Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Mr. Ludwick, Central ' s friendly and cheerful assistant principal, is also kept busy with many jobs and duties. He assists the principal in dealing with students ' problems, and he assists in many technical points such as scheduling and supervising business or special projects of student or- ganizations taking place in the building. Also included in iMr. Ludwick ' s duties are supervision of evening activities and class visitations, and taking charge of such items as the building in Mr. Romani ' s absence, meeting and orienting student teachers, and co-ordinating the in-service education student teachers, and coordinating the in-service education program. Mr. Ludwick ' s secretary Margaret Welmerink helps him with the office work.

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Central ' s principal, Mr. Romani, is kept very busy with his heavy load of responsibilities. A few of Mr. Romani ' s responsibilities and duties are as follows: managing Central and supervising its activities, arranging class schedules, acting as co-ordinator among students, faculty, and com- munity representatives, supervising inter-school projects, making and enforcing school rules and codes, overseeing scholastic activities, advising teachers and students, and presenting awards at the Spring Honors Assembly. Besides his regular duties, this year Mr. Romani was confronted with many new changes which brought a few complaints. Helping Mr, Romani is his secretary, Sharron Winters, who takes care of much of the technical and mechanical work.

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This year, we have three counselors, Mr. Ritsma working with the seventh and eighth grades, Mr. Perrin the ninth and tenth, and Miss Meyering the eleventh and twelfth. Mr. Perrin, besides counseling the ninth and tenth grades, is the head counselor which requires him to assist the other counselors find co-ordinate their work. Much of the work done by the counselors is similar only each works with different grade levels. In helping the ninth and tenth grader, Mr. Perrin is responsible for the supervision of such standardized test as the Iowa Test, pro- graming, counseling with either personal or academic problems, guiding in choice of college or occupation. Counseling the eleventh and twelfth graders. Miss Meyering has many varied duties in helping students develop to the greatest of their ability and gain a self understanding. Her main duties are counseling, giving educational information, and programing. However, she has many other duties which include the following: giving vocational information, placing students in business or in colleges, giving personal counsel, testing, and taking charge of scholarships. Mr. Ritsma, the seventh and eighth grade counselor, is very active with his job. Contacting the sixth grade of the feeder schools each spring, orienting, the sixth graders by having them visit Central and through the Big Brother-Big Sister Club, enrolling the seventh graders and new students and helping them make adjustments, and programing for Senior High with the assistance of parentt conferences are several of Mr. Ritsma ' s duties. Another new addition this year is a full time personnel clerk who is Mrs. Nelson. She assists all three counselors by taking calls, scheduling appointments, filing, and helping with general secretarial work. I y Km ft COUNSELING STAFF Wesley Perrin — Head Counselor Lucille Meyering — Counselor Albert Ritsema — Counselor Mrs. Dora Nelson — Personnel Clerk Ih 12 -r