Antelope Valley High School - Yucca Yearbook (Lancaster, CA)

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ROY R. MARYOTT Roy Maryott. Vice-Principal of A. V., is in charge of all student activities; this includes being sponsor of the Board of Control, Student Court, and one of the sponsors of the Inter-School Council. This was Mr. Maryott's ninth year inside A. V. Hi. During his first two years he taught a great variety of subjects. His third year he worked part time in the office, and for the next five years was Dean of Boys. At Pomona Junior College, he was class saluta- torian, and at La Verne College he played football and graduated Cum Laude. One of his hobbies is taking color slides of his wife, Dorothy, and two young daughters Patty, and Sharyl. Another of his hobbies is raising homing or racing pigeons. Roy Maryott i Tflcnct idactt Om GUIDANCE COUNSELORS Guidance includes those services designed to assist the student in solving his problems, adjusting to his environment and maturing, according to freshman counselor, Bruce Grant. Striving toward fulfilling this aim, counselors Billyo Adams. Jamos Churchill, Josephine Dart, Bruce Grant, Eugeno Hamilton and Jack Landrum had a busy year. Mrs. Adams, Dean of Girls, and Mr. Landrum, Dean of Boys, had the jobs of student discipline, voctional guidance and program planning. Tests to determine mathematical and reading abilities, vocational aptitudes and personality traits were given to the freshmen. Freshman counselor, Mr. Grant, conducted these tests. Miss Dart kept the college prep students posted on necessary information concerning colleges, cred- its, end choice of subjects. Mr. Hamilton, vocational counselor and senior social problems teacher, helped the seniors decide their life vocation by giving interest tests. By recognizing problems that might develop after graduation, he helped the students prepare to meet any such difficulty. Mr. Churchill, truant officer, did much in finding the reasons for truancy and tried to help correct them. L ft to right: E. Hamilton, B. Grant, J. Churchill, J. Landrum, J. Dart, B. Adami

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BILLYE ADAMS Billye Adams, who is Dean of Girls, helps solve girls' prob- lems and supervises all their school activities. Mrs. Adams has been inside A. V. for twolve years. The first eight years she taught many different subjects. For sev- eral years preceding the timo she was Dean of Girls, she was Freshman Guidance Counselor. During this time she was given the Delta Kappa Gamma award for outstanding work in teaching. Because she is an active member in state and local pro- fessional associations, one of her hobbies is reading and keeping up on current events. Also, she enjoys lake fishing with her daughter, Nancy, a student in A. V. Hi. ',A 11 ALBERT LO BUONO Arriving at A. V. the day after Pearl Harbor, De- cember 8, 1941, Albert Lo Buono taught classes in typing, business English and sales advertising for two years. He left to work with the Red Cross in 1943 and after three years of that work, two of which were spent overseas, he returned to A. V. Since then, Mr. Lo Buono has been working in the business office taking charge of activities there, purchasing supplies for the school and student body and keeping accounts for the student body organi- zations. Billy Adams Jack Landrum JACK LANDRUM Jack Landrum is counselor and adviser for tho boys. He is sometimes given the name of disciplinarian because he corrects the wrong-doings of students. He came hero five years ago as a full time gym coach. His third year here, he became senior social problems teach- er and coach for the gym team. Jack Landrum, as a college student, was a member of the gym team at the University of Colorado. During the war he was an Army aviation pilot and instructor. The Landrums live in Lancaster. Although his three-year- old daughter, Cathy, keeps him pretty busy, along with his job he finds time to do some modeling and sculpturing with clay. On Tuesday nights he sponsors and coaches the gym team.

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Lorain Ritfar Louisa Sutharland Lilliam Stewart O ice cittcC Shaft @antn,ihute Hhtii Lorein Ritter and her assistant, Eleanor Sutherland, operated the attendance office this year with efficiency. Withdrawal cards were is- sued, absences were recorded, and tardy students were taken care of. Training was given to girls interested in learning office work. Lillian Stewart operated the switchboard. Louise Sutherland fin- ished another year as credit clerk, and Thelma Johnson served as secretary to Billye Adams, Walter Dingus, Robert Maryott, and Jack Landrum. Students and teachers could purchase their school supplies from Irene Muni, who was in charge of the supply office. Albert Lo Buono supervised the work done in the business office. Nellie Simpson, sec- retary to Roy Knapp; Jo Anne Parsons, bookkeeper; and Evalin Davis, general secretary for the business office, completed the staff.