Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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Twenty years from now an employment opportunity may depend upon the accuracy of today’s highschool records. Ten years from now a member of the Class of 1966 may get a major promotion as a result of work experience while in high school, or he may have chosen a successful career because of guidance he received. Experienced departmental personnel at Altus High arc keenly aware of this. Attend- ance records, test scores, special honors both in classes and in activities, are carefully recorded. Photostats arc made of these for college entrance, for job recommendations, and for military service inquiries.

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administration Superintendent plans decade in advance for schools When newcomers or educational visitors view the AHS campus for the first time, they invariably express astonish- ment. Beauty of buildings, and spaciousness of the area attract first attention, but purposes for which the structures are utilized is the basis for surprise. Although Altus school district has less than 30,000 in- habitants, facilities offered in all 14 grades approach those of the largest cities in variety and scope. It is not enough, for this school system, to offer merely the necessary' sub- jects for college entrance and basic vocational skills. Addi- tional steps are taken to provide the cultural and recrea- tional outlets which characterize interests of the educated man or woman. As superintendent of schools, Mr. Clifford Peterson sees the whole educational vista. He often says that for Chem- istry II, for instance,to be the successful advanced place- ment course it should be, science, reading and arithemtic must be taught well initially from grade one upward; and educational planning must he ten years ahead. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE for the school system, Suft. Clifford Peterson is nationally known as an educational leader and administrator, and is an authority on new educa- tional trends in the United States. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Bailey Snow supervises transporta- tion. census, attendance, textbooks, supplies, and subject matter groups. MRS WALTER CROSS is both clerk of the Altus Board of Edu- cation. and schools’ financial sec- retary for the entire system.

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departments Supervision, transcripts, guidance important Few events escape the attention of Mr. Roy Williams, rincipal.'who knows most of the more than 750 students y name, and is a confidante of many. Years of experience as a principal has convinced Mr. Williams of the import- ance of care in the administration of a high school. He believes in honoring those who make special marks of distinction on the athletic field, in the classroom, and in extra-curricular activities. He believes even more strongly that each student has something special to offer the school and the community as a citizen. “I’ve worked with young people too long not to know that some get started a little later than others before they begin to make their mark.” He’s a strong advocate of vocational education also, and hopes to see constant addi- tions in opportunities in these areas. Altus hopes to have new vocational courses by next fall. ••YOUR ATTENTION please are familiar words during home-room and sixth hour periods as Mr. Roy Williams, principal, begins school- wide announcements. NEIGHBORHOOD Youth Corps Director Earl Herron, top left, con- fers with Mrs. Nancy Collins, corps secretary, regarding student work as- signments. BOTTOM LEFT, Rita Styron, guid- ance office volunteer, secures some test material for Mr. Adrian Rankin, counselor. STUDENT RECORD cards have the attention of Mr. Dennis Nor- man, attendance director, right above, and office secretary, Mrs. Er- sa Kiker. AT LEFT, modeling the coaches version of the new Bulldog traveling uniform are football coach Bob Thompson, director of athletics. Bill Sun and basketball coach Ray Tahsuda.