Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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A message from Mr. Wrighf This ToTem is dedicaTed To Mom and Dad. who, Through Their home curriculum from birTh To graduaTion, have shared The responsibiliTy wiTh The school for The educaTion aT Their sons and daughTers. IT is They who have TaughT The child To walk, Talk, and To play. They know his background, unclersTand his emoTional problems and physical limiTaTion. The children have seen liTe Through The eyes of Their parenTs, In all his sTruggles, and in all sorrows, The aTTecTionaTe parTicipaTion and cheering encouragemenT oT Mom and Dad have been a never-failing sup- porT. They have TaughT youTh To develop work habiTs, good social eTiqueTTe, home making, dis- criminaTing use of money, imporTance oT Triends, how To make good iudgmenTs, religion, and mor- aliTy. This home curriculum may seem a Tremend- ous Task. BUT Think of The rewards! And so The Moms and Dads oT our young people have played The mosT imporTanT parT in making each one a beTTer ciTizen in our democ- racy, The parenTs, TogeTher wiTh The Teachers. have broughT The young men and women To The poinT where They can be TrusTed To live whole- some, inTelligenT, and socially eTTecTive lives- The highesT aim oT educaTion. Harold W, WrighT, Supervising Principal ,ax Upper Righfhand Corner Mr. Harold W. Wrighf, Supervising Principal CenTer-Left Mr. Howard Nordahl Dean of Boys CenTer-Right: Mrs. MilliconT Wills Dean Of Girls Righfq Mr. Alfred Caine Assisfanf Principal

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BDARD 0F EDUC TIO H Franlr Carey Presrdeni Harry A Schroeder Vice Presldenf Franlr Anosa Claude L Alexander Anlhony Barhlero Dr George E Dovns George Graullch George A Wahl J Edwm Russell Dlsfrlcl Clerk Allred G Krofer Treasurer Alfredl Loew Aflorney To fhe Class of I948 we hope fhaf fhus Tofem wull now and always prove a freasure chesl of pleasanf memorues As you pore 'rhrough Hrs pages you wall be remrnded of your achreve menfs af Sewanhalca m nfs classrooms an nfs socual achvnhes and un 'rhe mfroduchon rf has gnven you 'ro fhe arf of lnvang Your rhoughls will wander beyond your own sphere 'ro lhe faces of lhose whose presence and achvahes made fhus school a very specual world of your own durnng your slay here Jusf a ln'r'rle reflechve rhmlung wull carry you shll furfher 'ro an apprecnahon of lhe Mofhers and Dads who un rhesr publnc efforl and an 'fhear prnvafe homes have shown fhe way lo you young people If us because lhe Mofhers and Dads have sei' hugh sfandards for you fhal your lnfe of Sewanhalca has had meamng and pur pose May fhaf purpose be fulhlled H Frank Carey Presndenf

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F ClllTY During homeroom guidance period Wednes- day, my ieacher announced rhar rhe 'ropic ro be discussed was, How parenfs and ieachers worlc rogefher +o improve rheir childrens school life. Individually, we were 'ro have garhered as much informalion as possible. My resulfs, afrer an ex- iensive research were surprisingly inreresiing . , . Mofhers and Dads are consranfly invifed by 'rhe Guidance Deparrmenf To parricipare in 'lhe planning of pupils' s+udies for a four year period, They are urged 'ro come lo school wirh or wirhoui' 'rheir children, ro discuss such pro- grams and any ofher problems which may arise, Parenls are an imporianl' parr of rheir counsel- ing services. shi BoHom Row: Dr. Ursula Slewarr, Millicenl' Wille, Asenarh Mosso, Lena O'Connell, Berry G. Hickey. Top Row, L-R: Thor Sandgren, Henry Aungsf, Maud Barflerf, Fred Brown, Rufh Arnold, Howard Nordchl, John David, Donald Kempfon. Falhers of many vocalional sludenls served as advisory board members during rhe war. They aided fhe school develop ifs exfensive war 'fraining program and were insfrumenlal in help- ing lhe school secure machinery, supplies and personnel when all of fhese were difficulr +o ob- rain. Wirhin rhe 'rhree years l have spenr ar Sewan- halca, I found if is a school fha? fighfs inroler- ance. The Social Sfudies Deparimenr aims 'ro guide 'rhe sfudenrs fo become good cirizens and To form desirable alriludes 'foward fhe home. communily, slale, nafion and lhe world com- munify, Unless Morher and Dad are inreresfed. well-informed and . . .