Thomas A Edison High School - Talon Yearbook (Fairfax County, VA)

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Guidance Department Administers SCAT, STEP, MRS. EMILY ATKINS Alexandria, Va. Guidance Secretary MRS. RAE DAVIS Worcester, Mass. A.B., Clark U. M.Ed., Boston U. Eleventh Grade Counselor Guidance is recognized as a developmental and contin¬ uous process that is composed of those organized services in the school which enable students to make wise decisions in solving their educational, vocational, and personal prob¬ lems. It is an integral part of the school organization. Be¬ cause students needs vary at different age levels, the area of emphasis varies accordingly. The key purpose of the Guidance services at Edison is to help students understand themselves, their capabilities and their goals through the assessment of interests, aptitudes, and achievements. This enables the students to solve their own problems independently and to make wise adjustments and choices. The Guidance Department also takes care of send¬ ing transcripts and other data for college bound seniors. In striving to achieve its goal, the Guidance Department works and cooperates with students, faculty members, par¬ ents and when appropriate, resource personnel and agencies. MR. GEORGE GIANAKARIS Ypsilanti, Mich. B.S. and M.A., U. of Mich. Director of Guidance MR. ROBERT DEWOLFE Arlington, Va. B.S., Bloomsburg State College M.A., G. W. University Ninth Grade Counselor MISS ANNELLA GREEVER Tazewell, Va. A.B., Lenoir Rhyne College M.Ed., College of William and Mary Twelfth Grade Counselor MRS. MARY HALL Lynchburg, Va. B.A., Lynchburg College B.S., R.P.I. M.Ed., U. of Va. Tenth Grade Counselor Newcomers Club 6

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Miss Charlotte Zeigler was once again a valuable asset to the student body at Edison through her work as Assistant Principal for Instruction. Through her past experience as Director of Guid¬ ance, Miss Zeigler has gained and exhibits a great understanding of students, their abilities and problems. As Supervisor of Instruction, Miss Zeigler observes classes, assists in the selection of class materials and in the planning of the school curriculum. She feels that the curriculum is determined by MISS CHARLOTTE ZEIGLER Assistant Principal for Instruction the students and their needs. One of Miss Zeigler ' s contributions to the curriculum was the World Literature course introduced this year. She says, I would like to see a program of studies established which would be so diversified that there would be something in it for every student, thus motivating him to learn. In order to achieve this goal Miss Zeigl er works in close cooperation with the guidance personnel. Miss Zeigler is very interested in students and enjoys the contact with students she has in working with the Inter-Club Council reviewing pro¬ posed club activities. Miss Zeigler is personally interested in helping students who seek her advice, and she is personable and easy to talk to. Edison is proud and appreciative of Miss Zeigler ' s enthusiasm and at¬ tempts to make Edison a better school. A woman ' s work is never done. Miss Zeigler spends long hours working in her office. Mr. Alan Beamer has been the Assistant Principal for Administration since the doors of Edison High first opened. His responsibilities are many and varied: caring for school inventory and maintenance, repair of the school building, management of bus trans- 0 ' % portation, student discipline, and the public address system. Although Mr. Beamer frequently attends con¬ ferences and assists Mr. Robinson, the majority of his work is directly concerned with Edison ' s students. Mr. Beamer considers the student one of his main interests. Exempli¬ fying his belief that young people should get the most out of their high school years, he counsels students on how to profit most from their high school experiences. He wants stu¬ dents to gain a good education while in high school and to retain many fond memories of their years here. After his graduation, from Cali¬ fornia State Teachers College, Mr. Beamer came to George Washington University to do graduate work. Through his experiences and counsel¬ ing, he tries to show students the im¬ portance of being a good school citi¬ zen, thus preparing him to be an asset to society. Mr. Beamer is a staunch supporter of both Edison and of the student body. No, Mr. Beamer, you can ' t stop time. ' 15

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PSAT, and College Boards to Student Body GUIDANCE HELPERS First Row: Penny Forehand, Cindy Fowler, Virginia Pardue. Second Row: Maureen Fogarty, Ann McKinney, Rick Hudson, Sandra Lokey, Mrs. Atkins, Elizabeth McHaffa, Jo Ann Casey. One of the many tasks which the guidance workers perform is putting up the college information on the bulletin board across from the office. Here Rick Hudson and Sandra Lokey put up the display on Alabama University. MRS. JOSEPHINE MATNEY Grundy, Va. B.S., Radford College M.S.S., Smith College Visiting Teacher MR. HERMAN VAN LUNEN Ann Arbor, Mich. B.S., U. of Mich. Tenth and Eleventh Grade Counselor