Warwick High School - Warwick Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Guidance Staff Helps Choose Careers, Pick College At one end of Warwick High School there was a small office, seemingly unimportant, with the word guidance” printed o ver-, head. In reality, the importance of the six counselors who con- stituted the guidance staff was immeasurable. Every facet of school life was reflected within the walls of the guidance office. Each student’s personal problems were considered. Because of the strangeness of a new school and the questions which naturally arise, the eighth grade class had two assistants — Miss Mason and Mr. D’Amelio. Any problems baffling to freshmen and sophomores were ably attended to by Mrs. Muire and Mrs. Palmer, respectively. Juniors facing the problems of college en- trance were counseled by Mr. Fleet. Lastly, the seniors sought Miss Atkinson, head of the department, for any assistance in the many difficulties facing upcoming graduates. The overall duties of these counselors included working on state-wide tests and locating any general information concerning student life desired by teachers. Mrs. Muire and Mr. Fleet meet the same problem: A student, majoring in math, taking art, drama, shop, music, physical education, and study hall! Mr. D ' Amelio: Miss Mason, look at this extremely revealing inkblot.” Mrs. Muire: That’s his signature!” It says here that he made 903 on his college boards?”

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WHS Office Staff Maintains Efficiency, School Harmony I’d like to see my daughter, Mary Motley, for a few minutes.” This request for a daughter was not infrequent in the daily struggle for existence which went on in the office. In the first step toward finding this student a search through the enormous schedule book was attempted by Mrs. Bruner. But she’s not here!” She has to be,” said Mrs. Leviner. Chewing on the end of her pencil, she pushed Mr. Caywood aside and began flipping through the pages. Unable to find the phantom student, the office staff went into a normal, frantic turmoil. Mrs. Lundeen started looking under piles of college transcripts and daily bulletins. Mrs. Bruner tried the mountainous absentee lists, while Mrs. Hamlett, after pushing aside handfuls of money, pushed the intercom button for the IBM room. Mrs. Edwards, do you have any idea who and where Mary Motley is?” And so the search for Mary Motley began in the IBM room where grade cards, schedules and absentees were checked. How- ever, with no result — Mary Motley was lost. Mrs. Edwards pushed the intercom button and referred th ' e sad news back to the office staff who in turn informed the irate father that his darling” daughter was lost to Warwick High School. Warwick High,” groaned the pooped pappy, but my daugh- ter goes to Ferguson.” Let’s see, how do you spell does- — doez? Duz? Duze? Warwick’s business tycoons were Mrs. Hamlett, Mrs. Lundeen, Mrs. Bruner, Mrs. Edwards, and Mrs. Leviner. It says here that they just increased my allowance!’’ 9

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GEOFFREY HILL APPLEGATE Randolph-Macon College B.A. Sociology, U.S. History Varsity Line Coach, J.V. Baseball, J.V. Basketball EDWIN PARKER ARCHIBALD U.S. Naval Academy, University of Wisconsin B.S., M.S. Math, Algebra, Geometry Future Teachers of A- merica, Senior Class Faculty Instructs Students DOROTHY JEAN ATKINSON Mary-Baldwin College, College of William and Mary B.A., M.Ed. Guidance Director National Honor Society HELEN A. BAKER Iowa State Teachers Col- lege, University of Min- nesota B.A., M.A. English EDGAR ALAMANDER BALL University of South Carolina B.M. Music SINDRA JANE BARBER Washington State Uni- versity B.A. Math FLORA BARNARD Cafeteria DAISY DAVIS BRIGHT University of Alabama, University of Tennessee, University of Virginia A.B., M.A. Trigonometry, Algebra, Math Analysis National Honor Society RALEIGH E. BRITTON JR. Stetson University, Rich- mond Professional Insti- tute B.F.A. Art CHARLES A. BROWN East Carolina College B.S. Electricity, Electronics Radio Club GRACE G. BURCHER Mary Washington B.S. V.O.T. II