Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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Ted and “The Boys.” Mr. Rokicki trading strategy with the Coach. Mr. Carbone breaks in the new D. J. Speaking at a P.T.S.A. meeting, he answers questions from parents. Being grilled at his first Student Council meeting. 17

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“Don’t Knock the Rock” In his first year as principal of Wellesley High School, Mr. Theodore Rokicki has proven that he is willing to lis¬ ten to student gripes and to do something about them. When the problem of shrill bells was brought to his atten¬ tion, Mr. Rokicki made a decision to abolish all bells ex¬ cept the homeroom bells in the morning. Mr. Rokicki’s next major change involved the smoking policy. As always, smoking in the building is illegal, but now there are designated places outdoors for smoking during the school day. In addition to meeting with several student organiza¬ tions, Mr. Rokicki has worked on developing an open campus plan for the high school. He also expressed inter¬ est in the educational specifications describing the expan¬ sion needs of various departments. On several occasions, he made himself available to both the students and facul¬ ty, so that problems could be solved through discussion and follow-up action. Mr Roki cki came to Wellesley Senior High with an ex¬ tensive background and experience in education. He re¬ ceived his Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University and a Masters Degree from the University of Michigan, and he is currently working towards his Ph.D. at Michigan. Mr. Rokicki’s teaching experience includes special education at an elementary school level and English in a junior high school and high school summer session. He subsequently held several administrative positions; he was assistant principal and assistant to the Superintendent at Ann Arbor Senior High School. He was then principal-elect at a junior high school in Ann Arbor. Prior to coming to Wellesley, Mr. Rokicki worked for two years at the Pi¬ oneer High School in Ann Arbor as Assistant Principal and, last year, as Principal. Mr. Rokicki worked very hard making some important changes during his first year at Wellesley. With him as principal, the school is expected to grow in curriculum and reputation. Mr. Rokicki was quoted as saying, “I like to live in a world of options;” and with a principal who has an open mind, the Wellesley Senior High School com¬ munity can hopefully work better towards developing new and valuable educational options. 16

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Administra ti on Contrary to constant reports of apathy, the student body was able to keep our administration busy. Bomb scares, fires and smoking in lavs, hall jams, window breaking, class cutting, and snowball throwing have plagued the administration with disci¬ plinary problems this year. It’s hard to imagine what we would have done without those handy blue slips or else the friendly personal phone calls to home from our concerned secretaries. During spare moments, Mr. Rokicki kept his staff busy with ed. specs, the program of studies, course scheduling, grading, Metco advising and other administrative duties. RICHARD CARBONE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PETER VASATURO, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHARLOTTE RAMSEY, METCO COORDINATOR BARBARA STEEVES, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HELEN PURCELL