Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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Guidance Office initiated new programs Mr. William G. Moran. B.S.. LaCrosse University: Mrs. Barbra Bymers. B.S.. Platteville University. Guidance Department This year the Guidance Office initiated a new project which is called the Follow-Up Study. Questionaires were sent to the graduates of the class of 1967. From the requested infor- mation, the Guidance directors were able to find out the number of graduates who were working, attending school, married, or in the Armed Forces. Graduates were asked to make recommendations as to possible changes in the school's curriculum, personal accomplish- ment and extra-curricular activity areas. From this information, the Guidance Office was able to make changes in these areas, if needed. Organizing freshmen registration, arranging class schedules, providing college and Armed Forces information, and conducting lectures were some of the duties of the Guidance Department. 25 Mrs. Bymers and Mr Moran aided students in choosing their vocational future.

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Importance of change emphasized Mr. Arlan VandeWater. M S.. University of Wisconsin Mr. Steven Koch. B.S., University of Wisconsin, Teresa Liegel, Secretary Mr. Koch pointed out advantages of the new tardy system. Principal and Asst. Principal The following note is from Mr. Arlan Vande- water, principal of Webb High School. This note is not only to the 1968 graduates but to all Webb High School students. As you enter adult life I hope you will realize that being an adult carries with it a great deal of responsibility. Our democratic nation guaran- tees each of us conscientiously fulfills obliga- tions to our government as well as to our so- ciety. I need not spell out these rights or obli- gations. I merely ask that you be cognizant of them and allow them to help you make future decisions, realizing that we live in an imperfect world, and that it is necessary to try to im- prove the world through change. Mr. Steven Koch, Webb's first assistant prin- cipal. was head of student activities and disci- pline. Both administrators worked hard to provide students a year well worth remember- ing. 24

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English Department promoted a think-in Carol J. Larsen B.A.. St. Olaf College Literature 11, Journalism Arnold Barry B.S., Eau Claire U. Freshman English Mrs. Shirley Preutt B.S.. LaCrosse U. General English Mrs. Dido Nash B.S.. Platteville U. Literature 10. Seminar 12 Julia Connor B.S., Platteville U. Composition Roger Danielson B.A.. St. Cloud College Speech and Drama Mrs. Jean Colby B.A.. Beloit College General English Mrs. Sibyl Faust B.A.. William Penn College Freshman English English This year English classes did not follow the block program, which emphasized one major area of study each quarter. Rather the stu- dents studied how the four areas of Engl ish were related. Freshmen spent the entire year working with Mr. Arnold Berry or Mrs. Sybil Faust on the four major areas of English—speech, grammar, literature and composition. Sopho- mores and juniors alternated semesters on lit- erature and composition and literature and speech. Seniors had a choice of a year of jour- nalism. or two-one semester courses including literature seminar, composition, or speech. Miss Carol Larsen taught junior literature all year and Mrs. Dido Nash taught sophomore literature. Mr. Roger Danielson and Miss Julie Connor alternated semesters between sopho- mores and juniors. The new system of team teaching enabled the teachers to work togeth- er to form a more challenging English pro- gram for the students. Another English course offered at Webb was General English. The purpose of this class was to give students the chance to comprehend all four areas of communication. 26