Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Air. Sinm, il lr. 14 Principal, illr. Formsma. F01'111w111, M11 Bflfldff 111111 M11 50111112 This year has, in the eyes of many associated with Stevenson, been another preparatory step toward the completion of our school. This completion has and is taking a number of forms. Athletics, academics. and all other extracurricular activities must be considered a part of the progress of Stevenson High School. Steven- son will never be completeg for the acceptance of the school as such would be complacency. We, in these formative stages have witnessed a gradual maturation of attitudes. This year must, with minor exceptions, be countecl as an improvement in the general performance of the school. This years preparation coupled with our experience as a school with only sophomores shoulcl make Stevenson, as a school with a senior class, one to whom many look as an evolving progressive establishment.

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Baum' of Eduwztion Insurer ualit In another section of the city, another level of ad' ministration provides similar services for all of the dozens of public schools. A seven-member Board of Education spends many hours in study sessions, both regular and extra. The Board advises the superintendent and his three assistants in interpreting and carrying out their decisions. On a more specialized level, the principal and his two assistants work on developing a system, program, and phil- osophy for their school, and hiring and assigning competent staff members for the purpose of providing the best possible education for almost 1700 students in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades of the Adlai E. Stevenson High School. The Board must also see that the building is properly maintained with such things as proper heating or cooling, lighting, equipment and supplies for rooms, enough availf able food for the cafeteria program, and, in general, for thc smooth running of the school. The correlation and supervision of all of these activities by the administration is a vital function that is rarely, if ever. recognized bv the studentrv. Such activities insure the quality education which is a necessity for the futures of all associated with the school. Assistant Superintendent, Plant Planning. Sites and Assist int Superintendent, Business Administration - 2' . , '96 ra Benson Yates g ' Superintendent of Schools r ff--f if emi n. Alford Research Y , A r '-'F ' in 'X Ur. Paul E. Johnson L ' ii Assistant Superintendent. Instruction ' , Holland ll. Upton 'Vw v 41

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n Innovative Avlminirtmtion Maker Pragma VVith the addition of Mrs. Bentley to the Stevenson administrative stall, the job of the assistant principal was expanded. Specific problems of discipline could be most eiliciently handled by Mrs. Bentley. But besides the job of supervising the building and its uses, the assistant principal has other school business to attend to. Among her jobs are teacher evaluations, hiring of new teachers, and during the second semester, the tremendous taslc of scheduling classes. Mrs. Bentley has been familiar with Livonia for several years. After obtaining her bachelors degree at Albion College she went on to the University of Michi- gan to get a masters degree. At the present time she's working for an advanced degree. Before Mrs. Bentley joined the Stevenson staff, she worked for seven years as a guidance counselor at Bentley lligh School, where she also served as a department head for a few years. For two years Mr. Schulz has served as assistant! principal to Mr. Formsma. llunning the school elhciently is his major job. Under this heading comes such worli as the ordering of teaching supplies and working with the individual departments. Of course the better-known half of his job is discipline, as many tardy, absent, or smoking students can testify. Lunch hour supervision of the cafeterias and lavatorics is also a part of student discipline. Like Mrs. Bentley. Mr. Schulz is not a stranger to Michigan or l.ivonia. .AX resident of Livonia for ten years Mr. Schulz has had much to do with the educational system of the city. lle attended Eastern Michigan Uni- versity where he received his bachelors and masters de- gree. ln ten years he's served at both Bentley and Frank- lin lligh Schools, and at the latter he did his intern training before joining the Stevenson staff. Bliss lVivzgr1te, Mr. Schulz. l 5 - i i