Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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Parent Council... Planning Carefully Back Row, Standing, Left to Right: Mr. M. Azzolino, Mrs. G. Jach, Mrs. M. Rothschild, Mr. M. Katine, Mr. T. Thatcher, Mr. J. McDonough, Mr. A. Abrahamsen, Mrs. C. Lorber, Mrs. S. deMauro, Mrs. A. Galante, Mrs. H. Bass, Mrs. J. Meeker, Mrs. L. Thompson, Mrs. A. Katine, Mrs. G. Slaman. Front Row, Seated: Mrs. V. Antoniazzi, Mrs. H. West, Mrs. M. Hirshman, Mrs. S. Zamer, Mrs. M. Rosenbloom, Mrs. A. Colnaghi, Mrs. R. Ungaro. Communication is vital to the relationship between the home and the school. Parent Council, an organization of all interested parents, provides this necessary element. Under the guidance of Mr. J. McDonough, High School Principal, the Council meets once a month to discuss school activities and problems which concern both stu¬ dents and their parents. Parents then act as an advisory board to the administration. Back-to-School Night is one program plan¬ ned by Parent Council to acquaint parents with the school, the teachers, and the curriculum. An¬ other annual Parent Council event is the Parent- Teachef Scholarship Show. This combined parent-teacher effort raises money for the con¬ tinued education of deserving PHS senior gradu¬ ates. During the past ten years over $25,000 has been raised by the Show, and 136 students have been given financial assistance to help further their education. The Elevenlh Annual Paramus Scholarship Fund Show

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Tireless Hands With a competent staff of five secretaries, Mrs. T. Hards heads the business department in the Board of Education office. Two ladies, Mrs. N. MacDonald and Mrs. B. Wedemeyer, are payroll clerks. Two more secretaries, Mrs. A. Smolensky and Mrs. C. Heger, are budgetary control clerks. Mrs. R. Schadewald is in charge of the use of school facilities. In addition to these, each of the administrators of the Board of Education office has an assistant. Mrs. J. Frost is secretary to Mr. Hodgins, Mrs. G. Nutland is secretary to Dr. Dunn. Mrs. C. Lynn is secretary to Mr. Mele. Mrs. R. Harper is secretary to Mr. Van Pelt. BOARD OF EDUCATION SECRETARIES Back Row, Left to Right: Mrs. Rose Schadewald, Mrs. Nellie MacDonald, Mrs. Betty Wedemeyer, Mrs. Ruth Mayer, Mrs. Rita Harper, Mrs. Catherine Lynn. Front Row: Mrs. Anne Smolensky, Mrs. Grace Nutland, Mrs. Thelma Hards, Mrs. Jeanne Frost. Building Better Horizons Actively involved with students of every Paramus public school, the Department of Psy¬ chological Research, Guidance, and Special Edu¬ cation projects an acute understanding of student development at home, in school, and in many other aspects of life. Children being their main concern, the Department, competently headed by Mr. B. Barbarosh, strives to prevent and rectify the various physical, mental, and emo¬ tional disabilities found in today’s youth. By means of special testing, counseling and private or seminar discussions, new depths of mental insight are realized, dissolving the communica¬ tion barrier. Back Row, Left to Right: Howard Baigas, Psychologist, Mrs. Jean McMann, Secretary, Michael Carluccio, Psychologist, Benjamin Barbarosh, Director, Rich¬ ard Pekmezian, Learning Disabilities Specialist, Mrs. Marie Parnass, Psychologist. Front Row: Mrs. Ethel Reimer, Secretary, Miss Phyllis Eisenberg, Social Worker, Mrs. Elsie Rock, Secretary, Mrs. Judy Feltman, Psychologist. 8

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Administration ... Master Craftsmen Joseph P. McDonough, Principal Michael A. Azzolino, Vice-Principal John J. LeRose, Vice-Principal Anna Colnaghi, Assistant Principal As the head master, Mr. Joseph P. McDonough has the position of making all the final decisions relative to the successful operation of Paramus High School. Among his many duties as principal, Mr. McDonough evaluates each member of the faculty, meets weekly with the department chairmen, and attends many night-time functions, whether a sports event, a social occasion, a special performance, or a Parent Council meeting . Mr. John J. LeRose, one of the two vice-principals, now has two offices to help coordinate the main building with the addition. In charge of discipline, Mr. LeRose is also responsible for the overseeing of the budgets of the various organizations, and for ordering all of the audio-visual equipment used in the school. Mr. Michael A. Azzolino, the other vice-principal, has the huge task of scheduling the programs of all the students and making any adjustments which arise. He is also in charge of selecting the order of periods for assemblies and deciding which groups will attend what assemblies. As Assistant Principal, Mrs. Anna Colnaghi, has several important duties to perform. In charge of all extra-curricular activities, .Mrs. Colnaghi must prepare the calendar of events for each new school year. In addition, Mrs. Colnaghi is the manager of the attendance office, ably assisted by Mrs. J. Pappalardo and Mrs. R. Nemeth. At the close of the year, Mrs. Colnaghi supervises the graduation exercises.