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

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 aznionjj Spending his third year at AV as principal is Dr. Robert L. Dougherty, past superintendent of schools in Ramona. Among his many duties are the selection of AV’s faculty members, the planning and directing of the curriculum program, counseling of students and working with all of the student organizations. AV’s principal attended USC. UCLA, Redlands and Chapman College where he received his doctorate. Dr. Dougherty has published two books on the life of Christ, the last of which is entitled Jesus The Pioneer. Among Dr. Dougherty’s other interests arc trout fishing and keeping up with current affairs in the Army Reserves. He holds the rank of colonel in the Reserves. After school. Dr. Dougherty can be found at home with his family. He has three boys, Robert Jr., a student at USC Medical School, Richard, a student at Redlands University and Jim, who was graduated from AV in 1954. Students at AV believe that this is their school and thus they take pride in making it what it is today—a school whose student l»ody is among the best in the state, according to Dr. Dougherty. AV’s wags have been known to describe Mr. Charles Parker as “administrative assistant in charge of et cetera.” Mr. Parker, a wag himself, doesn’t seem to mind. His official title—administrative assistant to the superintendent—describes a job which is varied and requires versatile talents. He takes care of problems which involve the district as a whole. Another busy man around AV is Mr. Norton Nich- ols, director of student activities. His office is the clear- ing house for all school dances, club meetings, an- nouncements and class field trips. Under his supervision the school calendar is prepared. This is Mr. Nichols’ first year as director. Last year Mr. Nichols was a social studies teacher at AV. A kind word and a helping hand is what AV’s stu- dents receive from Mr. James Churchill, supervisor of welfare and attendance. As a counselor on attendance problems. Mr. Churchill serves six schools in Kern and Los Angeles Counties and is at AV on Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Fridays. One of the biggest distinctions that Antelope Valley High has is its smooth-functioning, efficient transporta- tion system—and this is true despite the fact that AV is one of the schools in the country that has the longest bus routes—one over 60 miles one way. Modern buses and drivers known for their safety record provide all this. The man responsible is Mr. Grosvenor Fitch, dir- ector of transportation. Dr. Robert L. Dougherty Principal Mr. Charles Parker, Mr. Norton Nichols, Mr. James Churchill. Mr. Grosvenor Fitch, Administrative Assistant Director of Student Activities Supervisor of Welfare and Director of Transportation to the Superintendent Attendance

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 tuictuiE Antelope Valley—the nation's fastest growing area— has become the main desert home of a poultry industry that now produces one fourth of the state’s fryers, an agricultural industry that pushed output to 38 million dollars in 1954, a jet aircraft industry that is building Dr. Roy A. Knapp District Superintendent BOARD OF TRUSTEES—Sitting, left to rgiht: Mr. Gus F. Kliopulos, Mr. Wallace Ward, Dr. Roy A Knapp, district superintendent. Standing: Mr. James Wilson. Mr. William J. Sinclair. Absent when nicture was taken was Mr. George F. McNamee. 31 million dollars worth of factories to assemble jet planes, a real estate industry that has festooned the Mojave Desert’s highways with bright pennants adver- tising vast new housing developments. Charged with responsibility for the smooth opera- tion of the Antelope Valley Joint Union High School and Junior College—which lies at the southeastern edge of the Mojave—is Dr. Roy A. Knapp, district superin- tendent. During his tenure—first as teacher, then prin- cipal, then superintendent—the district has grown to keep pace with the post-war boom in population. Having spent more than two decades at AV, Dr. Knapp has acquired a wide background for coping with the many problems associated with his office. These include the presentation of school problems at board meetings, preparing the school budget, recommending policy on personnel, supervising the transportation sys- tem and the construction of new and maintenance of existing buildings. He received his BA at Huron College in South Dakota, his MA at Claremont and last year he was awarded an honorary doctor’s degree from his alma mater in colorful ceremonies. The Board of Trustees met twice a month to deal with their biggest problems of the 1954-55 school year —-the ever-increasing enrollment and the need for new school buildings. Presiding over the board was Mr. Wallace Ward, Lancaster businessman. Other members were Gus Eliopulos, Westsidc rancher; George Mc- Namee, president of the Tropico Powder Company, Rosamond; James Wilson, Fastside rancher, and Wil- liam J. Sinclair, owner of the Littlerock Beverage Com- pany. The man immediately responsible for taking care of AV’s growing financial problems is Mr. Albert Lo- Buono, assistant superintendent in charge of finance. Mr. LoBuono has been an administrative assistant to Dr. Knapp since 1946, and prior to that, was a commer- cial teacher on AV’s faculty, starting in 1941. Mr. Albert I.oBuono. Assistant Superintendent In Charge of Finance

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 No school could operate efficiently without its counseling staff, cus- todians, bus drivers, office and cafe- teria staffs. These are the people who, in the true sense of the word, compose the “melody.” Increased student population re- sulted this year in the addition of a new service for students—class counselors. These teachers were given the task of assisting the main counselors at AV—Mr. Abe Loew- en. Dean of Boys and Vice Princi- pal. and Mrs. Billye Adams, Dean of Girls. Heading a crew of custodians whose job it was to keep the school and the campus looking pleasant despite all of the building activity was Mr. Oscar Johnson. Mr. Jack Wiley, building superintendent. COUNSELORS—Shown al the left are the Freshman and Sophomore coun- selors. They are, sitting: Mrs. Lola Bal- lentine and Miss Gladys Baird. Stand- ing: Mr. Bruce Grant, Mr. Irwin Cohen jand Mr. Frank O’Connor. Shown below left are the Senior and Junior Coun- selors. Sitting arc Miss Josephine Dart, college prep counselor: Mrs. Mary Floyd. Miss Ann Urbanowski. Stand- ing Mr. Ernest Tosi and Mr. Robert Thomas. 12 Shown at the left is Mrs. Billye Adams. Dean of Girls. Shown be- low is Mr. Abe Loewen. Dean of Boys and Vice Principal. MAINTENANCE CREW — AV’s custodians are hard men to find for a yearl»ook picture. Most work different shifts. Some of AV’s custodians are shown below. They are: Charles Richards, Bill Hart. Jasper Baskins and Oscar Johnson.