Niles Township High School East - Reflections Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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trf fiQwinq tfidministfiatm § OFFER GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION Despite the pressures of our ever increasing stu¬ dent body, Dr. Mason and our teachers strive to meet the needs of each of us. Conferences between our homeroom teachers and parents provide oppor¬ tunities for educational, vocational, and personal guidance to help us and our families better under¬ stand our abilities and interests. The varied curriculum provides opportunities for the development of these different abilities and in¬ terests. Variety of subject offerings, however, is not allowed to substitute for the basic learnings ap¬ proved by tradition; consequently, of the thirty-two required credits, sixteen must be gained in the fields of English, science, mathematics, and history. Furthermore, our choice of electives is so planned that, on the completion of four year ' s work, our knowledge and skills will have been developed in a pattern suitable to our abilities and post-graduate plans. To achieve these educational goals, the faculty has expanded to keep pace with the increasing number of students. Of the seventy-five members of the staff, fifteen were hired this year, six as replace¬ ments and nine as additions, thereby injecting new ideas and vitality into the life stream of the school. This, then, is Nilehi—a school changing, growing in its student body, faculty, and physical plant, yet remaining constant to its ideal of helping each of us build the best possible life for tomorrow!