Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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Social Studies a Joseph Banyasz — B.A. Rutgers Andrea Berke — M.A. University Tiffany Corbett Thomas Falocco — B.A. Salem Sidney Mace — B.S. St. Josephs’ et MA. Stroudsburg State of Pennsylvania College; M.A. Kean College College; M.A. Villanova University lege A Seymour Marsh — B.S. Tusculum Paul Pannone — BS. Fairleigh Chris Robinson — B.A. Mon- Houston Robinson — B.A Union Gloria Taylor — B.A. Utica College Dickinson University; M.Ed. Tren- mouth College; M.Ed. Trenton Junior College; B.A. Montclair College of Syracuse University; ton State College State College State College M.A. Seton Hall University be. Lana Umali — BA. PA. Barbara Wilson — RN. N.Y.U. Lafayette College College of Medicine Division of Nursing; M.Ed. Rutgers University The Social Studies Department offers courses for Plainfield High School students in grades 9-12. We have a department of 17 teachers who teach Practical Politics, World Cultures, Afro- American History, Psychology, Economics, United States History I I l, and Social Cultural History. A special program is offered, for students interested in the Legal or Political process called the Law and Political Action Intemship. Students are involved in a Statewide Model Congress, where students and teachers throughout the State of New Jersey participate in a three day stu- dent run version of Washington politics. The class also attends four statewide seminars conducted by the Institute for Political and Legal Education. A unique feature of this program is the in- ternship in Local and County government offices. The Social Studies Department also participates in a Youth Employment and Training Program where students are in- structed after school in Career and Employability Skills and placed on jobs in community agencies. This is done as an incen- tive to keep students in school and offer them Labor Market Orientation Counseling. 20

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Nicholas Badida — B.S. — Penn. State; M.A. — Columbia. Special Education Kenneth Bandomer — BA. — Curtis Cook — B.A. Trenton Read Hayward — B.A. Kean Fred Johnson — B.A. Newark Special Education; M.A. — Par- State College College State College; M.A. Kean College sons College Linda Mertz — BA. Michigan Patricia Paylor — B.A. District of Maxine L. DiMaggio State College Columbia Teachers College; M.A. Rutgers University 1. Four-year sequentral programs are offered in two modern languages i.e., French and Spanish. In addi- tion, the Language Department offers semester courses for beginning students in both French and Spanish. A two-year sequential program in Latin is of- fered for students interested in a classical language. 2. The students enrolled in modern language classes have the opportunity to practice and develop their audio-lingual skill in the language laboratory one period a week. 3. Furthermore, the Language Department offers a com- plete bilingual program in all the academic subject s for Spanish-speaking students who, because of a language barrier, cannot work well in regular English classes. 4. The vocal and instrumental programs are also af- filiated with the Language Dept. Voice Culture, Chorus, Music Theory and Band are the subjects taught in the music programs. Foreign Language Lionel H. Carrier — Language ‘Peter Ciliberto — BA. LaSalle Harrilyn Dirickson — B.S., M.S. Chairman; B.A. University of College Monmouth College Maine; M.Ed. University of Maine The Special Education Department Supplements the school by providing specialized curriculum and teaching for students needing ad- ditional or different instruction. By concentration on a student needs to improve academic, emotional, physical, or social levels the department can give the best type of education. Resource rooms, tutoring, small classes, and unique methods make this department a real asset to the high school. 19

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Evelyn Baker — B.A. M.Ed. Tren- ton State Robert Calkin — B.S. Montclair State John Hartmann — B.A. Montclair State College Marion Willard — B.S. St. Mary's; Dominion College Sandra Barreto — B.S. Tusculum College Carolyn Cafone — BA. Jersey City State College dune Heintz Jocelyn Williams — B.S., MA. Morgan State University, Chairperson Math T. Ann Nolan — B.A. Seton Hall University Iris Jason Emma Bolton — B.A. Kean College h : BLE, : 2 a ti, Rose DiBella — B.S. M.S. Villanova Harry Lambert — B.A. Lincoln University (fa John Turner — B.S. Shaw Univer- sity The Mathematics Department offers a program which provides the opportunity for students to participate in a traditional high school mathematics program through calculus. Students who suc- cessfully complete the calculus course are eligible to apply for ad- vanced college placement. A general mathematics course is available for those students who do not plan to attend college. In addition, a program especially designed for the students who are deficient in basic skills exists on all grade levels. The mathematics program is designed to be flexible enough to allow students to move from one sequence of courses to another, depending upon their abilities and needs. Joann Brzozowski — B.S. Kean College Valerie Dozier — B.A. Kean College Robert McMullen — B.S., M.Ed. Penn. St. Univ. J. McLendon 21