Schreiber High School - Port Light Yearbook (Port Washington, NY)

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Special Services Meet Our Needs OFFICE STAFF SITTING: Mr. Alim. M» Ste «n. STAND- ING: Mr. MtCormidi. Page 28 Just as mustard adds spice to a frank- furter. so our special services department adds flavor to our school. The Psychology Department, headed by Miss Wood, is composed of three psychologists and a part-time psychia- trist. Working in a cooperative arrange- ment with six other school districts. Port Washington has classes for the mentally retarded children. This program, which includes pupils from kindergarten through twelfth grade, also works won- ders in speech therapy and with the physically handicapped. The Office Staff, aided by many cap- able student workers, is responsible for keeping all the school's records accurate and up-to-date. Working behind the scenes, few realize the midtitude of serv- ices they perform.

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Practical Skills Are Offered, Too This year s welcome addition to the Physical Education staff was Miss Warble. Miss Warble set up a new point system of marking girls gym. Both Miss Warble and Miss Mallet taught gym and Post Dance and supervised G.A.A. activities. Mr. Rogo and Mr. Jessen continued instructing their gym classes in football, soccer, track, and many other sports. In addition, they, and Mr. Biro coached our Vikings on to better last years record of wins and good sportsmanship. The backbone of the whole Physical Education department. Mr. Whitney, again did a monu- mental job of supervising physical education in all Port Washington schools. Mr. Albert Jen»en Physical Ed Albie . . Van. basketball and JV football coacb basically calm until the 4th quarter. Miss Elizabeth Mallet Physical Ed. Sophomores beware! did a splendid job on cheering man- agement . what would our G.A.A. do without her? Mr. Bruce MacDonald Driver Ed. Avid driver . . . one of Port s sweetest teachers our Olympic track star lots of fun . 8:13 punctuality Mr. Jacob Rogo Physical Ed. . . . Coaches our Vikings in baseball . . endorses individual class work There's Jake's chair! As of October 1. 1960. the driving age in Nassau County was raised to eighteen, eliminat- ing junior licences. The only exceptions were to be those students who complete Driver Ed. and received their blue cards, making them eligi- ble for a senior licence at seventeen. Naturally Driver Ed. became one of the most popular courses in school. Even amid such cries as Why should girls have to change tires? and How do I know the difference between friction and trac- tion?” many students managed to get their blue cards and gain expert knowledge of cars and rules of the road. Miu Leora Warble Physical Ed. Anyone for a shower? ex- cellent tumbler constantly with a smile well-liked gym teacher. Mr. John Wilkinson Driver Ed. Wilky . . drives a wild red car! . . - driver-Ed. instruc- tor on and off the road!

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KITCHEN STAFF ROW ONE Mr . Ruhling. Mr. Ho r. Mr. Skinner. Mr. DcFco. Mrs Fossa. Mr. Yrngrr. Mrs Celia. Mr. DeUo. Mr. DeJana. Mr. Trta. Mr. Coe ROW TWO: Mr. Formisano. Mr , ('roll. Mrs. Pisciotta. Mrs. Saunders. CUSTODIAL STAFF ROW ONE: Mr Walter Gil. Mr Roy Merritt. Mr. Robert Jackowski. Mr. Janies Ciminera (custodian- in charge) ROW TWO: Mr. Jerry Vrba. Mr. Oliver Angevine. Mr. Isaac Jackson. Often seen bustling around tbe school with a broom in one band and a garbage pail in the other, is our cus- todian staff, beaded by Mr. Ciminera. These diligent workers keep our build ing one that we can be proud of The Cafeteria Staff, headed by Mrs. Fountain, has tried this year to make their meals pleasing to all pf the students. They have worked their hardest and have succeeded in keep- ing our stomachs filled.