Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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With the non-graded program, students are less re- stricted in their choice of curriculum and are able to work according to their ability. Many new subjects such as Statistics, Humanities, Aviation, Growth of the English Language, and The Bible as Literature have been added to the already gigantic list of courses to give students an informative, well-rounded back- ground. Courses and phases are selected by the stu- dent, with the guidance of teachers and counselors, to suit his capacity. The Independent Study program has grown with thirty two full-time independent study stu- dents. After their release from classes, these students are not obligated to attend classes every day, but are allowed to work on their own at their own speed with the help and guidance of teachers and group seminars with independent study team members. Other stu- dents who wish to work on their own may do so through Quest, where experimental research is done on a selected field of interest. Another new concept, student scheduled time, places responsibility on the student to utilize his time wisely. During this allotted time, a student is free to go to the commons area, where he can visit with friends or do homework. The Humanities and Math-Science resource centers are used for research and independent study. Offices of the counselors and deans are available for students to go to discuss educational or vocational plans or any problems that they may have. Under these programs, students are accountable for themselves and must rely on themselves for discipline. Whitmer has expanded considerably in all areas through the years and now the complex maintains the fast pace set by today ' s enlarging world. The complex was established to cope with and unify this constantly growing school and student body. However, individu- ality and quality are not lost in this vast, expanding complex.