Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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The Friendships We Formed Through Our High School Years Had an Immeasurable Impact on Our Lives.

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Traditionally, the school has been a reflection of the community’s desires, but it has remained until recently an isolated part of the community world, a microcosm primarily concerned with itself, and bounded by its building. Within its walls of brick and mortar, an artificial world was created, consisting of books, students, teachers, and activities. Students were separated from real life situations, living in their uto¬ pian world of academia, where the main concern of students was a successful report card. In the 1970’s, though, these barriers began to break down, and today, in 1974, they are being broken down even further. Now, the students are finding themselves becoming an active segment of the community. Consequently, there is interaction between high school students and the wider world of the community. New possibilities have opened up for students through programs such asi work! experience, work study, alternate semester, independent study, distributive educa¬ tion . . . These different experiences transcend and complement the traditional intellectual training. Academia is still primarily the function of Wellesley High School, but the importance of outside experiences has finally been realized. Today, we, as students, have the opportunity to interact in the best of both worlds. In the following pages, we will explore these developments. Nancy Cavers School and Community Editor 12