Rhodes School - Rhodester Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ELLE SOELE LENE DNA RONDA BARD AES T arhotes EDUCA TIONAL PHILOSOPHY Rhodes is a college preparatory school. Its immediate goal is to equip its students for admission to college and further advancement in education. Rhodes recognizes that the heart of a school is its faculty and that education is a result of years of dialogue between a pupil and a group of teachers. Rhodes is committed to a rigorous, balanced curriculum. It offers seven years of science, six years of mathematics, four years of English (with four electives), five languages, six and a half years of social studies, music, art and the other courses leading to an academic diploma, in conformity with the regulations of the New York State Education Department, but going far beyond its requirements. Rhodes recognizes the special needs of scholastically talented students by offering them a program of studies along the lines indicated by the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board, wherein qualified students are organized on a ‘‘school-within-a-school’”’ basis. In addition, special classes in writing, mathematics and the sciences for students qualified to pursue these subjects at the college freshman level are offered. Rhodes uses all accepted procedures, such as socialized recitation, audio-visual aids, field trips, and various instruments of evaluation prepared by outside authorities, to measure students’ achievements against well established norms. Classroom offerings are supplemented by a program of co-curricular activities covering a wide range of cultural and social pursuits, and the use of the manifold cultural facilities of the world’s greatest cosmopolitan area is encouraged, Both for their secondary school studies and as a foundation for success in college, the school systematically trains its students in sound study techniques and habits. The teachers endeavor to relate their subject matter both to the daily life of the student and to the other subjects to which the student is exposed. This program of interrelation is furthered by fortnightly consultations among the chairmen and members of the various departments. Underlying all the efforts and achievements which we have attributed to the school as a whole is the individual work of its staff. Each, in his daily association with the students, is conscious of the part which he plays in transmitting the values which have been endorsed by the Student Council in its Code of Ethics. To the individual student, Rhodes School is not a large and complex organization; it is a rather small number of staff members with whom he makes manifold direct contacts. Perhaps most important, Rhodes makes use of the heterogeneity of its student population as a vital force in creating an atmosphere of friendliness and self-confidence. In short, the distinctive quality that Rhodes seeks to create in the school’s social and intellectual atmosphere is the desire on the part of each young person to develop himself to his full capacity. Rhodes is convinced that it is not enough for students to do in school only that which they already like. They need to acquire a life-long desire for learning so that their understanding may keep pace with the Aerie in the world and with their own development. ye

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Top Row: Jeffrey Weiss, Michael Kozak, Richard Ku, Ralph Maggio. Second Row: Peter Zarras, Douglas Roberts, William Mandel, Myron Jackler, Warren Tanghe, Doris Bradbury. Third Row: John McKendrick, Elaine Corts, Ronald Perez, Faculty Advisor Mr. Thomas, Gordon Chin, Marion Mulroney, Cheryl Wall, Diane Hernandez, Claire Arnold. Bottom Row: Jerome Galant, Pamela Panepinto, Cynthia Davidson, Mark Rhynsburger, Martha Reichbach, Ben Preminger, John Weiss, Harriet Freedman, Mary Ann Zoides. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY This year, the National Honor Society undertook. many projects to benefit both the school and others. The most important of these projects was the support of a Korean orphan. To finance this humanitarian enterprise, the Society sold candy, cake and pizza. On the home front, the Honor Society sponsored a number of projects. There was extensive debate on certain amendments to the Society's charter which was subsequently altered to conform to certain rulings made by the National Headquarters. Mr. Thomas, the Faculty Advisor, hopes to see the Society foster a program to raise the academic standards at Rhodes. In preparation for such a program, the Society formed several committees to study ways in which the Honor Society could cooperate with other school organizations such as the Student Council and the SVA. 25