William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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FROIVI AN ABUNDANCE of resources in the social science center, Perry Bean selects materials for his history class. STUDY CARRELS, BUlLT in the Mitchell shop, were a unique feature of the resource centers and created an atmosphere of quiet study. Well-Equipped Resource Individual study in resource centers is basic to the concept of modular scheduling. During the summer, alterations were made on the building, and additional equipment and resources were obtained in prepara- tion for the flexible system. The four resource centers were specialized accord- ing to departments. They are the math-science, English- foreign languages, social science, and business re- source centers. Each center contains books and ma- terials which pertain to its particular department, and the centers were open during all modules for student work in each area. The library served as the general- ized resource center. Independent study was stressed in each resource center. Separate study carrels, built in the Nlitchell shop, contributed to the atmosphere of quiet study. Teachers' offices were located in or near the resource centers, so that students could consult their teachers on individual problems during free modules. Paraprofessionals were added to the staff this year to supervise the centers and to aid the students. They were selected on the basis of their secretarial skills, education, and experience in their particular fields.

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Secretaries Perform Many Functions Again this year, the business office performed many functions. Business manager Mr. Charles Gaul, with the help of Mrs. Thelma Mason, educational sec- retary, kept an accurate record of all of the school's financial affairs. Among the varied duties were the sale and distribution of the yearbook and activity tickets, the collection of student obligations, and making ar- rangements for both team and student buses for games in other cities. Ten secretaries were employed by the school dur- ing the year. Mrs. Mary Hawk served as registrar. Both Mrs. Ruby Shouse and Mrs. Jean Sayre helped in the main resource centerg Mrs. Mary Whipple and Mrs. Mary Minick took care of attendance. In the counsel- ing center Mrs. Eloise Peckham and Mrs. Catherine Ballard aided students, while Mrs. Myrna Beck and Mrs. Minnie Bell Wehner acted as receptionists in the main office. Among the secretaries' duties were such things as making arrangements for the tours that the many vis- itors took throughout the year, making attendance re- ports, and helping students sign up for college tests. MRS. MARY HAWK, registrar, finds that attempting to count the num- ber of students is quite a problem. me ww tw M in g V-M,,.,...4-1' gunna MRS,THELMA MASON, secretary in the business office, goes about her everyday duties. ...,4-,-,X H A, t.,,, ONE OF THE many office workers who helped students throughout the year is Mrs. Myrna Beck.

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xs,!!,lI!l.ii1ig.g,2 Lck: C: .nga miata.. it ' f we sa- fa-Q MRS. BETTY NIELSON, paraprofessional inthe social science resource center, looks for additional information for a student. Centers Provide Basis for Individual Study CONSCIENTIOUS MARAUDERS STRIVE to complete their assignments in the English resource center during unstructured modules.