Neptune High School - Trident Yearbook (Neptune, NJ)

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l, . U sf 'Q' Dunshee Becomes 'A New A 7 ul 1 f f 4 f Superintendent ' .4 ZWIZQQ, f 1' ' Z 5 6 s 1 fe C WWWMJM Top left: Mr. Dunshee confers with Mrsfjanice Sweeney and Mr. William Moore. Above: Mr. Terranova offers his help. Left: Mr. Puleio brings a financial matter to Mr. Dunshee's attention. Lower left: Secretary Mrs, McGirr helps her new boss get through piles of paperwork. Q, Neptune Township School System has a new Superintendent. Mr. Roy E. Dunshee, the former principal of the Junior High School, was chosen to replace Dr. Christie. The responsibilities of the job are varied from day to day, but basically, Mr. Dunshee is overseer of everything that goes on. He is the chief officer of the district respon- sible for all educational programs, staff, buildings, students, and the twenty-one million dollar budget appropriated for the Neptune Township Schools. Mr. Dunshee enjoys the variety of his job. No two days are exactly alike and that helps to keep boredom from setting in and making the job unpleasant. He does, however, miss working in a school at times. He enjoys being where the action is. One message he wished to convey to the students of Neptune Senior High School was this: Your high school years are the best years of your life. Do not waste them. Make every moment count and be the best you can because there is no going back. Heed well this advice for it will take you far if you will let it. 63

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Guilt Gr ot? You Decide You've been chosen to be a mem- ber of the jury for the United States vs. James Snodgrass mur- der trial. lfirst, a little about the case. On the night in question, the victim Bob Burley was shot to death by the defendant. What you, the jury, must decide is whether Mr. Snodgrass shot Mr. Burly in self-defense, or whether it was cold-blooded, premeditated murder This was the task set before the participants in a Mock Trial com- petition. Students took on the roles of attorneys, witnesses and jurors to try to prove that their point of view was feasible while the other school's was not. The students participated in a re- gional competition at the Freehold County Court House, and winners went on to compete at the State Tournament at the New Jersey Su- preme Court in Trenton. The advisors for Neptune's Mock Trial program, Mr. Edward Moskal and Mr. Charles Brod- water, put a lot of time and energy into helping students understand more about the justice system. They coached the students on proper questioning techniques and helped them gain a general respect and understanding of how the court system works. N NW wwnwwfw Top right: Christina Torsiello presents her side of a case to her class. Center: Members of the competing Mock Trial team perform part of their case during Open House. Far right: Mr. Moskal critiques the students' perfor- mance. Right: Kimble Cannon, Jason Blum, and Denise Aleman of the prosecution listen to testimony from the defense. Above: Thomas West answers questions at the witness stand. 62 ii,- .f 3. --,- 5 Y if if-i 5 it fr it 61? erm MW

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New Teachers Add To Academic Excellence At the beginning of the school year, ten new teachers joined the high school's staff. Coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, they added to the academic and athletic excellence that our school strives for. One of these new teachers, Mr. Patrick Keefe, is the job developer of the newly cre- ated Business-Industry Advisory Council. Mr. Keefe hopes to help this district become even more competi- tive in vocational preparation. Another teacher new to the high school is Mrs. Slater, a graduate of Hampton and Columbia Universities. This year she assumed the job of chorus director after holding a similar position in the Junior High for the r Ft Above: Mrs. Sharin teaches her class about fractions. Top right: Ms. Ruth assists two of her volleyball students. Right: Mrs. Strauch enjoys a cold coke. Far right: Miss Newman stirs enthusiasm among her students. 64 last 13 years. She believes that while procedures may vary from school to school, teaching young people is al- ways the same. A new addition to the Science Dept. was Mr. Habeck, who brought a wide variety of teaching experience to the school. His main goals are to develop a science program to meet the needs of the applied biology students and es- tablish himself as both a fair and re- sponsible teacher. Mrs. Sharin, a graduate of Georgian Court, was a new recruit into the Math Dept. Having enjoyed her first teaching experience, she hopes to teach her future students to have a positive attitude toward their educa- tion, especially in math- One of the more publicized new math teaches was Mr. Amabile, who lead the Pliers to the completion of a highly successful season. Another coach, Miss Ruth, joined the Phys. Ed. Dept. and hopes to continue coaching field hockey while pursuing a mas- ters. Gymnastics Coach Scola 'also joined the Phys. Ed. staff. Other new teachers this year in- cluded Miss Newman who was active in the development of the Program of Optional Learning, Mrs. Strauch, a mid-year replacement in the English Dept., and Mrs. Smith, the new Latin teacher. N,,,,,,,,,.,.a.-.-ov. Q. . I