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

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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 . . .

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. . . seekers for lhe Iocls behind condifions, They ore likely fo be preiudiced ond 'rhus mold lheir childrens' ofliludes in The wrong way. Knowing fha? many sludenls ore inleresled in foreign longuciges, I decided lo find oul how Mom and Dod lil in wilh 'rhis deporlrnenl. One of fhe mos? imporlonl' 'rhings done by ihis de- porlmenf, is The wriling of leHers lo porenls, whose children are noi making fhe progress ex- pecled of lhem. In lhis woy 'rhe porenls are informed how lheir children ore progressing in school. I Then wenl 'ro Ihe Music Deporlmenr, A cilizens commillee hos been organized lo help promole lhe deparlmenl. Aclive members ore from each school dislricl and include molhers and Ialhers ol sludenls. Their presenl aim is 'ro provide addilionol odverlising for Sewanhoka Concerls, roise money for new bond uniforms and an oufdoor bond-shell for public concerfs. Walking down lhe hall I noliced o class mem- ber obsorbed in a book. I+ was lhen I realized I Iorgol' lo visil lhe Librory Deporlmenl, Recenl- ly, hearing lhor our librory was building a collec- lion ol books ond mogozines, io slimulole crilicol 'rhinking and give on unbiased opinion of The days' problems, I asked my friends if lheir parenls read lheir books. To my aslonishmenf lhe maiorify replied, Yes . . . Sealed: Rulh Torpey, Wilma Kallenberg. To p: Virginia Whidden, Dorofhy Levy lDeparfmenf Headl, Margaref Slaflel. Sealed: A g n e s Maroffa, Efhel Einsel, Vera Lovelass. Helen Kruger, Rufh Backiel lAr1' Deparfmeni' Heodl, Janef Millar, Elizabefh Del- wiler. Sfanding: James G rim, Reina Ahlman, Evelyn Merh lLibra ry Headl, Charles Hill lMusic De- parfmenf Headl, Malcolm Presfon. Sealed: Elizabefh Sayre, Jane Carboni lDepar9menI Headl, Zenolaia Gilbert Sfanding: Louis Anasiaxio, Mary Boyle, Charles Kaplan, Elinor Wielund, Dr. John Forsl.