Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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LIBRARY CROWDING CONTINUED Now 1 lay me down to sleep.” (Ted Merlo) Many people fail to realize that a school library is as essential to English programs as a laboratory is to science classes. Since the pro¬ posed addition to W.H.S. wa= defeated, for the present, the library continues to present crowded and inadequate facilities for the 1300 students of the High School. Extra space is needed to pro¬ vide more than the 33 seats for students in the library, to offer room for an audio-visual media center to meet the needs of modern education, and to give the librarians a working area. Until these needs are met, even basic programs such as Sophomore Orientation (in which tenth graders in English classes learn to use sophisticated refer¬ ence materials) will be a source of frustration for students, teachers, and librarians. ' Once you’ve made it past Ms. Loenberger. .” (Mrs. Haines explains the floor plan to sophomores.) Mrs. Bigwood

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PE BASED ITS PROGRAMS ON STUDENT INTEREST POLLS Moving toward increasing interaction between students and faculty, the Physical Education teachers based their program on a student poll asking what activities students wished to pursue during their gym classes. Among the activities selected were fencing, yoga, lacrosse, fall track, tennis, universal gym, trampoline, and speedball. With such a program, athletic director Bud Hines suc¬ ceeded in increasing student interest in physi¬ cal education while still maintaining a vigor¬ ous program. Mrs. Ray, head nurse, also took an active part in the Physical Education program by coordinating student physicals for sports, while also maintaining other school health program . The health department was also well-prepared for any emergencies with a staff of three. —— --J J ri Floating like a butterfly.” — Mary Dubbs. En-Garde Je dis.” Mrs. Ray, Head Nurse 28

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TEACHER: A GALLERY OF TEACHERS AGREE THAT AN INTERESTED STUDENT IS WHAT THEIR JOB IS ALL ABOUT Mr. Richard Palmaccio: A teacher is like a fine wine — he improves with age, then turns to vinegar.” Mr. St. Cyr: I look for enthusiasm and desire.” Mr. Gordon Ivanoski: . . desire and determination.” 30 Mr Palumbo: A student has the capability to do anything he really wants to do.”