Salem High School - Witch Yearbook (Salem, MA)

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Nadine M. Bannister 4l Barr Street Richard T. Banville 9 West Terrace Mark J. Beaulieu 106 Rainbow Terrace Jacqueline L. Bedard 17 Verdon Street Randy J. Begin Katherine A. Belanger 20 Pickman Road 25 Willson Street The School Committee Annual Report of 74-’75 summed up the upcoming opening of the new school. “Another significant change is the result of five years of planning and working by many members of the School Committee, City Council and interested citizens. It is the opening of the new high school which will take place in January, 1976. In addition to the actual planning and work on the building, a great deal of time and preparation was spent by the high school staff in task forces to plan the physical move, set up a new schedule for staff and smdent assignments, student identification and orientation for parents and smdents. This was a benefit to the high school administration and central office in making the transition from the old school to the new school as smooth as possible. The organization of the new school is completely different and a distinct departure from the traditional high school mold. It consist of three houses of approximately 700 students per house. Each house is a school within a school contained on one of three identical floors. In addition, there is a unified arts area which houses physical education, industrial arts, home economics, art, music and career education. These areas are open without wails, and increase the possibility of teachers and students working on projects which combine talents and creativity from several areas. The science labs are also open

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Lori J. Arundel 20 Rice Street Jeanne L. Ashley 5 Ord Street Laury A. Baccari 18 Pleasant Street Judith M. Bacherman 3 Gallows Circle Michael Balisciano 10 Beacon Street Nathaniel H. Ballou 365 Essex Str eet As seniors at Salem High School we have seen many changes occur which have promoted better educational policies in order to meet the needs of the total school population. We were eighth grade students at the time of the dedication of Salem High School on Sunday, April 25, 1976; however, we were soon to learn that students had been in the new structure since January 19, 1976. During the course of our four years here at the high school, we came to learn and understand more about how the new building became a reality. It became our fortune to be able to benefit from all of the planning and innovations in which the administrative staff, teachers, community leaders, parents and students had been involved. We were to be the first class to spend four complete academic years within the hallowed-walls of a new $18,000,000 structure supplied with up to $1,000,000 in new equipment. It had been through a bond order passed by the Salem City Council and Salem School Committee that the new Salem High School was to be funded with 65% re- imbursement by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts School Building Assistance Bureau. We all waited with anticipation our freshmen year at the new High School and looked to the new educational directions of which we had heard others speak and from which we would benefit. 21

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I Jennifer M. Berry Tami A. Bertini 83 Barstow Street 3 Bertini Lane Michael R. Berube 46 Lawrence Street Michelle D. Bernard 194 Marlborough Road