Casa Grande Union High School - Cougar Yearbook (Casa Grande, AZ)

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James Cooper Assistant Principal, Attendance Attendance Staff: Mary Francois, Olga Ornelas, Norma Amado, Mary Gamez Chuck McLeod Assistant Principal, Activities, Discipline Charie Wallace Assistant Principal, Curriculum Administrators 23

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Mr. Charles David Evers, Principal, and his secretary, Mrs. Joyce Grigg Mr. Charles David Evers has been prin- cipal of our school for eight years. During his administration Mr. Evers has brought about many improvements in our school, in both academics and extra-curricular ac- tivities. One of the many responsibilities Mr. Evers possesses is the task of upgrading and improving the quality of education at our school. Due to the large number of incoming freshmen this year, many new staff members had to be hired. “We have added additional faculty members in the academic areas of math, science, English, and social studies to reduce the student- teacher ratio and increase the individual attention provided for students,” Mr. Evers commented. “The improvement of instruction and the updating of curricu- lum has been greatly assisted by the addi- tion of Mrs. Charie Wallace, Assistant Principal in charge of curriculum.” Her responsibilities extend into the class- rooms to improve the quality of educa- tion and the classroom techniques utilized by teachers. Mr. Evers was influential in making many changes suggested by the North Central Evaluation team which visited our campus last year. Among these changes were the establishment of a computer lab in the business department, the hiring of a school nurse to the staff, and the forma- tion of and In-School-Suspension (ISS) program. Other changes are yet to be made in the coming six years until the next evaluation takes place. Dedicated in his goals for excellence in our school, Mr. Evers stated, “I look for- ward to continuing my work as principal of Casa Grande Union High School to make our school the very best secondary institution in the state.” 22 Principal

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I Dr. Clark A. Stevens, Superintendent, and his secretary, Mrs. Jeanie Viche This marks the second year of Dr. Clark A. Stevens’ administration as su- perintendent of our school. During the past year. Dr. Stevens has been influen- tial in making changes that have im- proved the quality of education in the district. Among those changes is a new student academic eligibility program. This new system requires a student to have a 2.0 grade average, and that he not be failing more than one class in order to partici- pate in any extracurricular activities. Al- though the new program has not been in effect long enough at our school for rises in the grade-point averages of CGUHS students to documented, according to Dr. Stevens, “Other Arizona school districts having student eligibility programs for more than two years have indicated they have achieved higher grade point aver- ages among all of their students since going to a student eligibility policy.” It is hoped that this program will be an added incentive for student to keep their grades high. Other changes which have been made during the past year due in part to Dr. Stevens’ influence include establishing a districtwide public relations program. Also, a Migrant Education program was established to tutor and counsel students who are forced to tranfer to different schools often. Many new policies were established to improve education, includ- ing the requirement for teachers to be in their rooms before and after school to give extra help to students in their classes. Also, many new school safety programs were established. Dr. Stevens also feels the community’s involvement with the school is a vital as- pect of our school district’s success. He believes that “our citizens (of the school district) will be more committed and sup- portive of educational innovations and changes that they help to create.” The community’s eagerness to provide direct input to the Governing Board has been evident through school board meetings and through the new advisory commit- tees which have been formed this year. Dr. Stevens has a sincere interest in students and their associations with the school, and expressed a willingness to listen to students. “I try to make myself available to visit with students in their classes and give them opportunities to ask questions of me.” “The opportunity to work with peo- ple” is the thing Dr. Stevens enjoys most about his position. “Education is a people business and as Superintendent I have had the privilege of working with people of various ages and from all walks of life. In addition, I am fortunate because I am doing something that I enjoy and believe is meaningful and important,” he said. 24 Superintendent