Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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76 f Administration 14,3 X . .gl 1, .C- df' ffflf-+ f Policy Changes Improve Scheduling, Attendance Three major changes aside from go- ing from 5A to 4A in school classifica- tion were brought about in the 1977-78 school year. Change, Said Dr. M.E. Smith, Principal, is a needed thing. The first and most notable differ- ences were those involved in the new attendance policy and five-absence test- ing system. Parents were called about unexcused absences, and an A grade or fewer than five absences exempted a student from taking a final examination at the end of semester. Dr. Smith felt that this was beneficial to all students, parents and teachers. Dr. Smith was responsible for the second action taken during the year which was the formation of the Presi- dents' Advisory Council, consisting of the presidents of all clubs and classes, and charged with meeting twice a month to discuss problems affecting students. A third change, temporary but cer- tainly the most controversial, was the two-hour block experiment during the third nine-weeks. For the benefit of lab classes such as Chemistry and Clothing Management, class schedules were rearranged to lengthen first and second hours to two 'hours each by having each meet on alternating days. Career education was stressed by both the guidance counselors and the Career Center. Mrs. Jeanne Belew of- fered students information, job listings and advice on thousands of career op- portunities and headed a two-week sophomore unit on career awareness, using information and materials from the new Career center located in the Media Center.