East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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95 i t E ACADEMICS

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S 7. 44 Rocky Adams, sophomore, vigorously does his jump- ing jacks in gym class. Starting off with 25 jumping jacks was a good way to get warmed up. ABOVE: Erik Luthens, senior, takes advantage of the card catalog, the vertical file and the dictionary, just a few of the many resources available in the library. RIGHT: Bob Sheeler, senior, works underneath a car in Mr. Russel junck ' s third hour advanced auto class. I [ 26 ACADEMICS

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First Lady ' and Board of Directors New in the succession of principals at East is Mrs. Barbara Prior, a First Lady who is classy in every sense of the word. She is full of enthusiasm and especially enjoys the staff and students. In turn, they look up to petite Mrs. Prior. Now in her second year here, Mrs. Prior is initiating changes which will help reach the higher goals she has in mind for East. Building Climate is a special program that she has begun developing to help create a mood of higher achievement and build a cli- mate of pride and excellence among students. What students do reflect the image of our school, she said. They need more motivation to score higher. Mrs. Prior feels that maturity and good behavior among all students must be stressed more than ever with an incoming class of over 700 frosh. RIGHT: Just as Ronald Reagan has joined the Hall of Presidents, Principal Barbara Prior has joined East ' s Hall of Principals. In the back- ground are three former principals: Dr. Careld Jackson, Mr. Earl Bridgewater, Mr. Norman Miller. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SEATED: Mr. James Cunningham (Secretary), Mr. William Keck (Vice-President), Mr. Nolden Gentry (President), Dr. William Anderson (Superintendent). STANDING: Mr. Raymond Palis, Mrs. Betty Grundberg, Mrs. Karen Williams, Mrs. Sue Luthens, Mr. Frank Hildreth. 28 PRINCIPAL. BOARD OF DIRECTORS