Bellevue High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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1-I. DEEADE UF LEADERSHIP Ten years as leader of Bellevue High School have done nothing to diminish the enthusiasm and optimism of Mr. Harold Heidenreich, principal. His unfailing en- couragement and consistent cheerfulness have enabled the students of Bellevue to develop nationally recog- nized standards of academic excellence. He is truly an artist in human relations, blending courage and deter- mination with warmth and understanding, to help each boy and girl achieve the greatest possible personal growth. One of the most wonder- ful things about him is the sincerity with which he has been heard to say, I would hate to work in a really big school. I want to know every student so I can say hello by name when we meet in the hall. Again in his own words, I can hardly imagine tak- ing a iob in another school. I don't think you could find I a finer student body in the entire world. As for the teachers -they are truly dedicated educators. The physical aspects of Bellevue High School have changed a great deal in the decade since Sep- tember, 1949, when Mr. Heidenreich made his first appearance before a Bellevue student body of about four hundred. But today, the twelve hundred boys and girls of our school are privileged to know and love the same wise, courageous, dignified and de- voted principal and friend-Mr. Harold Heidenreich.

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.. , .. .,,.,,.,.,, ,k., 5 .. - L TOP PICTURE: School Board-Mr. Al C. Thompson, Mr. Philip Bron- BOTTOM PICTURE: Upper Office-Mr. Alanson T. Powell, Mr. Don son, Mrs. William Corkeek, Dr. Fernly Duey. L. Barbee, Mr. Ray Wahle, Mrs. Alice A. Kolb. WISE. SINEEBE., AND SYIVIPATHETIE For the decade of its life on the hilltop above Bellevue, the program of the senior high has been directed according to the policies of the Bellevue District School Board. Our school has been fortun- ate in the fact that the board has been consistently wise, sincere, and sympathetic to the problems of students. In all the areas of high school interest- studies, clubs, sports-these men and women have been keenly aware of the needs and wishes of boys and girls. We look forward with confidence to Bellevue's next decade under such leadership. Another group of adults inspired by devotion to the welfare of Bellevue's young people is the upper office staff, actually housed below the high school hill in old Bellevue. Designation of the group as upper office is traditional, however, because the members of this group are responsible for adminis- tration of many of the board's directives. For exam- ple, purchases of books and equipment are often handled at this level. Mr. Wahle, assistant super- tendent, is well known for his deeply philosophical approach and his utter dedication to the problems of public education in the United States.