Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA)

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GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT No part of school administration more directly affects the student body than does the guidance department. Its duties are many and varied, but perhaps the most important is the providing of ready advice to all who seek it. An¬ other of its important tasks is to offer assistance in the choice of school pro¬ grams and a career after graduation. Throughout the year, the department arranges various vocational and college conferences to aid us in this decision, and it also maintains a library of vocational materials. Among its other duties is the supervision of social and class activities. The guidance department is responsible for the arrangement of various dances, and such activities as fund drives and the senior play. The department also provides valuable assistance in the running of class meetings.

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There are some doorways that open so that a person may come or go as he pleases. There are other doorways that open only one way, and once a person has passed through these portals it is not possible for him to re¬ trace his steps. There are many such one-way doorways that we must pass through during the course of our lives, and seldom if ever can we be certain of what lies beyond. It is my sincere wish that each member of the Class of 1966 will find some doorways that will lead to places of personal fulfillment and beauty. Ara A. Karakashian Principal ADMINISTRATION Doorways open and they close. In many ways most of life’s experiences are either moments of frustration when the door is closed, stuck, or perhaps locked. Edu¬ cation and experience help one determine whether he sh ould go through the open door. To open the closed door requires the key of education and experience as well as individual courage and faith. Some of life’s best experiences and opportunities are behind closed doors. Be sure you are prepared to cross the thresholds you encounter. Ernest G. Spence

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CUSTODIANS Elmer E. Young (Head Custodian), Theresa Meuse, Stewart Ni¬ chols, Herman Hubbard. 12