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

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Mr. Larson confers wifh fha sophomore counselor, Mr. Pippin, as fhey discuss the new Occupafional Training course to be esfablishecl af Amarillo High School nexf year. This program will be for fhe high school sfudenis who do noi' plan 'lo offend college afrer graduafion and will go direcfly info fhe working field. Much fime is speni' on fhe felephone as Mr. Pippin is somefimes confronfed wiih personal problems 'lhaf musf be discussed wifh parenfs. Somefimes il' is necessary for appoinfmenis fo be made for con- ference wifh 'rhe counselor. Pippin Plans Sophomores' Schedules Mr. Louis Pippin is serving in his firsf year as sophomore counselor here. Alfhough if is his firsl' experience as a counselor, Mr. Pippin is cerfainly noi' new fo Sandie sfudenfs. Before he became coun- selor, he served as direcfor of +he Bel Canfo Cho- rale for eleven years. Mr. Pippin obfained bofh his Bachelor's and his Mas'rer's degrees from Wesi Texas Universify. Be- fore coming fo AHS, he served as choir direcfor al' a junior high school. As sophomore counselor, Mr. Pippin has many responsibilifies. His greafesi' 'lask is To acquainf fhe sophomores wifh Sandie cusfoms and fradiiions. The sophomores can always Turn 'ro Mr. Pippin fo help wiih any of The problems Thai fhey run info in fheir firsf year ai AHS. Mr. Pippin checks each s'rudenf's schedule fo make sure Thai' he is enrolled in fhe righi courses 'ro enable him fo alfend 'rhe college of his choice or pursue a career. Mr. Pippin sponsors many proiecfs fo guide The sophomores. These include many 'resfs io defermine a s+udeni s apfifude and abilifies. Planning fhe sophomores' high school schedules during +he year is one of fhe many iobs fhaf keeps Mr. Pippin occupied. This is very imporlanf in fha? he musf be sure fhe course fhey are faking will safisfy fhe necessary requiremenfs for Their enfrance +o fhe college of fheir choice. 26

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Mrs. Gibbs regularly affends faculfy meefings ThroughouT The school year. She also serves as iunior counselor assisTing sTuclenTs wiTh Their schedules and helping Them wifh Their school and personal problems. Mrs. Gibbs keeps informed on sfudenfs' permanenT records To make sure They are meeTing The requiremenfs for graduaTion. T Much of The worlc ThaT Mrs. Gibbs does is done by use of The Telephone. Every day she musT check upon absenT sTudenfs. phone parenfs and make various phone calls. Along wiTh phoning. she also has con- ferences wiTh sTudenTs and sfudenfs' parenTs. Gibbs Guides Students As Counselor Mrs. Nan Gibbs, junior counselor and Dean of Girls, is serving Amarillo High on iTs faculTy for her fiTTeenTh year. As Dean of Girls. she is in charge of all girls in The school and any acTiviTies ThaT concern Them. She also has greaT responsibil- iTies as iunior counselor. All iunior curricular prob- lems are referred To her. Mrs. Gibbs aTTended college aT EasT Texas STaTe. WesT Texas STaTe. and The UniversiTy of Colorado. where she earned her BS and MasTer's degree. AfTer graduaTion, Mrs. Gibbs began Teaching aT a small school in Talco. Texas, where she TaughT business courses. ln l952, she became a Sandie when she came To AHS as a Typing Teacher. She kepT ThaT posi- Tion for The nexT six years. Then she quiT ThaT To become sophomore counselor. ln l962, Mrs. Gibbs became Dean of Girls when Mrs. Haney reTired. This is her fifTh year in ThaT capaciTy now. This year. she changed counseling iobs. AfTer serving as sophomore counselor for nine years, This is her firsT year as iunior counselor. AHS sTudenTs owe much graTiTude To This woman who has given of herself To help us reach The un- reachable sTars. Mr,-,,, f i - - s ff fi' A ,,,, -'--, .11'i Z fji N The reinsTaTemenT lisT is one of Mrs. Gibbs' maior iobs. She musT make sure ThaT everyone fills one ouT and has all Their Teachers sign iT. NoT only does she have To keep an accurafe accounT of who is absenf. buT also sees ThaT everyone checks in and ouT of school during The day. 25

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Office Attendants Beneficial To Students The office workers have many iobswhich they must perform during one day of school. Mrs. Beal checks the absentee report while Mrs. Faust calls a student's parent. These ladies must know where a student is if they are not at school. They must call the home, office, or place ot business where a parent works if the parent does not contact the school first. Mrs. McCuan smiles as she reads the mail that has come to the school that day. Frequently she must check back in the records and look up a former student's record. This helps an employer to know what kind of person that is going to work with him. She also works hand in hand with the counselors and Mr. Larsen. During the school day, Mrs. Faust checks the files to get some in- formation about a student. These files contain all of the student's permanent records that attend Amarillo High. These are important to students who plan to attend college or to get a fob after their high school training. These records carry grades from first grade on. The operation of the school would be much less organized if it weren't for the help of the three office workers, who assist administration, faculty. and students. Mrs. Helen McCuan serves Amarillo High as sec- retary to the principal. She helps Mr. Larsen and Mr. Strickland with correspondence and also sends students' transcripts to colleges. 'Mrs. Dot Beal shoulders great responsibility as bookkeeper and records clerk. She is responsible for the sate keeping of school funds. As attendance clerk, Mrs. Faust has the task of keeping an accurate record of all absentees and checking their excuses. Mrs. Beal uses the telephone very much during the eight hours that a student attends school. She calls parents or a student's guardian, the Administration Building and many other places to check on students or find information that deals with Amarillo High. As Sandies we owe a lot to our fine office help. 27