Arcadia High School - Arcadian Yearbook (Arcadia, CA)

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While high School Aoministuatons face MYRON E GREENE Principal ROUNDING out his first full year as principal of Arcadia High School, Myron E. Greene has been responsible for its orderly transition from a four to a three year school. With the completion of Foothills Junior High and the enlargement of First Avenue and Dana intermediate schools to house ninth grade students, some of the previous high school staff had to be reassigned to the iunior high schools and eleven new staff members added to the upper grades. This project engaged a great part of Mr. Greene's time. A thorough and competent administr r Mr. Greene has constantly reviewed d e c rricular offer- .es 4 1 C Qbsxv-Q 26 5 Q ,f 3 ' X i .. X Io C113 if ' - A --- J X Q5

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rzoslems CII n6W 6-3-3 SCl'lOOl SYSIGITI, NOTABLE CHANGES in the overall educational pat- tern of Arcadia Unified 'School District were evidenced this year with the change-over to a 6-3-3 program. Dr. Burtis E. Taylor, Superintendent, has been respon- sible for the organization of the new grouping, with the assistance of Elbert E. Souders, Assistant Superin- tendent, Educational Services, and Dr. Alton E. Scott, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services. During his second year at Arcadia, Dr. Taylor has seen the completion of the new Foothills Junior High School along with the enlargement and reconditioning of both First Avenue and Richard Henry Dana which also have become iunior high schools. Another innova- tion of the past year has been the completion of a long- needed district administration facility now located on the northwest corner of the high school property. Since the unified district was created in l95l, district offices had been housed in temporary World War ll barracks at the east end of the girls' gym area. As the district grew, more temporary additions and altera- tions had to be made until district quarters became en- tirely inadequate. Now, at last istrict employees are housed in an efficient and attractive new building. Continuous increase in enrollment in all grades in the district has also confronted Superintendent Taylor as he has assumed leadership in long-range planning for the future. Constant evaluation and planning for improvements in the secondary schools has been the maior responsi- bility of Elbert E. Souders, who completed his second year on the district administrative staff after five years as Arcadia High School principal. It has also been a busy year for Dr. Alton E. Scott in fiscal planning and in coordinating the work of architects, contractors, and district maintenance staffs in the district. Through the carefully considered efforts of these three administrators and their staffs, Arcadia Unified School District is completing yet another outstanding year. Their recommendations to .the Board of Education have made possible additional school facilities, a con- stantly improving curriculum, and a'sound fiscal position for the district. - , Q x lr T I y x ni A A 4 Lt L K7 ' L KJ L Jig A Lf? I ,. . L lk U l rv .. - L - b . L ' .. A n M!! VN 231g KJ gk .J, I A .l L I L, L' U y x A A .JY L 5' ' I V D I H Lid' .11-fi' 75 KAW C , l -,li N' X, L ,i , 7' L XL, 'l il g ,gf n 5 I it . K '-ZX W XJ Ll C. Y I f .1 LA-X, .1 AJ . ,. fc 5 ' x 1 - 'L l 'Y CTL 4' l 3 Z X' 0 H rr 1 ef f -- V 1 -I L L, cf 4nA'!,1f 7 iff DY lj I rcjvff' SELECTION and recommendation to the su df the district for three years. ployees. staff numbers almost 600 employees. professional matters. Donald Hughes, District Personnel Director, confers with Walter La Gier, ATA President, about the local professional organization, the Arcadia Teachers Association. perintendent and the Board of Education of all district employees has been the major responsi bility of Donald D. Hughes, district Personnel Director for the past ten years. Prior to that time, he had been a teacher and principal in In addition, he has recommended beneficial personnel policies which have been responsible for the retention of a well prepared professional group and an efficient staff of classified em With more than 9,000 students presently en rolled in Arcadia schools at all grade levels, the High school science teacher Walter La Gler has served as president of the local professional organization, the Arcadia Teachers Association for the second year. Under his direction, out standing speakers have appeared at Associa tion meetings and many committees have considered and recommended action on various

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Ahallenaes Of A thnee yeaiz School WITH the decrease in school enrollment to slightly more than 2,000 students after an over- flow of 2,700, the housing problems confronted by Gerald Rayl in his position of Assistant Prin- cipal were slightly eased during the past year. in his usual skillful and pleasant manner, he has directed the overall assignment of class- rooms and facilities, conferred with the principal on selection of new staff members, and handled the myriad details of his position smoothly. One of his newest responsibilities this year was the direction and coordination of the work of the counseling staff. In weekly staff meetings, matters of policy relating to class assignments of students, graduation and college require- ments, testing programs, and special responsi- bilities of counselors have been worked out under his direction. An eight year veteran of Arcadia's staff, Mr. Rayl completes his seventh year as an ad- ministrator, Having received both his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Indiana Uni- versity, Mr. Rayl has added to his professional competence with additional work at Notre Dame, Cornell, San Diego University, and the University of Southern California. ALBERT E. ACTON Assistant Principal fffl GERALD P. RAYL Assistant Principal ALBERT E. ACTON was named as an assistant prin- cipal this year after having served as Director of Student Activities and Pupil Personnel for the past four years. His responsibilities have remained essentially the same-that of planning and supervising student activi- ties on campus and conferring with students on matters of campus citizenship. He is a familiar sight at all student affairs as he has worked conscientiously to make the high school activities program a success. Also under his iurisdiction is the overall responsibility for the club program which en- compasses more than forty clubs with widely varying interests. Having received his A.B. degree from Occidental Col- lege, Mr. Acton was awarded a Degree Superior from the University of Paris. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from Los Angeles State College. Prior to entering the administrative field, Mr. Acton taught social studies in the district two years and also served in non-teaching capacities.