Bonner Springs High School - Totem Pole Yearbook (Bonner Springs, KS)

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The Board of Education—USD 204 Back row, left to right Mr Ken Boyer. Dr Caroll Glendening. Mr Garland Smith. Dr Ted Stolfus. President. Mr Rex Heffley, Mr Ken Tewell. Superintendent of USD 204 Front row Mrs Call Coble, Mrs Elaine Iordan, Mrs Carol Duncan A Board of Education is a group of people who meet regularly on behalf of a school district. They are elected and they run because they have a genuine interest in the condition and policies of the school system. Unified District 204 has an unusual Board They dedicate themselves to their job and work together in decision making for the 2,000 or more students in the schools. Budget, policy, complaints, plan- ning, accepting and rejecting —these are the areas of work they ponder over. Nine people and their consciences work on our behalf free long hours. . making the best decisions they can for the good of the entire district This year Mr Rex Heffley will retire from service after fifteen years as a member of the Board. Mr Ken Boyer served eight years and will retire this year, and Mrs. Carol Duncan retires from the Board after four years Four members of the Board (Dr Ted Stolfus, Mr Rex Heffley, Mrs. Carol Duncan and Mr Ken Tewell) had teenagers in the 1979 graduating class Mr Rex Heffley saw his fifth child receive a diploma There is no way to thank these people enough for their interest in our school district or for what they do to get the most and the best for us But over 2,000 thank yous are in order —one from each and every one of us for a great board and a great job 10

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The Bonner Springs faculty couldn't be better With dedication and patience they give us their best —in ideas, in example and in en- couragement. We don't always respond positively, but we will always remem- ber positively their brief ef- fect on our lives.

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The Men at the Top Mr Don Stokesbury, Principal Mr Alton Morey, Vice-Principal These men are always available to any student and to any member of the staff, whatever the need. The three see to it that ar- rangements are made for the events, that supervisors and chaperones are on duty, that the student body are behav- ing and that the staff are on duty doing their job There are no easy days, but they are all busy days. Mr Ed Nealy, Athletic Director Mr. Stokesbury and Mr Morey are seen talking to a student and to a member of the staff 11