Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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Boston Magazine: Fact Or Fallacy? a SCHGOL , Insidethe Atlantic Monthly bySusanBar SYSTEM MONEY' STUDENTS2 TEACH ERS' Needham B B C -- Newton B + B + B Scituate D C - C - Stoneham D D D Swampsoott C+ B B Qfllgsll-igj,!'l Wakefield C C D U s Waltham ' B F D+ 5539915 Watertown C D - B How Bad Wayland A -- A - C + Are They? Wellesley A + B + A C - We Grade Weston ' A A I 'g,2f:1Tough F Weymouth D l . B - Winchester B - B C + mag,-zffxg SCHOOL ' SYSTEM MONEY'4 STUDENTS2 TEACHER' Needham B B C - Newton B + B+ B Scituate D C -- C - Stoneham D D ' D Swampscott C + ,B B , Wakefield c C D, Waltham B t F D +

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X 'ft ,T yy by Q X 4' ,tim e ' e XE Q ' sunmuuu f. f . t , KL gf 4 . V gi. A Y f Grim? I s ' , r figtkif. is sissszzszii tis a::su'r 'm2-Q misss: America' Strength The ambitious youth of Stoneham High dis- played their career intrests on one informative school day. The wide variety of personalities ranged from airplane mechanics, to priests and provided insight into the country's future if left to competent young adults. Mankind will take a giant leap when they are let loose upon society. The high degree of intellect posessed by the stu- dents is evident in their original renditions of a Playboy bunny, a tourist and a pregnant house- wife. On the lighter side, we saw a business ex- ecutive, a scientist, a surgeon, and a private in- vestigator. Perhaps one of the most believable characters was a nun, who made her cameo ap- pearance early in the day. , if

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fi S, 4 Ill!!! ure. own ' 4. , g A f nzvusuclvzcnconr. is ll 8 Q 3 T h r' View as 933 9 5 x ' I D 1 :QT K b, jf, ., x ,gi x , 'V In ln general teachers believed that the Boston Magazine Article was ' ' x fix K, H S2,s'iS'f i f te ,.j.g,.6', W inaccurate and narrow. One argument is that the article implied that the C4,f?! -X X5lAN 'l: ,:-,gfJ:nk11'2'f- 1:55 1 'fx-mis ' , ,v:,f'Th7l wx, wealthier a school is, the healthier the educational system of that fy fr m W y school, and this is not always true. One teacher claimed that SAT scores 47 ' yvii vi,-1' i.f'735Q'ifgg,,f59x,i K were low because kids lack the passion for reading. But one teacher , ,f N ' claimed that even though SAT scores were low, these scores sometime .3'.'Qll1,f,f,f- .,g1f ' 'Q ,, . A if give a false impression to the colleges. This teacher believes that the it' ' f-7f ' ' ' ' gljiftjllfy lll, , ' -' V Q W Xxx 'X school has an excellent atmosphere, and that the faculty members of the yy ygyhjfi , .xx K educational department are close-knit. They learn and share from each X .A2' If other. Resources are fairly good, and even though money is tight, the Q . x 'A ' school will get it. Teachers generally agree that students do well. lf they I . Aff A work, they learn. One teacher finds the Stoneham student very likeable, , fl T fi I T but not the enthusiastic honor student. They are very human, and they - ' A T V Q I. si f ,J have a desire to learn. but not necessarily what is in books. Teachers N My ,J if believe that there is room for improvement in the school everywhere. xl k'llygy,Wff 'f ln, yy . One suggestion is improve the teacher's salaries as to make the teacher 1 l 3, S f feel valued. If there is no competitive job scale, they have to leave , A ix llyxglxty 3 ,y A teaching. But one teacher pointed out a significant increase would f y ls XX. A TVN. 'Z',,,3L'7' attract more teachers, but not for S500 or Sl600. As George Steinbrenner X X T -xxx. ix Wil ',.'ff'y,j Said, Good ball players who are overpaid don't play any better. B Q xslt 'X my X ,-1 A TX X l' 3 x T9 W 'V , Ph sf, t X X Em - is A 53 I0 Preppiest High Schools suburban schools send more than three-fourths ol' thclr ns to two- or four-year colleges n South .............. 9000 Belmont .................. pscott .... . ..., 87 Wellesley . id ..... ,... 8 2 Lexington . . . 7