Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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Upon graduation many of our number will enter the scientific field. In this age of science and inven- tion, a great deal of training and guidance is needed as preparation for such vocations. Mr. Lawrence is one who teaches subjects preparing students for useful and rewarding careers in this field. Looking back on our high school days, we will all remember Mr. Lawrence as the movie specialist who was everywhere at once. As head of the visual aid department he was responsible for the many motion pictures and slides which so enriched our academic training. At assembly programs and nu- merous school entertainments he was the all im- portant lighting and sound technician. In order that he might keep up with this strenuous round of serv- ices, Mr. Lawrence has trained groups of boys interested in projector operation to be his staff of assistants. Chuck Lawrence is a familiar name in the com- munity as well as R.H.S. For several years he has offered his time and talents to the annual Lions' Club Minstrel. He has not only served as director of the entire show, but has also performed in those memora- ble comedy skits which the show features. A teacher is usually thought of as being a versatile person. Because we feel that Mr. Charles Lawrence is especially so, we dedicate this 1956 BLUE PECONIC to him. 8

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 As this great tower is symbolic of a strong and exemplary community so, at Riverhead High School, it might stand for the fine and competent teachers who guide our educa- tion. The students regard teachers as towers to look up to for guidance and advice. Under their tutelage, they learn skills that will aid them throughout life. For instance, in their history classes, they learn the background of their country that will help them better understand the present duties they, as future voters, must realize. In English, they master fundamentals of parliamentary procedure which will be useful to them as members of various organizations. Sports- manship, taught in the gym classes, teaches them to get along with other people. An undecided future may very well be solved by seeking consultation from any of the teachers or principals. Furthermore, teachers are one group of people which has the honor of influencing the lives of young people, traveling the uneven road to adulthood. Many are the people who, looking back, can say that they owe their happiness and success in life to the inspiration or the example given them by a teacher. 9