Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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ACADEMICS The English Class that reads together. Scott Sealy crafted some metal work. Kirk Dogett, Tom Specht, Mark O’Leary and Mark Gherardi worked on their experiment. Mr. McCormick’s classes took place in an exotic setting . . his room. 16 Paula Haven and Jim Philbin got together.

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OF A SCHOOL DAY Roberta Goganian, I-aurie Ingall, Maria Solderyago. Kim Woods Ken Andersen, Karen Funk, Jeff Demain, Peter Mendes. Jane Carpenter Ricky Peters, David Andersen, Rob Sternstein, Danny Evans. 15

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STUDENTS CONCENTRATED ON BASICS With the advent of a back to basics’’ movement in modern education, students of today are supposed to have rediscovered the essentials of academic study, which had purportedly been abandoned for new pursuits and teaching methods. Actually, this has not been the case. Students have always buckled down to the plain, simple study of pristine mathematics, English, science and the other traditional subjects. Recently, the innovations of the 60’s, which supplemented traditional learning rather than replaced it, have proved less valuable than tried and tested meth¬ ods; thus, it is the innovations which have begun to fall by the wayside, as older modes of learning grow increasingly more pop¬ ular with new waves of students. The most valuable experiment of the New Teaching will remain with us; the most effective practices of the Old have been reinstated. Ed Horack and Clark Blodgett appeared to enjoy their Social Studies classes. Mrs. McGilvroy and Marc Fontaine worked with the adding machine. Mr. Palmaccio reviewed Robin Peyton’s homework during a free period. 17