Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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1 - 2 H, Although they were faced with a multitude of growing curriculum and financial problems, the School Board, Parent-Teacher Association, and school administrators continued the monumental task of trying to provide the best possible edu- cation for children, youth, and adults of the community. LEFT: Miss Lois Green, assistant superintendent for educa tional opportunity. ABOVE: Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Russell, Parent-Teacher Association co-presidents. RIGHT: George N Wells, superintendent of Bloomington public schools. They made every effort to continue to provide each and every student with the highest quality of education by obtaining and keeping the best of instructors, by guaranteeing those teachers and students the availability of the proper amount of supplies and equipment, and by building adequate classrooms for their use. William Barnard Mrs. Eleanor Branom Board of Education Board of Education A. M. Convis A. Royce Evans Pres. Board of Education Sec. Board of Education Carl Frautschi John Lighthall Board of Education Board of Education i H P f fi . T..-'7' John Neff Wesley Stephens Board of Education Board of Education 29

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School Board Of Education, Administrators Tried To Provide Best Possible Education ,i , -r . ri Q ii E . ' Serving his fifth year as the 21st principal of Bloomington High School, G. Elwood Wheeler, above, continued to provide the high type of leadership and direction which is so necessary to the success of any high school. Miss Emeline Kollman Cbelow, leftj coordinated the guidance and counseling services of the school. Charles L. Cox Cbelow, rightj, assistant principal, was 1:-r charged with the responsibility of curriculum development. Roy L. Hostettler Mary Jeannette Munce Counselor Sophomore Director X..f' f 1 .1 Russell A. Roberts Eldon Volk Counselor Student Activities 28

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12 Newcomers Joined Instructional Staff As Schools Enrollment Moved Ever Upward An award winning Madngal group improved its vocal technique by rehearsing twice weekly after school for perform- ances ln concerts and before many civic organizations Miss Mary Selk accompanied Fred Clemens, Bill McFarland, Bill Becker Mike Dickson Pat Rosenbaum Sally Fox lan Russell, Peggy Tepper, and Diane Tyler. The battleground was the same. The never- ending conflict continued. Only the identity of the participants had changed. When the doors of the school swung open in September of 1962, 65 instructors, 12 of them new to the scene, renewed their efforts to add to the students' store of knowledge and skills. Nearly 1150 students, 500 of them newcomers, provided the opposition Never once did the, instructors falter in their relentless task. They made use of every skillful technique known fand invented a few of their ownl to win the battle As a result, students did learn, they pursued excellence, and they never once forgot that Bloomington High School was a place of education. With the coming of spring, physical education classes leave the confines of the gymnasium and use the track for speed and distance running tests.