St Matthews High School - Saints Scroll / Stinger Yearbook (St Matthews, SC)

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Admission Is Always Available Juniors who plan on going to college usually take the nary Scholastic Aptitude Test. It will prepare them for PSAT in the fall of the year. The PSAT is the Prelimi- the College Board Exam. MR. ROY HIOTT Parlez-vous en francais? The French students of Mr. Hiott’s can say ’’yes ' to this statement. Mr. Hiott also teaches tenth grade English. MRS. DORIS OTT As secretary of the St. Matthews School, Mrs. Ott is al ways busy taking in money from different organizations and classes. The new students are registered by Mrs. Ott. She also keeps the school account and the school activity book. 19

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Advice and Help on College MR. H. THAD OTT Equations, formulas, and assump- tions are confusing to some students. In teaching mathematics Mr. Ott ex- plains these principles to students in preparation for college. As head coach he teaches his boys good sports- manship and helps them to develop their skill in order to win games. Mr. Ott, as guidance counselor, helps stu- dents in choosing their high school courses and in advising them about colleges. (L to R) Libby Ann Prickett, India Smoak, Sandra Zeigler, and Molly Riley seem to be interested in Coker College. Palmer, Co- lumbia, Newberry, St. Andrews, Baptist College at Charleston, Bob Jones, Columbia Commercial, Presbyterian, Furman, and Wof- ford were some of the colleges that were represented at this year's College Day. 18 Newberry was one of the most popular colleges represented at College Day. Many of the S.M.H.S. students showed an in- terest in Newberry. Juniors and seniors were given the opportunity to hear representatives of colleges discuss the advantages of the school they represented. College Day is very helpful in aiding a student to make his decision on the school that he will attend upon graduation. BOYS

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Students look for material for term papers and book reports in the new library. English—The High School Necessity” MRS. PATRICIA MORRIS Book reports, themes, and term papers are familiar words to Mrs. Morris' 11th and 12th grade English classes. She also teaches one section of 10th grade English. Our school pa- per, the YELLOW JACKET, is sponsored by Mrs. Morris. MRS. ELIZABETH NELSON Eighth grade students receive a fundamental background of English from Mrs. Nelson. As librarian she helps the students discover new areas of reading. The Beta Club is led by the able direction of Mrs. Nelson.