Riverdale High School - Rambler Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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Office Spells Relief S -T- U -D-E-N -T -S . at ,. H, g,ff ' ' A Mrs, Dorothy Palmer, sec ,Q- A Mr. Jim Bodine, vocational counse- Of. Y Mrs. Zo Clendenin, receptionist. War' ' retary to the principal. 1... 3 i l ffr' 7 . ah 2? , .. i T' i ll if -','f-.. ..i. 1 Qs.. If V R 4 , i, ' , ik: A QI 4' l ' Rise,-Wm! .. A Mrs. LaRee Simpson. guidance sec- retary. Y Mr. Pat Grady. principal. Throughout the year the office personnel received help from vol- unteer students. At least one or two students signed up per period to work. Their duties included picking up the attendance slips, handing out announcements. running the bookstore. typing. and running errands. One of these students gave this comment, It's fun. You gain a lot of busi- ness experience. The secretaries' jobs were made much easier this year when morning detention, with its long list of students, was moved across the hall into room 20. This gave the secretaries the opportunity to prepare the morning announce- ments and attend to their other morning duties. Along with their other duties, the counseling office gained some responsibility when the tutoring program was taken over by Mr. Bodine. Because of the increase in van- dalism to the school, Mr. Grady was kept constantly busy. This went to such an extreme that locks were placed on the bath- room doors in order to curb the bathroom's destruction. 1 Ms. Rhea Werts. college counselor. 2

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You Win Some, You Lose Some Mr. Ryan returned from Ari- zona, where he was working on his doctorate, and resumed his position as Superintendent. Vtfhile he grappled with attempts to cut the budget and rising prices, Mr. Gillespie returned to his duties as Director of Career Education. Marjorie Mercer, who has been with the district since it began, submitted her resignation this year. Her position was filled by Mrs. Pelletier and Debbie Lackey was hired to take over Mrs. Pelle- tieris duties. At the school board election held in April Donald VerCautren and Nancy Tredrea were elected to fill the spaces left open by Mr. Wilson and Mr. Schroeder. A Board Members. lst row: Mr. Winters, Mr. Mumma, Mr, VerCautren, Ann Snook 2nd row: Mrs. Mitton, Mr. Woodburn, R. J. Reimers, Mr. Saucha. A Mrs. Mercer. Y Mrs. Pelletier. 'xr ,mi , K, ...-1... A Mr. Ryan. A Mrs. Lackey. V Mrs. VandeVoorde. NIU A Mr. Gillespie Y Mrs. Brooks.

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Inflation Hits Cafeteria Inflation hit the cafeteria this year when the hot lunch prices went up five cents. Although many students criticized this increase, Mrs. VanDeVoorde, the head cook, commented that it had no effect on the number of lunches sold. Changes were also made in the library. Mrs. Duffy, the head librarian, moved the checkout counter closer to the door and moved the shelves apart so that tables could be placed between them. By doing this she hoped to make it easier for her to watch the students and to divide up the study area. The only problem with this move was the inconven- ient location of the magazine room. But other departments had worse problems. Iona Wigant, head of the transportation department, and Dan Kennedy, head bus mechanic, had their share of troubles keeping the buses running through the heavy snow. While inside Bill Nichol- son, building maintenance super- visor, and Morris Bonds, janitor, had their hands full keeping the furnace running and the water pipes from freezing. Y Mrs. Marion Marshall, cafeteria monitor. it A Miss Kathy Spratt, unit librarian. Y Mr. Morris Bonds,janitor. L Mrs. Carol Duffy, librarian. Y Mr. Dan Kennedy, head bus mechanic. A Mrs. Kathy Delacluyse. cook. Y Mrs. Joan DeCap, library secretary