McClellan High School - Lion Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Checking on the absentees are Mr. Sam Stueart, Dean of Students and Mr. Oliver Ford, Assistant Principal. Office aide Kenny Ball waits for his assign- ment from Mrs. Fharlotte Atkins. Assistant Prin- cipal. Being Mr. Cross' secretary is a full time job, hut Mrs. Nancy Howard has many other duties, also. Front Otf1cef205

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Too 1 Too uch To Do Th h t' h d l f ' TG B e P e 0 p 1 e theescthcodi: rilceaensuniagermaindmfllflg moment in the front office. Administrators and office personnel are people too, but the student body rarely gets to know them. Between at- tending meetings, trying to organize pep assemblies, keeping tabs on absen- tees and tardies, dealing with unruly parents and students, and performing tedious office work, we seldom see the personal side of the people in the front office. At 7:30 a.m., most of us were just roll- ing out of bed. But for the people in the front office, it was the beginning of a very long day. According to Mr. Sam Stueart, Dean of Students, A normal day could start anywhere from 6:00 to 7:30 a.m.', Mrs. Nancy Howard and Mrs. Ruth Hartwick had to arrive early and sometimes stay late to handle the normal chaos of the front office. Mrs. Mattie Ruth Tipton, the school registrar, said, 'Tm not like what most kids think I am. I really do have a sense of humor. Her duties include keeping school records, handling all attendance and enrolling and withdrawing. She was also in charge of all of the tran- scripts of the student body. Mrs. Tipton remarked that McClellan was one of the few schools in the district with a full time registrar. Mrs. Martha Gresham, another of the office personnel, is the school book- keeper. She is in charge of the new com- puter system that was installed this year and for training the students to operate them. When asked about her image she says, I raised four kids with- out killing them. I can't be all badf, Mrs. Charlotte Atkins', assistant principal, responsibilities included classroom observations, patrolling the school grounds, and handling parent, teacher, and student relationships. Mr. Oliver Ford, assistant principal, had a full time job of keeping the cam- pus clean but had many other duties besides these. Last, but not least, Mr. Bob Cross had the responsibility of helping all of these people to create an- other successful school year. . ,B Regular substitute teacher 'hong receives her classroom assignment from Mrs. Ruth Hartwick. 4 A in Q ,,. .f s N ' fl stai n . . . Q., is 6.-t NVQ, W N x Q i kr 204fFront Office Using the computer terminal to check on absentees are Mrs. Mattie Ruth Tipton and Mrsg Martha Gresham. W Y r I

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New Kid I Town Along With The Students, Four New Teachers Appeared On Campus. filled with excitement and tension. The new year not only brought new students but new teachers as well. As the students entered the choir room, they remembered the last day spent with Mr. David DeArmond be- fore he accepted a new job in Colorado. Everyone anticipated meeting the new teacher and wondered just how he would handle his responsibilities. When asked how he felt that first day, Mr. Greg Murry replied, I was excited and maybe a little nervous, but I wasn't he first day of school was .ff if in Ifasdift, .Z06fFaculty scared because I knew everything was going to work outf' When overcrowding became a problem in the math classes, Miss Beth Ganter was brought in two weeks after the regular school year be- gan. When asked how she managed, she recalled, It was very frustrating. I didn't get a permanent roster made un- til the end of the nine weeks. Mr. Murry and Miss Ganter were not alone. Mr. Fred Houck replaced Mr. Richard Wright and now teaches Advanced Ma- chine Lab I and II and Exploratory T and I. After the first few days in class, stu- dents may catch themselves comparing and expecting the same work from the new teachers as they received from their former teachers. Mr. Greg Morri- son quickly solved that problem. I told everybody from the start that I was not Schumacher, and I would do things my own way. Students who tried to compare the former teachers with the new ones, soon realized that they would miss the unique qualities that the new teachers offered. Expressing his approval as he directs his Traveling Troupe during practice is Mr. Greg Morrison.