Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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Goodness, look what I found! Students discover many long lost articles as they clean out their lockers for the last time as the final day of school approaches. Large group instruction in one of the lecture rooms is practiced by health and phys-ed teacher, Mrs. Lorraine Schulman. Left: Mathematics teacher William Young works with a computerized grader in the planning room. 21 education

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Enjoying a bit of outside freedom, students relax and take advantage of the warm weather during a study hall in spring. school builds new addition As the United States continued to expand its vast domain by exploration and advancement so did the school district as it erected an addition to the high school. The new wing had 17 classrooms, a cafeteria, two lecture rooms, a faculty planning room, a new faculty room, and a planetarium. The planetarium seated 75 in reclining chairs and its dome shaped ceiling produced the effect of gazing at the sky. It offers fantastic opportunities for coordinating academic disciplines in the school, commented Dale Ott, director of the planetarium. Cafeteria B in the new wing added faster service with shorter lines. Teachers who had free periods were able to use the teachers' planning room to organize weekly assignments. A conference room was located opposite the math wing. The convenience of air-conditioning also helped during warm weeks. As the marking period draws to a close, it is time for teachers to start averaging final grades for the quarter. Math teacher Carl Case takes advantage of a free period to work in the planning room as secretary Mrs. Meta Wotringtakes attendance. education 20

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During a typical school day sophomores Naomi Solove and Kim Matsco stop to talk while passing through the halls during the time provided between periods. many pupils enjoy vo-tech, cool fields New additions to the curriculum, student teachers, benefits of a new wing, and conveniences helped to enrich the year for the students and faculty. Two innovations in curriculum scheduling took place with the addition of a contemporary affairs course and a change in the format of driver training. The addition of a new wing brought new and better opportunities for students to grow academically. Lecture rooms in the wing enabled large group instruction for biology, health, and driver training. Students were offered a variety of courses and could attend the Area Vocational-Technical School, or take either the House Renovation Program or the Cooperative Organized Occupational Learning Program. School life was made more interesting when classes made field trips to several places. Ray Erb's contemporary affairs classes traveled to the courthouse to sit in on trials and many club members throughout the year attended national conventions to discuss and form methods of function and new ideas. School was never dull from the moment the bell rang in the morning until it rang at 3 p.m., commented junior Diane Kurtz. It was something we looked forward to because there was always something different and new! Cheerfulness and sunny dispositions were common among students at Whitehall as each day provided something different and students grew to be better friends. education 22