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

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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.

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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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Mr. Jack Wiley Building Superintendent tL JVU BUS DRIVERS—Back row. left to right: Walter Scate». Tom Garrett, Carl Gilmore. Dave Huston. Alex Gimmell. Bill Hart, Richard Sweet. Harvey Stollenwerk, Wilson Ferrell, Jean Duntley. Lawrence Wheeler. First row: Kenneth Sadler. Roland Blanco. Paul Williams. Bill Buchanan. William Gaither. Earl Fisher. David Austin. Ronald Ritchie. Don Power and Dean Rupp. CAFETERIA CREW: Barbara Winkle, Lou Puck- ett. Ada Acker, Dorothy Flemming, Lcla Crall and Barbara Nix. ATTENDANCE OFFICE STAFF —Mildred Seaton, Edith Worden. Mildred Jolin, Virginia Zarzana. Helen Klingerman, Lorein Denney and Kathryne Betts. BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF —Nan Kingsbury, Jean Buf- falo. Thelma Johnson, Mar- guerite Jenkinson and Doris Iverson. had the job of constant inspection and supervision of AV’s furious construction activity. Serving delicious meals to the students, was the cafeteria crew under the supervision of Mrs. Bar- bara Winkle. Whether it was tardi- ness, absence or grades an accurate record was kept by the attendance office under Mrs. Lorein Denney.