Riverside High School - Torch Yearbook (Riverside, NJ)

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is if kc M Y vs STreTching high To reach The Top shelf, iunior Lois McCallin looks Toria Lasf yeer's ecliTion of Torch keeps senior Jim Wierski busy as head librarian Mrs. TraugoTT magazine arTicle ThaT will help in her search Tor a career. checks Tor inTormaTion ThaT mighT aid English Teachers in explaining how a library works. Films, Records Expcmd Area for Research CaTering To The needs of The menTally or physically handicapped sTudenT, The Spe- cial EducaTion DeparTrnenT, consisTing oT Mr. Richard Hark and Miss Marea Shinn, encouraged iTs pupils To explore The world around Them and sTressed The imporTance OT becoming more selT-suTTicienT. Following along wiTh These goals was The parTicipaTion oT several Riverside sTudenTs in The Special Olympics, a program which allowed The special sTudenTs To Take parT in Track and swimming compeTiTions. Library workers Mrs. M. PaTricia TraugoTT and Mrs. DoroThy Ryan spenT many hours in The library helping sTudenTs Tind The inform- aTion needed Tor assignmenTs and Term papers. They also assisTed sTudenTs in using The library's audio-visual aids. Si'H'ing quieTly in her own privaTe corner, Debbie lanuzzi leafs Through one oT The many books on geography Tound on The shelves oT The RHS library. Learning -3l

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Guidcince Counselors Sponsor Ccireers Doy Working To malre scheduling for The new campus sysTem run smooThly, The Guid- ance DeparTmenT insTiTuTed several new programs and employed The services oT a new guidance counselor This year. ln order To accommodaTe all of The sTu- denTs' needs, group counseling was sTarTed. For These sessions, sTudenTs wiTh a common inTeresT or problem meT To discuss iT wiTh one oT The guidance counselors. Mr. Jerome Reeber, The new addiTion To The counseling sTaTT, arranged numerous conTerences during The year. Many college represenTaTives visiTed Riverside To give sTudenTs inTormaTive glances inTo universiTy liTe and To help Them decide on The career and college besT suiTed To Their desires. Along wiTh guidance counselor Mrs. Ellen MarTin, head oT The deparTrnenT, and Mrs. BeTTy l-larringTon, Mr. Reeber also obTained inTormaTion abouT scholarships and loans Tor college bound pupils. For Those sTudenTs whose plans did noT include college, The deparTmenT provided guesT speakers from business Tirms and com- mercial schools. Besides helping The seniors wiTh Their plans, The counselors were always available To give advice To Troubled sTudenTs. Then, oT course, There was The iob oT scheduling classes Tor The whole school ThaT lasTed all Through The summer. .,,,....q. ,....Wv T-sv NNN. mg X.. I , , . T' ,N ,. Q X: 1 1, 9' Q li?- .S Now helping sTudenTs from anoTher end of The educaTional scope. Mrs. BeTTy l-larringTon, a Tormer English Teacher, assisTs senior Debbie Livengood in choosing a nursing school. in '4fwlnup, v.--...M-8 Mr. Jerome Reeber, The newesT addiTion To The RHS Guidance sTaTT, gives senior Karen Kefchel inTorrnaTion before she applies Tor college admission. 30 Learning

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While introducing his students to the basic fundamentals o mar, and research papers, Mr. Elmer Roberts takes time o helping hand with an assignment. Recounting the plot ot a recent novel, Cindy McCreery and English tAmerican literature. gram- teacher Miss Barbara Leitzell discuss the story's surprise ending. ut to give iunior Ed Miller a Literature Sparks Creativity in English Under the direction ot Mr. Elmer Rob- erts, the English Department again attempted to provide its students with a broader background in literature and Eng- Iish composition. Freshmen began their year ot English instruction with routine vocabulary tests and book reports. For their literature pro- iect, they read and discussed Charles Dick- ens' Great Expectations. Sophomores started the year with short stories and worked their way through two novels -- Brave New World and Lord of the Flies, which they later saw in the torm ot a tull-length tilm. Near the end ot the year, Shakespeare made his debut with the play Julius Caesar. To Kill a Mocking-bird, a powertul novel, headlined some iunior English classes while others concentrated on poetry and short stories. Many English lll students were required to research and write a term paper. Creative writing was experimented with in the English IV classes. They also did a lot ot literature work including reading Can- terbury Tales. Next year's outlook seemed brighter to some students with the addition ot River- side's new mini English courses. Students would have the opportunity to choose trom approximately 30 ditterent subiects, all rela- ted to English. Some courses would last tor only one semester while others would be year-long. Still others would be a two-part series. 32 Learning Dramatizing part of The Canterbury Tales, seniors Sue Holloway and Barry Myers pertorm The Wite ot Bath tor the enioyment and enlightenment ot their English class.