North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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A man ith mu Maman , .. tri .. .i Y- -, 4 it.wwiW3tMrm.g mliir.. wa . X-1M-wiiii-gr,-ln,av'+s,m.,w??'YY',EN -,Wg rw rpm., i rw .QM V. ,, wp M- it ' V f, ch responsibilit . o say it simply, Dr. Robert Howe is a very busy man. His daily duties as North Kansas City High School principal include any number of conferences with teachers and parents, meetings at central office, and visits to classrooms. He must deal with mail to read and send out, evaluations, and about a dozen phone calls each day. ln the evenings, he must attend events at the school to maintain order. Added to these daily responsibili- ties, he must work on all snow days dealing with innumerable questioning phone calls. He has to determine whether to have night events or reschedule them due to inclement weather. His job is far from uneventful. But he says it became even more exciting when he became NASSP CNational Association of Secondary School Principalsj president last year. His win by a majority vote of 41-9 added many new responsibilities to his workload. His new position required him to travel over 100,000 miles last year. He held meetings in the White House three times, and met the President on several occasions. His job required him to work with the national board and staff, especially the Steering and Personnel Committee. NASSP also governs the National Association of Student Councils CNASCD and the National Honor Society QNHSD. Dr. Howels new position required him to miss about 60 days of school last year, but he feels the advantages to the school because of his presidency are many. Not only is NKC known throughout the nation now, but Dr. Howe feels he now has a much broader and in-depth view of educationf, UNKC has endured for a long time as a good school. The overall teaching staff is experienced and effective, commented Dr. Howe on his impression of this school. He believes that the public is comfortable with us, and that the school has a lot of great kidsf' But he realizes that some areas need to be improved. He believes that teachers need to expect more from their students and that parents should become more involved in their child,s education. He most admires the students and their seriousness about education, but he wishes that there were more enthusiasm and support for school activities. Dr. Howe hopes that Norrhtown will continue to be a good school and that he can continue to be a part of its growth.