Highlands High School - Highlander Yearbook (Fort Thomas, KY)

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ADMIN l fTH As we progress through our high school years, we realize the value of our fine adminis- trative stalf. Mr. Austin runs the school in general, while Mr. R. E. Bridges handles the business end. Miss Moery, besides being Dean f ow n loi Le TIUN 1 99 6? to produce an annual. Besides their regular duties Miss Moer Mr. Austin, and Mr. 1 Ya Brid es are alwa s willin to take time out to A g 1 Y g give some friendly advice to students. of Girls, supervises our dramatic activities. It is through her efforts that the seniors are able

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, ' 'Y i K W 1 ' F281 6 ox ' 1 if Andrew Donaldson, H, Randall Stegeman, Fred E, Hall, Frank Srolle, Gibson Rose, and D. W. Bridges It has been the fortunate history of this community to have its schools in the hands of competent me11 who have worked tirelessly and unselfishly to give to the citizens the best possible schools. These men, always repre- sentative of our best citizenship, have kept our schools exceptionally well housed and main- tained a scholastic standing second to none in Kentucky. YVhen the first class was graduated from Highlands in 1891 there were three trustees of the school, L. L. Ross, YV. W. Southgate, and Louis Pfeiffer. These men were ap- pointed by the County Superintendent to man- age the affairs of the district of Highlands. In 1894 the board members decided to give the community two new elementary schools, an architect was secured and the two buildings were erected at a cost of SI,638.00. Dne was built on Grand Avenue and known as the Fort Thomas School and the other in the northern section and called the Inverness School. The district of the Highlands became a sixth class city in IQI4. with the name Fort Thomas. The board members were now selected by the people of the community. In 1915 under the leadership of Albert Stege- men, president, Thomas Hardesty, E. A. Powell, Otto Zimmerman, W. F. Bruenger, and David Davies, the new high school was built. lNIr. C. R. Rounds was elected super- intendent and it was in this new building and under his leadership that Highlands became a first-class modern high school. Our esteemed superintendent, MR. D. W. BRIDGES, and his able secretary, Miss ELIZABETH CHAPMAN The city of Fort Thomas became a fourth- class city in 1920 which made it an indepen- dent school district and increased the income of the school. VVe now started in a period of expansion. The south Wing addition was built in 1920 and in 1922 it was necessary to erect the Johnson and Woodnll schools. lvfr. D. VV. Bridges came to Fort Thomas in 1923 and since that time the board has carried on an extensive building program. In 1926 the north wing was added to the high school and the next year the new gymnasium. The beautiful Ruth Moyer School was com- pleted in 1931 to serve the fast-growing pop- ulation in the central section. The consum- mation of this building program has been our new high school and we are sincerely grateful to our present board for giving us this build- ing which each day makes life pleasanter. BU RD UF EDUC TIU 939 , L, t

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J. J, Boucher, Anna E. Cooper, Grace Gabbert, Avica White, Elise Taylor, Inez Moore One of the privileges of the upperclassmen is that of hav- ing Miss Avice VVhite for Senior English. She inspires in all her students th: same enthusiasm that she has for her work. To instill in us English has always been a fundamental subject. During the early days of High- lands, one teacher had the responsibility for the entire department. Our modern depart- ment provides a teacher for each grade. The purpose of this department is to pre- pare for college those who plan to continue their studies, and to prepare others for the business world. The iunior high lays the foundation for this work by the study of grammar, simple composition, and good lit- erature. The teachers employed in this work are Miss Cooper, Miss Moore, and Miss Gabbert. In the English classes in senior high school, an appreciation of the beauty of literature and poetry has always been her goal. In our opinion, and who should know better, she has attained lf. emphasis is placed upon the appreciation of literature through the study of the best, both new and old. Another important phase of the work is the acquiring of the ability to express thought clearly, concisely, and inter- estingly. In this way, there is developed in the student a practical and a cultural knowl- edge of his language. Mrs. Taylor, Miss White, and Mr. Boucher are the teachers. During the past year, the English Depart- ment, among other projects, held a trial of Macbeth, following the reading of that classic, and traveled to Oxford, Ohio, to see the performance of Hamlet given by the students of Miami University. M W li 1H F it '3-