Westwood High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Yearbook Staff Honors Four The members of the yearbook staff are pleased to honor four fine people of our faculty by dedicating this volume of the yearbook to them. Each has contributed to the better- ment of this institution in some way and we hope that they will enjoy this book. Ellie Ucci came from Chicago five years ago. and Westwood lucked out. we were the lucky school to hire her as our school nurse. Ellie doesn't know the meaning of the word no . . . she cares for all of the students and staff as though they were members of her own family, and she does it because she really cares. This loving concern is felt by everyone who come in contact with Ellie. She has initiated and provided many health education services for our school, one of the most successful being the Health Fair in the Spring of the year. She contact health service units and persons and brings them in for this worthwhile event. which is attended by a large majority of the students and staff. The year Westwood opened their doors in l962, this tall, serious young teacher from Missouri joined the Westwood staff in the Social Studies Department. Paul Wells is truly a dedicated teacher, and he has as his major goal. teaching the subject to his students. Even though some of his students consider him a tough teacher, those students interested in learning are grateful and many of them return to express their appreciation after their entrance into college. Mr. Wells has contributed greatly to Westwood. initiating and supervising the Close Up Program which provided trips to Washington D.C. for many of our students, ram-rodding the European tours in the summer, and presently he is the varsity coach for the Girls Basketball Team. He makes up a large part of the backbone of Westwood. and we all love and appreciate him. Arlene Bateman came to Westwood as a teacher in the fall of I967. Mrs. Bateman is a master teacher. and presently chairperson of the English Department. This talented lady has been visible on many stages as she has taken part in numerous dramatic and musical productions. She comes from a family who has always appreciated the fine arts, Shep- herd Auditorium was named for her father, Rulon T. Shepherd, former Superintendent of Schools. Not the least among her talents. is her real concern .for the individual student, this caring concern has been demonstrated to many students throughout the years. Mrs. Bateman stays late many days to work with and counsel her students. George Tihanyi started his teaching career at Westwood High School in l968. This tall lanky young man. who was born in Hungary. came to us full of enthusiasm and a desire to teach. He has proven himself as a fine teacher, and his enthusiasm has not diminished . . . he has indeed been a successful teacher for these past fifteen years. He assumed the principalship of summer school and night school for a number of years, and under his supervision. this operation ran like a well oiled machine. he was highly successful in this role. His hobbies are bicycling, and travelling. Dedication

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