Amarillo High School - La Airosa Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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Strickland Takes New Position AT AHS AssisTanT principal of Amarillo High School is a big posiTion ThaT holds a greaT deal oT respon- sibiliTy. IT enTails more Than iusi whaT meeTs The eye. We have a new assisTanT principal This year. He is R. G. STriclcland. Mr. STriclcland was new To Sandieland lasT year. He served as ninTh grade counselor aT AusTin Junior High Tor several years before coming To AHS as iunior counselor. Mr. STriclcland Took over The iob as assisTanT principal. when Mr. Ben Moore was Transferred To CroclceTT Junior High lasT year. Our assisTanT principal is The base of The acTiv- iTies aT AHS. He direcTs many acTiviTies Tha+ keep The school running smooThly. Mr. STrickland is in charge oi all disciplinary problems. This includes keeping The deTenTion hall aTTer school. He also isues all TexTbooks when school sTarTs. and issues reinsTaTemenTs each morning before school. AssisTanT principal, Mr. R. G. Sfriclclancl, Talks wiTh Connie Scruggs, senior, abouT one of The many problems a senior faces during The year. He also helps wiTh regisTraTion aT The begin- ning of The school year, and aids Teachers and counselors in various siTuaTions. One of The many daily rouiines performed by Mr. STriclcland is giving The aTTernoon announ.cemenTs. AT his new iob as assisTanT principal, Mr. STriclcland devofes many long hours of his Tree Time To help sTudenTs in all ways To promoTe The siandards of Sandie- land. NOT only does he worlc during school hours, buT he also supervises such Things as school dances and various club acTiviTies Throughoui The year. Mr. STrickland will always be found supporTing The Sandie Teams and backing all TuncTions aT Amarillo High. Mr. STriclcland is surely an asseT To AHS. 23

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Molherly ls Helpful To '68 Seniors ,.1:L ,,,, '- 1 Sewing his second year as senior counselor, Mr. Malherly is an as- sef fo all who are gradualing. His cluiies consisl' of checking each senior sluden+'s credils and cerfifying senior sfudenis for gradua- lion. He adminislers various +es+s for 'rhe college bound siudenl fhroughoul' lhe year. ln lhe pasl. Mr. Maiherly has served as assislani principal and head of lhe Marh Deparfmenl' al Amarillo High. Before moving info The posilion of senior counselor, Mr. Mafherly served as iunior coun- selor for six years. He advises siudenls on college iniormaiion and helps 'them 'ro make 'rheir seleclion. 24 Our senior counselor lhis year is Mr. lvl. L. Malh- erly. Mr. Maiherly is quiie a leader of AHS. His influence is sharply feli among ihe seniors he works wifh. Mr. Maiherly obiained his B.S. degree from Easi Texas Siaie. Laier. he obiained a Mas'rer's 'From The Universiiy of Texas. Mr. Malherly served as assisianr principal here al' Amarillo High in I946 +0 l950. From lhere he weni +o Plainview High as principal. He served 'rhere for six years. Afler Plainview. Mr. lvlaiherly reiurned lo Sandieland 'ro Jreach maih. ln I96O, he was made iunior counselor, where he served uniil I966, when he became senior counselor, I 1 Senior counselor, Mr. Maiherly, prepares +o rake his fray lo rhe scullery afier eafing lunch al- ihe school cafeferia. He musl' be one of lhe busiesi' people al AHS. Many seniors are very undecided as fo whai college +hey would like 'ro alfend. Mr. Maiherly will ralk wilh a siudenl and fry 'lo help him de- cide whaf would be fhe besl' college choice.