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

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l»l»W ! l»iW KI WM I)i W|i!IW l! tKi» l ( PI i | l | | l i PWW 1 • things dntne ducational scene cire truly changing — fromg||jKgBl|iati|)nal tc the local level, we, as high school students in 1972, have lived through more changes at niles east than ever before in the history of the sch61)l last year, the open campus program was initiated making niles east one of the most innovative and modern high schools in the cou WBtadj Jlii new program, students can utilizeitheir free time as they see fit. the r study halls, library passes, and the eight to three day in general have been alleviated, the success crffWIs program hinged on one thing — could the stu- s handle the responsibility, many thought not. yet, open campus proved rfself an pverwhelming success due to the efforts of the student body. ur yeats ag , such an undertakthg at the secondary schkool level was unheard- of. now, it is a reajjty. | - the grading system has als been changed, in previous years, an extra point -was added to a grade received in an nonors or advanced placement course, this year, the school operates on a strict 4.0 basis, the honors and advanc coilfseaatemain, however without the extra point advantage. administrative changes have also taken place this year. tWe individual depart- mefits of previous years were incorporated into more generarafvisjons. in addition, the department head have been replaced by more gener ze ji administrative directors, this change was effeptu ated to clarify the ambigu- ous position of the department chairmen -= were th,ey teachers or adminis- trallBrs. the new administrative system has cleare up that stocky situation. however, amidst all this apparent turmoil, the basic gl!tal of our educational system remains unchanged: to give its students the finest education a high school can offer, the charjges and improvements will contiruie until that goal is at least partially satisfie age: