Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Mr. Rector, assistant principal, prepares for a new day at A. H. S. jsmr Mr. Brown, principal, goes through a collection of paper work. Principals Give Guidance at A.H.S. Two familiar faces at A. H. S. were those of the school's leaders: Mr. Aubrey Brown, principal, and Mr. V. T. Rector, assistant principal. Not only did Mr. Brown supervise the school as a whole, but he always showed a friendly willing¬ ness to deal with students and teachers on an individual basis. The intercom of¬ ten boasted Mr. Brown warmly com¬ mending an individual’s accomplishment. The responsibilities of Mr. Rector con¬ cerning the maintenance of buildings and grounds, textbook rental, student traffic control, and scholastic curriculum, were managed with competent leadership and reputable dedication. The student body and faculty responded to the school’s principals with a respectful admiration due leaders of such loyal and inexhaustible devotion. Mr. Rector and Mr. Brown pause a moment in the hall. 12

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Dr. B. G. Raines — New Superintendent The School Board operated under new leadership when Dr. B. G. Raines became Acting Superintendent of Wash¬ ington County Schools in January. Dr. Raines had recently finished compiling a detailed policy manual of the state education requirements as applicable to Washington County while he was As¬ sistant Superintendent. As representa¬ tives of the districts in which students of the Washington County School system live, the School Board was the common link between all the schools. Meetings of all high school principals with the School Board were held to allow the schools to voice specific problems and needs. As the governing body of Wash¬ ington County Schools, the School Board supervised policies, appropriations, and personnel guidelines which, directly or indirectly, affected faculty and stu¬ dents. 1. Dr. Raines enjoys a basketball game. 2. Front Row: Dr. Raines, Mrs. Jane Sheffey, Dr. Stanley, Miss Mae Jo Craig. Second Row: Frank LeSueur, Bob May, Henry Snodgrass, J.T. Lee, Wirt Fos¬ ter, John Copenhaver. 11

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Secretaries Aid Students, Faculty Mrs. Shirley Landreth, school trea¬ surer and bookkeeper for all clubs and classes, efficiently served as Mr. Brown's secretary in all administrative matters. Mrs. Peggy Hughes, a new face in the main office, was always busy attending to countless business matters including student insurance and bus driver reports, but never too busy to greet students and teachers with a smile. Mrs. Euva Sutherland and Mrs. Barbara Lucy were in close contact with the students in the attendance office, issuing absentee and tardy excuses. 1. Mrs. Lucy and Mrs. Sutherland prepare attend¬ ance reports. 2. Mrs. Hughes types a bus driver re¬ port during a busy day. 3. Mrs. Landreth goes through the school's financial matters. 13