Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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Guidance Office The problems of nearly 1,500 students require much at- tention—attention that the guidance staff strives to give them. Mr. Willis Sisson and our four counselors carry on an extensive guidance program that begins before students reach high school and continues until they leave. Through- out, the staff tries to keep particularly attuned to the in- dividual needs of each student, to appreciate his potential and hopes. Eighth graders from the high school’s four sending districts undergo a comprehensive series of tests to help guidance officers in advising them on a course of study during the next four years. Freshman Adjustment As freshman, students see their counselors regularly to discuss any difficulties encountered in adjusting to a new school situation. Counselors pay special attention to students who are not succeeding, attempting to discover reasons why they are not and to help them overcome problems. During sophomore year, students receive career counsel- ing. The Kuder Interest Inventory is administered, and the sophs thoroughly discuss the results with their counselors. For college prep juniors, the guidance department has de- veloped a series of group counseling assemblies to acquaint them with the procedures of applying to college and for scholarships. Mr. Sisson also meets with parents to intro- duce them to the same things. Senior Rush Seniors spend their time rushing madly about with college applications, high school transcripts, and scholarship forms. For seniors not planning college there are counseling ses- sions to assist them in finding a job. The guidance staff is constantly improving their services. The success of alumni and the consistently increasing number of students who continue their educations after high school are testimonials to Mr. Sisson and the other counselors. Mr. Willis Sisson Guidance Director B.S. California State College, M.Ed. Univ. of Pittsburgh; Grad. Work: Univ. of Michigan, New York Univ. 16

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Mr. Clement Jablonski handles his trying job as vice-principal in charge of student activities with reason and fairness. He has the thankless task of insuring that students respect the rules of the school and the rights of their fellow students. The other side of his role, supervising extra- curricular activities, is perhaps less well known. Mr. Jablonski plays an important part in or- ganizing the school’s many clubs, setting up dances, and arranging graduation ceremonies. Mr. Jablonski has been at Red Bank for twenty years during which he taught biology, served as a guidance counselor, coached the track team, and advised several clubs. He has been vice-principal for three years. Mr. Jablonski was graduated from Bucknell and received a masters degree at Rutgers. Vice-Principal C. Jablonski Vice-Principal W. Browning The bustling look of the IBM equipment in Mr. Willard Browning’s office indicates the bustling personality of the vice-principal in charge of curriculum. Where Mr. Browning finds the time to do all that he does no one is quite sure, but everyone is aware that much gets accomplished. Besides having responsibility for supervising the curriculum of a high school and constantly searching for ways to improve its teaching, Mr. Browning serves as director of the community adult school and has handled the duties of presi- dent of the New Jersey Association for Adult Education and of the Monmouth County Super- visor’s Round Table. He has long been an active figure in Kiwanis Club affairs. Mr. Browning earned his bachelor of science degree at Pennsylvania State University and his master’s degree in education from Rutgers. 15

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Counselors Mr. Robert Dudley Psychology, Guidance Counselor B.A. Kind’s College; M.Ed. Rutgers University Mr. Seymour Siegler Psychology, Guidance Counselor B.S. Wagner College, M.S. Kansas State College, Grad, work: Rutgers University Mrs. Edith Olsen Guidance; Occupations B.S. New York Univ., M.A. New York Univ. Mrs. Ruth King Guidance Counselor A.B. Oberlin; Grad, work: Master’s Equivalency—Bucknell University, Rutgers University 17