Parkville High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Parkville, MD)

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s'i.Ta'Tm:1.w. 2 MR. MICHAEL BARON E. STroudsburg STaTe UniversiTy of Maryland B.S.. M.S. Diversified Occuparions 'Ziff AT approxirnaTely ll:3O each day. some of Parlcville's sTudenTs leiT school and wenT To work aT various iohs ThroughouT The communiTy. These sTudenTs were parT OT a special program, Diversified Occupa- Tions. D. O., as iT is commonly called, is designed To allow siudenis To compleTe Their high school educaTion while They receive on-The-iob Training in Their chosen occupalions. The program was open To all Seniors, bui parTicipanTs were selecTed on individual needs. FirsT period every day was open Tor an elecTive, which was relaTed To The sTudenT's iola. The remaining class Time was spenT under The leadership of Mr. Michael Baron, who TaughT English, C.l.S.S., and a course in iob problems. Mr. Baron Tried To direci The sTudenTs To choose iobs ThaT would parallel boTh Their inTeresTs and abiliTies. This year a greaTer varieTy of iobs were chosen by The sTudenTs. Said Mr. Baron, They were one oi The besT groups ThaT l've had. Preparing For The Fafufe Y uqri if Jr -...v . -...Al '- I ' i 'X M' Li i ' . , c 4 . X fn I ----.. A fuiure cloThing salesman receives on The job Training. I 3 ' x

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Bwoadenfhg Um' lmagmaffbn Parlcville welcomed a new librarian this year. Mrs. Forsberg came to us from Patapsco. Housing more than I2.000 books plus various magazines and encyclopedias, the library Otters ex- cellent research and recreational material. Students acting as library assistants lighten the daily tasks of Mrs. Kneece, Mrs. Forsberg, and Mrs. Acton. The main room ot the library can hold 92 students while the classroom can accommodate 40. Newcomer, Mrs. Forsberg. spends some tree time with the books. MRS. HELEN ACTON Strayer College Library Clerk 1. MRS. SANDRA LEE FORSBERG Radford College Univerity of Maryland B.S. Librarian 'B MRS. CLARA DOWNING KNEECE Coker College University ot Maryland University of Florida Western Maryland University Johns Hopkins University University of North Carolina A.B., M.A. Head Librarian

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MRS. EVELYN H. SCHNIDER Baliimore Junior College Towson Slale College Universily of Maryland B.S. Speech Therapy MR. RAYMOND E. KITZ MRS. CRISSIE LEE Morgan Slale College STARK Loyola College OCLA M.S., Maslers Equivalenf Universiry of Oklahoma Special Educalion Columbia Universil Loyola College Y Towson Sfafe College BA. Audilory Deficiency YY .- .gg 4' 1 'PW' . wfsifvw . .. W4 Special insirucfion is given by Mrs. Slark To siudenis with hearing problems. Pmvfoihg .Qpecfzff ,V .hw QM, .rx This year ParkvilIe's special ed- ucarion program had 'rhree divi- sions. One was for pupils who have delecls in hearing, one for pupils wilh a slower learning abilily, and ihe lasl for pupils who have speech defecls. Mr. Kilz was lhe coordinaior of 'rhe special educalion class. Along wilh English and Malh, Mr. Ki+z's sludenls lake Physical Educalion and creafive courses. These slu- denfs learn 'ro make a useful and produclive life for 'lhemselves and fo cope wifh daily problems. Some sludenls assisl lhe librarian, nurses, and cusiodial slails. Miss Slark used special audio equipmenl available in her class- room. Exiensive repelilion is basic in learning 'lo properly correcl' hearing defecls. New +0 Parkville lhis year is Miss Schnider. A former Parkville Jun- ior High speech lherapisl, Miss Schnider is hoping 'lo achieve The goal of helping 'rhose sfudenls who have lrouble in speaking. Miss Schnider feels, +he siudenls musi be fully cooperalive and wanr lo learn io speak correclly. Good speech is as essenlial as a good appearance any'rime.