Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Specialists Aid Faculty and Students Assisting the aiiministration in all secretarial work are the attendance and office secretaries. Mrs. Mott- ashed is in charge of school truancy, while Mrs. Keegstra, in charge of school attendance, makes up the excused list and issues excused absences. The office secretariate is composed of three efficient and pro- ductive workers: Miss Winters, Mrs. Geelhoed, and Mrs. Vi ' elmerink. The secretaries perform such tasks as writing up the record notice, typing all letters and material requested hy the principal and assistant princi- pal and filing all student records. Both faculty and student body are dependent on the secretaries. Counseling carries the seal of a profession which re- quires highly specialized talents and abilities. Perform- ing the counseling at Central are four professionalists in iheir field: Miss Meyering. Mr. Perrin. Mr. Beattie. and Mr. N ' anderLann. The counselors ' objectives lie in helping the student plan his course of study, not only at Central but in his future education. S ' orking closely with Seniors in relation to college choice comprises another reponsibility of the counselors. However, dis- cussing and finding solutions to student ' s problems is looked upon as the major part of their field. . n overall analvsis reveals that counselors play an important role in the student ' s educational career. Head Counselor Perrin helps students by preparing their next year ' s curriculum. Leafing through his file, Mr. VonderLa selor, looks for a record of o student. nth grade coun- I Toking time out from his duties to read the school news- paper is Mr. Beattie, seventh and eighth grade counselor. 16

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The cafeteria staff include Jean Haskins, Ethel Jold Kelly, and Estella Sokoloski. Performed by Many A necessary part of the school system are tlie cooks and custodians. As a result of the fine cooking, the student is able to purchase a meal at noon that is both filling and inexpensive. Because of their planning, the student is able to quickly buy his lunch without con- fusion. The custodians have an immense job in keeping the school clean and neat. In addition to sweeping floors, washing windows, and emptying waste baskets, they maintain the appearance of the school by shoveling snow, fixing windows, and cutting grass. The cooks and custodians do a truly fine job at Central High School. The custodians include Ray Lasey, Art Osfrander, Wes Ramey, John VanderZond, George Heckmer, Edward Simion. 15

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Mrs. Keegstra, in charge of school attendance, is caught the act of making up the excused absence list. Miss Meyering, senior high counselor. Is always active lookii up colleges and scholarships for seniors. Mrs. Mottoshed, attendance officer, not only makes many pho calls but has mounds of paper work to do. Mrs. Welmerink, one of the office typing various letters. cretaries, Is kept busy Answering the telephone is one of the Geelhoed, the counseling secretary. nany duties of Mr 17