Pleasant students and the upholding of school rules. Mr. Zizzi, assistant principal and chairman of the Technical Depart- ment, is also involved in curriculum change. The new metallurgy laboratory has prompted a com- plete revision of the mechanical program. Thus, do the new and the old develop side by side. Their sound judgment and co-operation have greatly inspired the efforts of the faculty to make repeated forward strides in handling the prob- lems of a large comprehensive school. Mr. Zizzi, assistant principal and Technical Department chairman, scans a progress report for his department. 7 Mr. Custer Quick, our new assistant principal, ponders his newly acquired duties.

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Mr. Joseph Collins, Mon» Pleasant principal, pauses a moment to check the day's agenda. Dignity and Tradition Unchanging 6

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Councelor, Dr. Frank Mayer Mr. Aldinger, vocational guidance counselor, explains to Nikki Verlotte the correct procedure to use in applying for a civil service exam. Guidance: Beacon to the Future Secretarial Staff Central Treasurer, Mrs. Alice Miron Technical Secretary, Mrs. Olga Ahnert Secretary to Assistant Principal, Mrs. Guidance Secretary, Mrs. Jean Orzell Elaine Sandler The function of Mont Pleasant's Guidance Depart- ment has always been to help its students and graduates adapt to the tides of the changing world in which they must live and work. This year two new members have been added to the department to implement this goal. Mr. Frank Mayer is currently working toward a doctorate in guidance at Gslumbia University. Miss Margaret Ber- gen returned to the department this fall after a year's absence during which time she fulfilled her resident requirement for a doctorate of education in adminis- tration. Mr. Aldinger is our liaison representative for job placement in our community. It is his duty to find part-time jobs for those students still attending school and to help students find full-time employ- ment after graduation. The guidance office is really the hub of all activi- ties that involve the community and the school. It is, in effect, the nerve center for all changes and activities, new and old. With the expansion of the office, all Mont Pleas- ant students are now assured of receiving personal direction from one of the five counselors; thus per- sonal interviews, which are supplemented by tests, insure the student of being guided through their best abilities in vocational preferences. 8