Oceana High School - Tiburon Yearbook (Pacifica, CA)

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A high school can no longer stay in its ivory lower and defend activities that might have been worthwhile in 1957 . . . A philosopher once said, We must show respect for our philosophers and our plumbers or neither our pipes nor our philosophy will hold water. l believe that this in many ways sums up what one of the major tasks in edu- cation is today. We are living in a very complicated society dealing with a wide range of complicated problems. The schools reflect society and as a result schools must be prepared to respond to the needs of society and prepare stu- dents for a meaningful life style. l feel that a high school should ac- commodate an amalgamation of students and provide a diversification of opportunities. A high school can nolonger stay in its ivory tower and defend activities that might have been worthwhile in l957 but not in l977. Students should have more than one option open to them in getting an edu- cation. Straight academic programs should be offered, combination programs should be available. Cur- riculum should not be confined to the school but should embrace the entire Sosa It There are many options openjor high school students today. it's onli' up to them to take advantage of them. community - for example a student should be able to attend school part- time if he so desires and the rest of the time, put to practice what he has learned in a practical setting in somejob-related field and get credit for it. lf this sounds complicated or far-l'et- ched it's not. lt's taking place right now at Oceana - we have full-time stu- dents: we have students in school pa rt of the day and the rest of the day they are out in the community getting credit for on-the-job training. There are many options open for high school students today, it's only up to them to take advantage of them. When l talk to students I like to im- press upon them that they have the op- portunity here at school to graduate with a marketable skill ifthey wishg or if not. at least by the end oftheir four-year tenure to know themselves, their strengths, weaknesses and interests. Above allto understand the optionsthat are open to them in the future based on what they can contribute. l like to feel that graduates of Oceana who have taken full advantage of the . . education doesn't end after high school but is a life-long process. curricular and co-curricular offering will go out well prepared to either con- tinue their education in a formal setting or possibly go into the world of work, having learned in school that education doesn't end after high school but is a life- long process. Here at Oceana we have respect for our philosophers and our plumbers. lf they don't cheat themselves in school, the pipes and philosophy ol' our graduates will hold water. Joseph Conway Principal, Oceana High School 69 ' Xie Ja'