O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Guiding -Your Way to the Top Guidance Counselors Help Students Succeed ,ii -fi Q , . 1.25 I!! There were three different areas established in the guidance department covered by three hardworking people. One area was the office of guidance secretary, controlled by Mrs. Pillar who assured that college and financial aid information was easi- ly accessible. For students who wanted to research colleges would find reference to all the colleges in The second section in the guidance department was counseling and Mr. Pillar was head of the department. One of two counselors, Mr. Pillar was in charge of helping juniors and seniors choose colleges and apply for scholarships. For those who were interested in becoming a stu- dent at O'Gorman, Mr. Pillar was Last but not least, Mrs. Strasser, O'Gorman's other guidance counselor helped students make decisions both educational and personal. She also assisted students planning for their future by selecting challenging classes. Mrs. Strasser worked ,with the students and answered school related ques- South Dakota and the surrounding states. Admission applications and ACT forms could be found in the guidance office as well. Mrs. Pillar wasn't there for the up- perclassmen alone, but for the freshmen and sophomore English classes as well. Students could also buy O'Gorman's famous pens, pencils and notebooks from the guidance office. also in charge of registration and College days. On top of all the many duties of a guidance counselor, Randy Pillar was always available in helping a stu- dent find a suitable part time job. So much came with being a counselor and it was guaranteed that Mr. Pillar was trustworthy and reliable. tions as well as other duties which included assisting U students in selecting a suitable schedule. A new program adopted in the guidance department last year was the Youth-Helping-Youth group. As Mrs. Strasser explained, Young people really do care what happens. The name of the group explained it all. 6

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Students Help in the Library For twelve years now, as long as O'Gorman's loyal librarian, Mrs. Osthus has been with us, students have volunteered to help in the school library. Given an open hour, the volunteers shelved and straightened books and worked on the bulletin boards. The names on the job list first semester included Sue Evans, and Kathy McGuire. San- die McGraw and Lori Strasser con- stituted second semester helpers. First semester assistant, Kathy McGuire, added what she enjoyed about working in the library. You PAGE 64: TOP LEFT: Pete Stillwell, Eric Knutson, Steve McCulloch and Chad Breidenbach pass time is the library reading and studying. TOP RIGHT: Jim Billion and Rich Wilka prefer to spend free time talking. PAGE 65: TOP: Mrs. Pillar, guidance secretary, looks through college in- formation files. MIDDLE: Mr. Pillar helps Jim Bruns in the guidance office. BOTTOM: Mrs. Strasser and Kristee Rutten laugh in Youth-Helping Youth group. meet a lot of people and you can find out who they are and a little bit about them by the books they check out. Receiving scholarships at the end of the year by profits earned by them from the magazine drive, inspired and promoted hard work. Mrs. Osthus said, There's so much to do and learn in the library. The volunteers are a great help as well as neat people. Helping in the library could have started a few of the workers on their way to an occupa- tion of working in a library. Two previous assistants, Cheryl Kaatz and David Shuster got part time jobs at public libraries. Last year, the library received a grant which enabl- ed them to update the card catalog and to buy films and new books. Mrs. Osthus plans also to add more room someday. All this effort and work revealed that the library was well under control. The staff consisted of Mrs. Osthus, head librarian, Mrs. Mc- Wayne, paraprofessional, and a handful of loyal student helpers to assist. X? X ls ll 'Q

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