Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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Guidance Counselors R.F.A.’s guidance department is an important part of a student's school life. The counselors are always willing to listen sympathically to pro- blems that arise during the school year. They help students plan their futures, and they show them the best roads to take to obtain their final goals. Mr. Milewski Mr. Meekins Miss Real Feringry training for (99

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Mrs. Hirtenstein, Mrs. Imler Mrs. Dunham, Mrs. Parry Teachers Aides The teacher aides are in charge of keeping order in the halls of R.F.A. Their duties are to supervise loading and unloading of buses, pro- mote peace in the cafeteria area during lunches, and make sure students in the halls don’t disturb those in classes. Mrs. Sager, Mrs. Patchen, Mrs. Volk, Mrs. Gualtieri, Mrs. Argensio, Mrs Winkler Mrs. Chemelli, Mrs. DeMatteo, Mrs. White Office Staff The duties of the clerks in the main office at R.F.A. are many and varied. Many people do not realize that the responsibility of seeing that the seniors are ready for grad- uation in June, is work that begins as soon as school-starts in September. Other duties of the office staff are coordinat- ing the budgets for all departments in R.F.A., checking in supplies, recieving telephone messages, and doing secretar- ial work. Data Processing This department, consisting of Mr. Capoccia, four key- punch clerks and two computer operators, perform admin- istrative tasks for the following school districts: Rome, V.V.S., Oneida, Camden, Hamilton, Morrisville, Madison, and Stockbridge. Our functions performed are attendance reporting, stu- dent scheduling, grade reporting, student census, payroll, accounting, inventory etc. In addition, students within R.F.A., Staley, Strough, and B.O.C.E.S. use the computer extensively for educational purposes. Marilyn Miller, Helen Bryden, Robert Evans, Robert Capoccia, Bud Trom- bly, Gloria Snyder, Ruth Lyman, Josephine Vinneau, Marlene Damm.

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Mr. Mickler, Mr. Ruby Mrs. Downing, Mr. Rich The English Department at Rome Free Academy helps to enrich each student’s knowledge through reading and study. Aside from mastering grammar, each student is required to read certain works of literature during the year. Sophomores and juniors read short stories and plays, novels and poems. All seniors are required to take Practical Writing, Speech or Literature at the regents level, English Literature at the scholarship level, and English IV at the non-regents level. The diversity of each English course widens the intellectural horisons of students, challenging them to seek, and thus, to learn. Mrs. Watters