West Phoenix High School - Westerner Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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COUNSELORS . , -x Mgpwfwprli Mr. John Schoolland Head Counselor Guaymas, here we come! Mrs. Adair, Travel Club's president shows LaVae Vogt some of the beautiful sights at Guaymas. The Travel Club provides students with the opportunity to visit some of the more interesting spots in the United States. M rs. Mildred Adair Mrs. Mary Borek Mr. Russell Harris Mrs. Moyne Jamison Mr. Preston Snapp Mr. Thomas Suddarth Mr Ralph Traw as tw' 24 ADM.NSTRAT.ON Utica!! N The Counseling department at West has long been used as means of establishing students with a bet- ter relationship with teachers, classmates, even themselves. There are eight counselors, each with a load of 375 students. There are a number of student problems that counselors have to cope with. Some students are having trouble at home, or the problem might be some student's inability in learning to study. Counselors also helpto plan a young person's future. They advise him in what courses to take and what college might be best for him. They also must make the students understand that his am- bitions should not override his abilities. Counselors duties' don't just stop at this, there are a hundred more things they have done for students. Some of them are job placement, scholar- ship recommendation, achievement tests, and a lot of extra time given to help some student with a problem. ln the words of Mr. Schoolland, head counselor, We are here to help students and teachers. We hope you will take advantage of this. Despite the continual work going on in the counseling office, someone has taken time out for a sprinkling of Christmas cheer.

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SCIENCE , ,,Q,vrP3jjNfb,f1W57'W ufglw' U lvl? A Different shades of mirth ripple across Dr. Thorpe's Harvard Physics class. 22 FACULTY Livestock Mana ement Mr. Dale 0'DelI Biology General Science Mr. James Stitt Department Head Biology 1. 1A, 3 Dr. Thomas Thorpe Harvard Physics Miss Vivian Wolf Biology 1 a different type of program. Science. enough to prepare a science major for college gf?-.sa Ftwmdx,-' Mr. Howard Cofer Chemistry 1 Biology 1 Mr. Lewis Fawcett Chemistry 1-1A Mr Harold Howell G Biology 1 A r 1 Mr. Norbert Konzal Biology 1 Mr. Robert Likes Physics 1-1A Mr. l. F. Nichols 8 General Science General Agriculture ur Science department headed by Mr. Stitt offered a good choice of subjects to all students this year The freshman course of General Science will be joined next year by an Earth and Space Science course Sopho mores and upperclassmen were offered Biology 1 84 2 both up the scale to A or down to C in addition to the regular course. Biology 3 8t 4 was available to Juniors and Seniors as well as Chemistry, advanced or regular, and several forms of Physics. Either regular or advanced Physics courses were available to all Seniors but only to Juniors with recommendation slips besides Harvard Physics which was taught only second period by Dr. Thorpe during his last year here. This course didn't require math as in the other course of Physics and the pace was slower covering All the advanced courses in any of the above subjects required a recommendation by the department head a teacher, or counselor before a student could enroll Be cause of our extensive equipment the laboratories are con sidered to be better than that of most colleges To graduate, one laboratory science is required and any of the above fill this requirement except General The teachers, as in many departments, grade on a point system suited to their own particular course Science is an important subject and one that is bene ficial to all walks of life and our courses are extensive

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AY X wg N ADMINISTRATION 25 KLM W ix .rf West's financial state is managed by Mrs. An- : iiALX i Q nalee Moore and Mrs. Clara Tanner. They 'qnlx mytx t T handle all class and club treasuries, while also selling books, supplies, locks, and special ,N sg ' fx R events tickets. La' L Any organization taking money out of their .sg fi ' treasury must present a requisition for approv- x s M,,s.AnnaIee Moore al and to keep the records straight, as all E Z l xi! Mrsiclara Tanner money must be accounted for. 1 -1. X The bookstore is a combination of a bank, Nff drugstore, and stationery store, put on campus Ca: f for the students' convenience. I E 'W-in l The Bookstore keeps students supplied with pencil, paper, and books in addi- tion to the safekeeping of club finances. EH' 1 X' Eighteen women had the job of keeping track of wwf ,T BOOKT RE V more than 2800 students. Registration, attendance, and records are the , three main jobs taken care of by the Clerical staff. Q Under these are many unknown jobs such as checking addresses, athletic legibility, recording SQ .X grades, checking absences, and mimeographing , material. Q gf' These women do the hidden but very import- m,0 ' ant jobs necessary to keep a school running x smoothly. vsf by Members of the clerical Felton, Harriet St are left to right: Bettye Dove, Isabel Ritzenthaler, Joyce Knight, Gerry Gaines, Mary Gillett, Louise DeCenso, Buryl Cummins, Betty Bothwell, Arthurienne Carlisle, Naomi Vandercook, Ellen Cloyd, Vi Ridgley, and Emily Adams. ,ily Iliff