Ocean Township High School - Sandpiper Yearbook (Oakhurst, NJ)

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Dr. Helen McDonnell Mrs, Lynn Ehrlich Mr. Fred Elker Mrs.l Rita Friedman Mrs. Phyllisann Hoffman Mrs. Elise Kent Mr. John Lord Miss Katheleen Greskovich Mrs. Sally Laird Mrs. Joy McQuillan English Department: Chairman ls Also Editor This year the English Department expanded its use of the mass media for all its classes, with the addition of many new records and movies. The English Department also sponsored its own pro- duction entitled A Day in the Life of Danny Wal- ters, and planned future productions for the re- mainder of the year. The English Department Staff in addition to their normal teaching load participated in advanced courses and seminars which enable them to in- struct their students with the most contemporary outlook in education. Miss McDonnell, the English Department chair- man received her doctorate in Shakespearian liter- ature. She has also been editing serveral antholo- gies and literature of different countries. One of these books recently completed is entitled Black African Voices which is now part of the expand- ing English curriculum. The Department has in the planning stages new mini-coursesn These non-credit courses will be for enrichment only. The courses were selected from the results of a student survey. LEFT: Mr. Fredericks works on a report with his secretary ABOVE: Dr. McDonnell reading one of her many books.

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Academics Expand Continuously striving to meet the needs of both the students and faculty, the administration headed by Mr. Douglas Fredericks, improved the high school curriculum by adding new course op- portunities and increasing the quality of leduca- tion in our system. Developing curriculum further exposed stu- dents to their contemporary world, especially with the introduction of a new course in comput- er programming. The fields of data processing and aviation science were also expanded. The assistant principals are Mr. Aubrey Dell'Omo, who assisted in curriculum work, and' Mr. James Hartnett, who assisted in co-curricular activities. More Testing, Job Placements The .Guidance Department was responsible for the future of the students. Its members were ex- pertson colleges, testing, scholarships, iob op- portunities and problems. The first service of the department was to familiarize the incoming freshman class with the curriculum and schedule their classes. Q During the iunior and senior years preparation for careers and college were initiated with the use of PSAT's, SAT's, National Merit Scholar- ships and College Night. Mr. Charles Scott Mr. Douglas Fredericks Mr. James Hartnett Mr. Aubrey DeIl'Omo Mr. Frank Rizzi Miss Ruth O'Brian Mrs. Portia Mason Mr. Robert O'Donnell Mr. Warren Sutherland Mr. John Wengler

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Mr. Donald Molnar Mr, Robert Olshqn Mrs. Victoria Patterson Mrs. Susan Sapnar Mrs. Maureen Sofield Mrs. Judith Wigdortz ff Mrs. Mary Ann Yaun Mlss Carol Zlotkin