Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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1 X Mr.g John BunQton, 1 Vice-Principal 1 A ', Y' ' ' X1 X 1 . 1 A 321 .- - RI 1 Mr. Gil Spencer, Attendance Officer z' I

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Administrators Have Fun With The 1920's Look The theme of this year's book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Nova High School building. In keeping with the spirit of the 1920's, the administrator's of Nova donned appropriate costumes and had their pictures taken. In addition Mr. Don Demsher, wrote the following brief history of the Nova building. Nova High School was completed in the fall of 1927 and was until 1967, known as the Shasta Union High School. It replaced the old Shasta County High School, located on Placer Street, between West and Court. Originally the building did not have the East Wing, Library or the second portion of the Middle Wing. The old girl's gym served as the only P.E. facility. Later the boys' gym was built, followed 'by the Library and East Wing. The shop buildings were replaced in 1968, at which time the patio was built. The girls' activity room was built in 1964, about the same time all of the buildings on the campus were made earthquake safe. Nova's first class, in 1967, had approximately 1,020 students, with 50 faculty members including counselors and administrators. Today, there are 1,320 students, with approx- imately 65 members of the staff. Over the years the building has been improved as modern conveniences have been developed. The lighting, some partial air conditioning and painting have all been added for more effective use of the facility. Nova High School has many fond memories, going as far back as half a century, for some people who attended. ln the fall of 1977 a ceremony is planned, commemorating the building's fifty years of service to Redding community. It is anticipated that many people who attended this school will come to share with us their memories and experiences when it was Shasta High School, and later, Nova.

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Kaufman Rules I have the responsibility of the whole library, of being in charge of other peo- ple. This is much more to my liking than working for someone else. , says Nova's librarian, Deanna Kaufman. Another satisfaction is working with teachers and students on an individual basis rather than in a group situation. Of course, with total responsibility comes all the problems. Some of these are kids who ripoff books that belong to the entire student body. There are also a few who talk too loud and disturb the other students, but this is more of a frustration than a major problem. -ffg,-I 5-217' BILL ANSICAR: MARY JO BAXTER: PATRICIA BINKLEY: PEGGY BULLOCK DARRELL BURRELL algebra, pre-algebra french, english homemaking, typing geography modeling 8 grooming body conditioning Mrs. Connie Sundquist and Mrs. Kathy McLaughlin