Scecina Memorial High School - Scecinarama Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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EACHER IS TO STUDENT as SAT READY, BEGIN! ... Taking a to nervous, discovers Mary Lakin as practice test during a SAT class, Faith le gets advice from Miss Bowron on Griffin glances at the directions, lath. 'HIGH ONE MAKES SENSE? TWO HEADS are better than one, laine Doyle takes a different position Matt Wilhelm and Kevin Armour dis- . she tries a tough math problem in the cover as they work SAT questions to- . . T booklet. gether. m

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Juice boycott before SAT ■B No orange juice or milk for breakfast? This was the rec- ommendation given by Mrs. Marilyn Hasty to her SAT classes. Of course, this advice was only for the test day, because these foods tend to cause nausea when one is nervous. An eight-week evening class in how to take the SAT was of- fered to juniors. Mrs. Marilyn Hasty taught the English sec- tion, and Miss Pat Bowron, the math. Both teachers gave academi- cally oriented advice as well as the dietary kind, using sample test questions such as conduit is to water as viaduct is to traf- fic to help students guess bet- ter, and doing general review and reinforcement. Was the extra expense in time and money worth it? It's hard to say, said one student. Who knows how we would have done without it. At least we knew what to expect. Preparation for the SAT be- LISTENING INTENTLY . . . Janie Francis concentrates on Mrs. Hasty's instructions on how to guess well. CHECKING IT OUT . . . Looking up the names and locations of colleges, ju- niors Chuck Heckman and Ruth Roeschlein do some investigating. gins much earlier than junior year, with course selection be- fore freshman year and all dur- ing high school. The general knowledge need- ed for the test was built up from the very beginning of formal study. Guidance counselors, by in- terviewing each student, tried to show personal interest in ev- eryone, and to meet the needs of the individual. Older students were offered the opportunity to learn how to use materials in the guidance center to prepare for college applications. Sr. Do- lores, honors moderator, set up appointments for honor stu- dents to consult with Sister La- vonne, Guidance Director. Advice on scholarships and needed recommendations and forms were available on re- quest, and counselors worked with students at every level. U vl

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STUDYING, CONTEMPLATING . . . Attending a photography workshop brings out the curiosity in yearbook staffers Dave Kahl, Don Clifford, and June Choi as they study examples of good picture composition at Tiffany Studios. CLOSE QUARTERS . . . Finishin g up final details for the newspaper play issue, co-editors Connie Hines and Mary Dixon combine brain work in the tiny back room of 205. CRUSADER STAFF: Bottom row: Jeanne Riley. Mary Jeanne O'Gara, Kathy j McGrath, Kathy Withem, Kathy White, Mary Dixon, Mike Vittorio. Second row: ] Don Clifford, Kim Gross, Theresa Doan, Mary Lakin, Cindy Manley, David Pfarr, i Paula Shikany, Connie Hines, Kathy McNeely,, Mary Seay. Top row: Chris Crab- j tree, Trudy Schouten, Betsey Harris, Kelly Schaefer, Helen Warner, John Rose, ] Steve Hawkins. John White. 44 Newspaper Yearbook