Port Huron High School - Student Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Conns el or s gave student Miss Ellen Kean The Counselors’ primary objective was to give assistance and direction to all the pupils. From results of special tests administered to the students by Miss Wiese, head of the guidance department, the counselors helped the students in planning their schedules for their future years in high school. References on careers were available for the students to read. The counselors assisted the students in helping them to understand them- selves and their abilities. Mr. Frederick Hauenstein Mr. Gaylord Feick

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high degree of Community Co-operation. The new flags were displayed on the inaugural day of President John F. Kennedy. Students were given two hours from classes to watch the cere- As a yearly vocational guidance project of the Blue Water Management Association, panels of businessmen spoke to students in twelfth and tenth grade English and eleventh grade American History classes. Shown are Mr. Francis Merritt, Mr. James Oberhausen, and Mr. Frederick Kisbany who spoke to Miss Mallow’s tenth grade English class. mony at home or on one of the six televisions placed in the school for the day. College Night, organized by members of the National Honor Society, was acclaimed a huge success. Parents and students obtained fur- ther knowledge about the various Michigan colleges. Panel members from left to right: Dean James Browning, Port Huron Junior Col- lege; Mr. Gayle Wilson, University of Michi- gan; Miss Florence Wiese, Moderator; Mr. Donald Vass, Michigan State University; and Mr. Frank Bonta, Albion.

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guidance and counsel. Miss Wiese, assistant principal and head of the guidance department, had an extremely im- portant job in the administration of school pro- gramming. Personnel records, attendance re- cords, and the special testing program were among Miss Wiese’s numerous duties. She also assisted the students in solving their social and academic problems. Miss Wiese first taught school in Port Huron at the Washington Jr. High School. She came to the Port Huron High School in 1935 and taught American History, American Government, and Economics for two years. In 1937 she became a counselor, and in 1946 she became assistant principal. Miss Florence Wiese Mr. Gerke, the new Dean of Students, assumed the responsibility of coping with various dis- ciplinary measures and student problems. He was responsible for the school calendar which is an important item in a student’s high school life. Mr. Gerke began teaching at Port Huron High School in 1949 where he worked with students on the Co -op Program. He served as a counselor until 1960 when he was appointed Dean of Students. Mr. Ernest Gerke