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

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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

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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. Moffit Keeps AHS Health Clinic Our healfh clinic is headed by Mrs. O. Moffif, RN. This is her sixfh year in Amarillo High Schooi. buf she has served in 'rhe Amarillo Public School Sysfem for I8 years. Mrs. Moffif is in our building every day excepf Tuesdays. when she is af Wilson Elemenfary School. Our clinic is a viial parf of our school, making sure fhaf anyone who becomes ill while af school will have fhe proper care fhaf he requires. Mrs. Moffif doesn'f give any medicafion. She worics in a supervisory capacify. She checks fhe person, and may send him home. In our clinic, much more is offered fhan freaf- menf when a sfudenf is iii. Prevenfive checlcs on a person's healfh offen help avoid pain or discom- forf lafer. Each year, our sfudenfs are given fhe opporfunify fo have fheir hearing fesfed. Vision fesfs are also offered fo ihose who may need glasses. Mrs. Moffif has a card on each sfudenf in school who has any reason fo need help from fhe clinic. ln 'rhis way she keeps frack of anyone who has been under her care. Mrs. Olga Moffil' fallxs wifh one of her aids during fhe school day. Mrs. Moffif has a greaf responsibilify for she musl see every sfudenf fhai' is ill before fhey leave school. Some are seni- baclc fo ciass. some senf home. while ofhers are allowed io resf for a while. Affer a long-hard-day. Mrs. Moffif prepares fo leave school. Anyone who has ever visifed fhe healfh clinic knows she has puf in a full day's worlc for Sandieland. As a reqisfered nurse, she is qualified fo aid any iilness. 28 Mrs. Moffil' prepares fo call a mofher during fhe day while Donna Dufek. sen- ior, looks on. She musl' call every sfudenl-'s parenl or guardian before 'rhe sfuclenl' is allowed fo go home. She also counsels and 'iallcs over problems 'rhal' any sfuclenl' mighf have. She is willing fo fall: wifh any sfudenl' fhaf mighl' come fo her during 'lhe day.