Woburn High School - Innitou Yearbook (Woburn, MA)

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Office Staff Functions Efficiently Organization is an important part of all efficiently run systems and Wo¬ burn High is no exception. We have two very capable people, Mr. John P. Mahoney and his assistant, Mrs. Elizabeth Doherty, to maintain this orga¬ nization. Mr. Mahoney, Registrar of the school and secretary to the princi¬ pal, co-ordinates all the administrative business that occurs in the office. To¬ gether with Mrs. Doherty, he gives invaluable assistance to both students and faculty. Always courteous and always helpful, they continue to serve our school with a sincere willingness to help. John P. Mahoney Students’ Health Protected Mrs. Lillian Kearns, our new school nurse, has the duty of watching over the health of every student in Woburn High School. Throughout the year she runs checks on hearing and sight and is responsible for keeping a gener¬ al health record of each student throughout his four years in high school. She also assisted, this past winter, with the administration of flu shots to teachers. Her friendly manner puts all at ease, and her tireless efforts to safe¬ guard the health of students deserve our sincere gratitude. . Lillian Kearns Varied Duties for Dean of Girls Miss Helen A. Salmon is continually kept busy with her many respon¬ sibilities. As dean of girls, she attends all school social functions. Besides her tasks as dean, she is an advisor to the National Honor Society, serves on the Scholarship Rating Board, and also determines the selections of the Wom¬ en’s Club representatives. Helen A. Salmon 20

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Henry D. Blake, Principal To the Class of 1966 : The task of organizing, preparing, and publishing this excellent Yearbook of the Class of 1966, required the closest cooperation of students, staff, and the community. That it is such a success is testimony to the competencies of the professional staff advisers, and the students who made it a reality. A yearbook has been described merely as a pictorial record primarily of the senior year of high school. It is far more significant to regard it as a permanent memento of the friendships, hopes, and desires of swiftly fleeing, days in a most precious time of life. The friends and occasions of times past that the book recalls will always retain nostalgic memories of your days at Woburn High. True, 1966 is a time of trial and crisis. The future is uncertain for all. Yet it has always been so, and a study of the past shows that in the most perilous days, the times called forth the men who made civilization’s greatest advances. It is fitting, therefore, on this eve of graduation in June, 1966, that we renew our¬ selves with the faith of those who preceded us in our school, our community, and our nation, rejecting despair and seeking the challenge of new opportunity for service to our fellow man. To each I offer this prayerful wish: “May the roads rise with you And the wind be always at your back And may the Lord Hold you in the hollow of His Hand.’’ Henry D. Blake Principal lr. Blake and Maureen Keeley discuss Maureen’s plans for the future.

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Timothy F. Ring Guidance Director New Counselors Help to Improve Service The addition of two new counselors to the Guidance Department this year, Miss Mary Murray and Mr. Stephen Calabro, has reduced the ratio of students to coun¬ selors to four hundred to one. Therefore, the department is able to hold more inter¬ views and to improve services. A guidance workshop was held in October for all junior and senior high school teachers. Major developments in the field were discussed, and important methods and ideas were explored for dealing more effectively with student problems. During the week of mid-year examinations, the Guidance Office administered a test to each class. These tests measured such skills as reading comprehension and mental ability, and gave information regarding students’ occupational interests and aptitudes. From the results of tests such as these, students can be directed toward courses best suited to their needs and capabilities with the hope that pupils’ frustrations will be reduced and their accomplishments increased. Stephen Calabro Mary C. Daisy Mary E. Murray Robert J. O’Brien Guidance Counselors