Waterford High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Waterford, CT)

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AFTER A BUSY DAY students leave to board one of the 14 buses which await to take them home. Students who live within a mile radius of school walk while many other students drive. Other students remain at school for extra help, activities, and sports Mondays through Thursdays. Five late buses return at 4 p.m. to take them home. Growing School in a Growing Communit Plans for an addition are examined by Walter Benson who has served on the building committees for WHS since the need of a high school in Waterford became pronounced in 1955. 6 On what was once a 47-acre rolling field have emerged the beautiful buildings which form the semi-campus layout of Waterford High School. Since the first 24 rooms, cafe- teria, shops, and gymnasium were completed in 1956, ten rooms and a large library have been added. These were ready for use in 1959. Even with this space it has become evident that more room is needed to fit Waterford High School's growing population. To fulfill this need, 13 classrooms, two mechan- ical drawing rooms, two additional shops, a music room, and other facilities are expected to be ready for occupancy by September, 1962. The need for such expansion becomes evident when one notes the growth of the student body that has already taken place in the school's brief five-year history. The school opened in the fall of 1956 with 615 students on double sessions at the Clark Lane school, the following year saw the number increase to 624, then to 644 in 1958. Expanding into a full four-year high school in 1959, the number increased to 830. This number was raised this year to 875. With this increase in the student body, facilities have also been increased. A student can now choose from 96 subjects. Equipment had been kept up-to-date, too. In contrast to Argentine schools, explains Elaine Starks, Ev- erything here is so modern. From what 1 saw of the school buildings in Argentina, they were very old with no heating. Such equipment as maps, blackboards, and desks were only adequate. Between classes students enjoy chatter and a bit of fresh air as they go between wings

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Facult HI didnlt Hnd a great dif- ference in the faculty in Argentina than here, proclaims Elaine Starks. 6'The teachers were very well informed on their subject and they had a talent for making it interesting. The faculty in Filipino schools is similar to the faculty heref' agrees Lucille Usison. 4'The major difference is that high schools here offer an elective program for students who wish to utilize their acquired skills immediately after graduation as well as a sound program for those who are planning to attend colleges and universitiesf, More unique to Waterford High School is the extra help program whereby the 51 faculty members provide special instruc- tion to any of the 875 students who remain after school on afternoons Monday through Thursday.