Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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tBelowj Driver Education combines hookwork with whocl class ancl, it' thc student passcs thc course, a promise of reduced insurance ratcs Mr, Robert Zifchak, in his first year of tcaching rewinds a film showing the horror of acciclcnts. .AQ 'Ns-... 'mi' . 1 -.1 v YB fir in tAlJ0veJ Business courses are a practical prolutic or would-hc collage business majors. Mr. Douglas Icssap gives somc pointers to jonny Beecham. tLeftj A major part of teaching is making abstract concepts concrete. Mr, William Tucci and his slinky demonstrate wave motion. FACULTY 1 73

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Faculty: Kelso- Nash l Mr. Robert Kelso Board of Education Mrs. Margaret Kennedy Art, Art Department Chairman Art Club advisor Mrs. Lillian Keppel Cafeteria Mrs. Lorraine Kittell Home Economics Department Chairman Iunior Class advisor Mr. Thomas Kneiser Mathematics Mr. Charles Kovar Board of Education Mr. Louis Kramer Custodian Mr. Iames Lignori English Iunior! Senior Class Play advisor Mr. Wesley Love Science Freshman Class advisor Mr. lack McCarthy Custodian Mr. Ray McPhillips Custodian Mr. Kevin McFadden English Department Chairman Mr. Thomas Moglia Science Mr. Robert Mooney English Dr. William Moran Superintendant of Schools Mr. Thomas Moreau Guidance Mrs. Audrey Myers Secretary Mr. Iohn Naplitano Driver Education Mr. Iohn Nash Music Mrs. Carol Maas Art, Art Club advisor Romme hobnobs with Indians he Mid-west Indians: students read a few paragraphs about their cul- ture in the seventh grade and promptly forget about them. Mr. Romme, however, after seeing a reser- vation, remembered. In 1954 Mr. Romme took a boat-trip around the United States. He said that while in the West, HI saw' a lot of things I wanted to go back to. Every summer through 1972, he returned to the West to spend five to seven weeks of his vacation. I-Ie enjoyed seeing the reservations of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians in New Mexico the most. Mr. Romme talked of the Indian personality. Indians are fascinating people. Very friendly. You must un- derstand when some tourists say they are unfriendly, it is their land would you like a tourist aiming a cam- era at your house? Although the Indians do not like to be put on exhibition as though they were freaks in a Sideshow, Mr. Romme explained that the tourist in- dustry is vital to their economy. The Continued on p. 175 172 FACULTY

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QRightj The Senior-Faculty Tea not only allows for student-faculty interminglin, but for conversation among the teachers. Mr. Derek Taylor expresses his approval ofthe cuisine and good company to Mr. Ioseph Dilaorenzo. fBelowJ ln addition to practices, the basketball cheerleading advisor must attend all games. Mrs. Linde Heitmonn dragged her husband of one year, Walter, to the game against Cornwall. 3 Q E E S E S 1 X Q35 a F l s E 5 L t fAbovej The custodial staff consists of eight people under the direction of Mr. Robert Aidala. Mr. jock McCarthy repairs the door to the wrestling room. 174 FACULTY