Belvidere High School - Belvi Yearbook (Belvidere, IL)

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Symgogc of MAJ om, umanify, rien:!5Lila, an .gncerify The Board of Education in Community Unit School District 100 represents a community intense on getting the best education available for its young people. The members of this board are elected and serve for the welfare of the community. The various functions of the school board consist of hiring responsible teachers and other personnel necessary for maintaining a school district, seeing that all financial obligations are met, and providing sufficient transportation for rural students. The board members are: Leslie Carlson, President, Stuart Brown, Secretary, Dr. Douglas Drake, Harry Engle, Edward Karp, Harold Peterson, and Arthur Rhode. Mr. Floyd Brett, Superintendent of Community Unit School District 100, is a sincere and industrious man on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of seeing that all recommendations by the school board and all state laws concerning the schools are enforced. Mr. Virgil McAllister, principal of Belvidere High School, is more than just an administrator. He is a counselor, a disciplanarian, and a true friend to all students. Mr. McAllister, former Vocational Arts teacher and coach at Belvidere, returned here ten years ago after serving as principal at Harvard High MISS SHIRLEY HALVERSON Secretary of Belvidere High School School. Since then, students have been receiving from him guidance along the pathway to adulthood. Miss Joan Brannah, assistant principal, is a well known figure to all in Belvidere High School. With her pleasant smile and understanding ways, she has helped many a troubled student. Her many duties include scheduling classes, sending transcripts to various colleges, and assisting Mr. McAllister in the planning of school functions and advising the senior c ass. As secretary for Belvidere High School, Miss Shirley Halverson's duties are to keep all records and files in order. She is always available to help out when needed and does so willingly. HAVE YOU AN EXCUSE? - OFFICE GIRLS: Karen Lindquist, Florence Fitch, Dale DeWane, Barb Wilcox. THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT - OFFICE GIRLS: Ruth Pineger, Donna Adamson, Ruth Sullivan, Sharon Adamson.

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a viding fgroug con erencezi an recommenclafiond The guidance program, already in effect for many years, co-ordinated for the first time this year under the direction of Mr. Rudy Chapko, consists of various services which help the individuals secure the knowledge and skills needed to be effective members in the school Director of Guidance and society. Cumulative records of each student are kept in the guidance office. These records contain information MR, RUDOLPH CHAPKO, M.S. about the students' academic grades, from grades one to and Senior years' aptitude tests are admintgtereq tt, twelve. test SCOTCS and raIiHgS. school HIIGHGHIICS. indicate probable success in college work. Mechanical health, and activity records. aptitude tests are given to machine shop students to A student at any time may come to the guidance determine whether or not it would be advisable for them office if he needs information concerning career planr to go into that field. ning, colleges and trade schools, or if he needs help Consultations between different college represent- with personal or social problems. atives and the interested students are arranged. During A four year testing program for every student is these conferences, the college campus. faculty, conducted by the counselor. Intelligence and achieve- admission requirements, and the various courses of ment tests are given to all freshmen and new students. study offered are discussed. The Kuder Preference record is given to sophomores to A follow up program is planned to learn the find their interests in various occupations. In the junior achievements of Belvidere High School graduates. XWHM NHUW5 I .3 'l?'E' 4- IJUST CAN'T SEEM TO DECIDE - Penny Ratfield THESE S. A. T. SCHOLARSHIP TESTS CERTAINLY ARE and Elizabeth Rewoldt consider careers. DIFFICULT! - Juniors and Seniors take aptitude tests. I5