West Essex High School - Milestone Yearbook (North Caldwell, NJ)

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Alrlfmists STANDING: Dr. Edgar H. Knapp, Senior Coordinator; Mr. Leslie K. Goodwin, Health and Phys. Ed. Coordinator; Mr. Earle A. Kuns, Art Coordinator. SEATED: Dr. Emil J. Picl, Mathematics- Science Coordinator; Mr. James G. Mitchell, Junior Coordinator; Dr. Harold P. Vayhinger, Guidance Coordinator . . . Education is a great thing.” £ rrib? Miss Marguerite Baechtold, Librarian . . . read in his department.” 4 t Representing 18 of the United States, the Alchemists of the court consist of a widely-traveled, well-trained teaching body with a preponderance of Master’s degrees. Constantly at work with the tutors (teachers) are the division coordinators and faculty committees, whose job it is to improve the quality and coordination of the school’s offerings in terms of the stu- dents’ needs. The over-all objective is to provide edu- cational opportunities, thus permitting each student to develop to the maximum of his capacity in line with his future goals and according to the trends of our changing society. 12

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ICmgljtB’ Gktiiirs Miss Patricia Lewis, Social Worker; Richard Merscreau, Junior Boys Counselor; Mrs. Lucetta Houghton, Junior Girls Counselor; Mrs. Mariatta Arnold, Senior Girls Counselor. Within the walls of the Guidance Department, our Knight Guides busily help students with their programs through testing and counseling. To every senior, the Guidance De- partment is especially important. The counselors help seniors choose the right field and assist them in selecting their college or vocation. The Guidance Department also ar- ranges for college conferences. In addi- tion College Board Examinations and scholarship applications are offered by Guidance. These are just a few of the numerous tasks carried out by our Knights’ Guides.” Mrs. Leah Feldman, Junior Guidance secretary STANDING: Mrs. Edna Root, Junior Division secretary; Mrs. Carol DeMilio, Library secretary. SEATED: Mrs. Louise Cowan, Senior Guidance secretary; Mrs. Jean Mango, Senior Division secretary. 11

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Sitiora Summer Workshop . . . training is all there is to a person. This year the two-week Summer Work- shop, a preliminary preparation session for the faculty, assembled in the nearly com- pleted school, August 21. The purpose of the Workshop was to foster unity and broaden understanding among the teachers. Planning sessions and discussions were interspersed with the prep- aration of related and meaningful courses of study. Agreements were reached con- cerning the general program and the special facilities of the school: the work-study cen- ter, audio-visual aids, the testing program, and reading instruction. iRa%matini STANDING: Mr. Malcolm Simpson, Mr. Robert Bongart, Mr. Robert Young; SEATED: Mrs. Edith Orbach, Mrs. Esther Zall, Miss Margaret Wamp, and Mr. Charles Paglieri. 13