Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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Juniors jam cafeteria to take Iowa Tests of Interest and Development. GUIDANCE AIDS STUDENT GOALS Mrs. Kottum and Mrs. Lindquist record data. College Representatives make “sell 17

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STAFF SETS PROGRAMS Counsellors Note Pupils’ Abilities. Assisting 2175 students to achieve their potential as individuals was the service performed by the Guidance Staff. Through programming, testing, and evaluating, the need for positive direction in scholastic efforts was emphasized by the counsellors. Students’ interests and abilities were recognized and progress noted on cumulative records for future reference. Senior conferences and the annual College Information Night aided in determining higher education plans and vocational choices for all Robin students. Mrs. Springer Seniors Get Special Help Scholarship grants, offered by numerous colleges and universities, were expertly handled by Miss Mickelson, left. Consulting services in reading, special education, and psychology augmented the readily available ones of the Guidance Office. Mrs. Springer served as coordinator for all District 281 Counselling Programs as well as heading the high school department.

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CLASSROOM OF TOMORROW Futuristic Dream Classrooms” Are Appearing By 1961, a challenging term — “teaching machines” had entered school curriculums throughout the country. Having opened fascinating avenues of procedure in experimental schools, the potential of such machines had also intrigued the personnel at Rob-binsdale. Faculty committees re-evaluated time-worn methodologies and researched the space-age innovations to determine their ramifications and adaptable-ncss to locally extant programs. The electronics laboratory constructed in 1960 in Room 308 and pioneered by foreign language instructors was now scrutinized by other subject teachers.