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

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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.

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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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Mrs. Worley, assisi-anT librarian, gefs in The ChrisTmas spiril' by decorafing The Chrisfmas Tree ThaT was in The library during The holiday season. The library is a place where 5-rudenig may go for a pleasanf change of scenery, To sfudy or read a good book, or iusT relax. U ll l ll L V Wllssnhi-.-H 4 his - -111,- A maior iob in The library is To keep all The books on The righf shelves and in The righT order. Mrs. Howell. librarian, performs This iob every day, for many books are checked in and ouT each day. The school library has a vasT selecfion of books for The reader To enioy. Library Increases Students Knowledge Our library is an assef To Sandieland. Run by Mrs. C. F. Howell, iT is open To all AHS sTudenTs during class periods and lunch. lT also remains open a Ii+Tle before school and affer school. Mrs. Howell keeps The books in order. checks books ouT To sTu- denfs, and mainfains-discipline. She is assisfed by Mrs. Leola Worley. Mrs. Howell allows sfudy hall sTudenTs To come info The library and use reference maferials or read magazines or newspapers. She also makes The li- brary available To Teachers so ThaT They may bring Their whole class down To do research on a proiecf or check ouT books. Our library offers AHS sTudenTs The opporTuniTy To gain knowledge nof found in Texfs. or iusf a flighf from realify info a book of ficfion. lT makes San- dies more widely read. more knowledge of subiecfs foreign To Teaching. ii-. Mrs. Howell checks ouT a book To Delise Rice, senior. during a class period. The library is a musT for many sfudenfs who need a cerTain bool: for sTudy in one of Their classes. Seniors who need novels for English class find The library full of many se- leclions. 29