Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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r, GUIDANCE TAKES STEPS TO MEET MORE OFTEN WITH STUDENTS ' You want another pass ? ” (Mrs. Marcin) Don’t worry — you’re as good as accepted.” (Mr. Duggan) Imagine the surprise of sopho¬ mores a year ago when they found themselves scheduled for Guid¬ ance once a week! Each counselor met once a week with four sopho¬ more classes that ranged in size from six to twenty students. The idea was to ease students’ adjust¬ ment to the high school and to provide them with an easier access to guidance counselors. Hope¬ fully, the classes of 1978 and up will now graduate having had more secure, carefree and well- rounded educations as a result of close contact with counselors. Tell us more about life at prep school!” (Sandy Strawbridge, Mr. Harman, Pam Grant) r WfgSggZ fik 1 4 m L Wow! College sure seems interesting.” (the Senior Class at a guidance assembly)

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ADMINISTRATION PLANS SUFFERED SETBACK WITH REFERENDUM DEFEAT ON DECEMBER 15, 1975 The Wellesley High School Administra¬ tion suffered a major disappointment this year when a referendum defeated the pro¬ posal for a building addition. Principal Ted Rokicki had hoped to improve declining facilities in areas such as the Library and Industrial Arts, in order to maintain the school’s standards of providing a comprehen¬ sive education for all students. Unfortunately, he met with opposition, largely because of the fiscal aspects of an addition. Many peo¬ ple fail to realize that this is a public high school,” said Mr. Rokicki. I think high school kids should have the right to experi¬ ment with technical skills as well as theoreti¬ cal skills but some townspeople apparently see things with a different eye.” The next »itep for the Administration was PHTHR VASATURO. Assistant Principal BAR BAR A STKKVES. Administrative Assistant to look for other ways of -olving the addition problem. Safety features for the handicapped and new electrical wdring were still badly needed; new shop tools might be provided for in an equipment budget. It was hoped that town committees would continue to assist the high school in solving its present dilemma. Meanwhile, the W.H.S. Adminis¬ tration returned to its perennial concerns: stu¬ dent scheduling, policy revision, a new time schedule, and reviewing proposed courses to enhance the curriculum. TKD ROKICKI. Principal 18 RICHARD CARBONE, Assistant Principal

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SCIENCE MADE SEVERAL CHANGES No, the safety showers in the science classrooms were not installed because of an emphasis on cleaner living, but became safety in the science labs has become a major concern. Issuing gallons of H,0 with one pull, the showers were installed and appropriately turned with the addition of an Advanced Placement Chemistry course as a complement to Advanced Topics in Biology, (The new courses had problems because of the adjustment to the inadequate labs.) Future offerings such as Astronomy, Electronics, and a second year of Biology for the non-science major may not warrant such safety precautions. A Towering Infemo — made by Mark O’Leary. Caution: Pscudochemist at work. (Samon Ward) Fu + N = FUN in the science lecture hall (Sally Riley,Jane Meehan, and Sue Cathcart.) 20