Spingarn High School - L Esprit Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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He consults parents and provides them with information about their children and also provides them with information about educational and occupational opportunities. He assists them in developing realistic perceptions of their children's growth in relation to their potentialities. 3, -6 I . x V. Q-Q:-'flfwt 1 , rf ,mis gif ' f f ,K 59 ,?lLf':f . .fl NNE V W fm .. .usp - .5 M E43 lt 3 it MRS. LUCRETIA M. PASCHALL B.S. in Education Miner Teachers College B.S. in Library Science, Western Reserve University M.A. in Psychology, Catholic Uni- versity MR. JESSIE B. CHASE B.S. Education and M.E.D., Boston University Mrs. Wade Counseling Student Eleventh Grade Counselor

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Counselors Aid Students in Planning for Future THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR The school counselor is responsible, under the principal, for developing and coordinating the guidance program of the school. The guidance program in turn is designed to help each student to discover his abilities and interests, to develop them, and to use them in the most desirable way to achieve personalsatisfaction and responsible citizenship. Through the services of the guidance program, students are assisted in making wiser choices and decisions as they move through school toward maturity. These services support the instructional program ofthe school by meeting special needs of students which often cannot be met by the teacher in the regular instructional program. By means ofthese services teachers may do more and better teaching and students may do more and better learning. At Spingarn, students are offered a variety of curricula. Choosing an appropriate curriculum is no mean task. Bright youngsters often choose easy courses, while slow students sometimes aspire far beyond their capacities. Again, the availability of jobs maypull students from school. The value placed on education varies greatly among students. Faced with these problems, the counselor endeavors, with the help ofteachers and principals, to get students to stay in school and to select subjects suitable to their talents, interests, and capabilities. HIS VARIED D UTIES He provides new students with in- formation about the school. He interprets the guidance program to pupils, teachers, and parents. He keeps guidance records current and coordinates the groups' testing program. He assigns students by grade level. He studies students' records and recommends placement of students in curricula. He helps in special learning prob- lems and refers students to the proper agency or department. He provides follow-up services of Spingarn graduates to find out what happens to them after graduation. He establishes home and community cooperation. 9. He collects and disseminates to pupils and parents information con- cerning college offerings, Opportu- nities for further education, and careers. 10. He interviews all students regularly. Mr. Altice at His Desk Director of Counseling Program and Assistant Principal

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1 MR. CLOVICE W. ALTICE A.B. English 8: History, State Teachers College, Montgomery, Alabamag International Law 8c Economics, Catholic Universityg Work towards Ph.D., University of Washington in Seattle and at Montana State University Q f s Mr Chase with A Guest sisi 41' J K 1.15 W ,st, 2-