Ordway High School - Panther Yearbook (Ordway, CO)

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IJIIIJWVUAIK IWJI3LlCJE5CHiCJCJI13 PAUL F. NESS, Superintendent 1-0.-.- ORDWAY, COLORADO VEN T. LARSON, President . H. LYONS, Treasurer HARLES M. , Secretary SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 CROWLEY COUNTY COLORADO O.H.S., long recognized as the center of interest in the commu- nity and as an outstanding achievement in the field continues to press on in its endeavor to strengthen better serve the students in this and future years. is continually being reviewed by the administration that in an ever-changing society the boys and girls of education, its program and The curriculum with the View who graduate from high school must be better and better prepared to meet the challenges in a world that is becoming more perplexing by the year. Through a joint meeting of the board of education, the grade and high school principals, and the superintendent, it was felt that one step which could be taken was the strengthening of the requirements for gradu- ation in the academic courses and likewise offering a broader selec- tion in the non-academic and vocational fields. This step has been taken and has been in effect this past year. Requirements for graduation now include two units of science, two units in mathematics Calgebra I and geometryj, one year of Ameri- can History, and three years of English. Along with the three years of English, there has been initiated a sophomore English examination which all students must pass in order to graduate. In the field of the non-required courses, the subjects of journalism, speech, and crafts--open to both boys and girls--have been added to the program so far. Next year will witness still further strengthening by adding vocational homemaking to the curriculum. The entire community has been interested and instrumental in the remodeling and preparing the department for the coming program. New equipment has been purchased for the entire department and it is felt that our facilities are second to none in this part of the state. The community interest which has been generated in the school program has not been limited to the classroom. A year ago last fall the patrons of the commu- nity fell behind the band program and bought new band uniforms for a M5 piece band. This particular undertaking was financed in the short period of a few months. The enthusiasm as has been shown in these two projects indicated that the people are interested in a forward-looking program of education, and it is our aim to keep such a plan before them. Such an outline for educational development should not fail in its endeavor to better serve the graduating boys and girls as they fit themselves to better attack the changing world which lies before them.

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,,,,...---D ERVEN T, LARSON President i'r N32 .7 CHARLES WILLIAM.S HARRY LYONS Secretary Treasurer

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