Brandon High School - Eagle Yearbook (Brandon, FL)

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I' Mrs. Sandy Stephens' warm smile greets visitors to the Deans' Office. 1' ,42- When daily bulletin announcements arrive in the Main Office, Mrs. Barbara Reilly screens them. Mrs. Nancy Ferlita checks for a new student's folder in Guidance. I 1 336 X Clerical Staff The B-tag that Mrs. Jeanette Wilkes wears spreads Eagle spirit in the Main Office. Taking a break from posting checks in Bookkeeping is Mrs. Beverly Simpson. Proofreading Betty Mattison Answering the telephone hundreds of times is the weekly routine for Mrs. Claudine Morris Deans' Office. ,f V .iffnwwmk V I V M qivfrif' K, .. .V

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llltl.-Dltii. 1 -1 - .I At a glance, one might have wondered exactly what the requirements for becom- ing a faculty member at Brandon High School actually were. It was not unusual to hear uncontrolled laughter burst sud- denly from a room, and students always looked forward to that certain period of the day when they knew they'd receive a good joke or story. Down in room 333, Dorothy, from the land of Oz iAlias Mrs. Peggy Hilll could be found teaching leadership. In the school Resource Department the officer on duty was caught punking out, and some So- cial Studies teachers were even known to sabotage each others' desks! It could never be said that teachers at Brandon were dull or lacked school spirit. These instructors became a endless source of amusement, amazement and encouragement for their students. They became a part of our school years that would not, and could not be forgotten. Showing his chool spirit, Deputy Tom Allen punks out! H urning ork into Fun if MW. EQ ' Faculty X 335

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answers to on everything from payroll ask Joelle Skinner, Secretary perience was no doubt about it. Brandon School was the most efficiently run school in the county. That things ran smoothly at Brandon was due in no part to our clerical staff, four of had been there more than fifteen Mrs. Virginia Cornett, secretary to Principal John Owens, led the thirty-two years of experience at Mrs. Joelle Skinner, secretary Principal Orlan Briant, was next most- with nineteen years. Both .r School enrollment records occupy the atten- Ms. Dorothy Pritchett. we f K Y ln-.M Preparing lists of new additions to the Media Center is part of Mrs. Louella Daniels' job. I X.. . TTL.. iss Sitting with perfect typing posture is Mrs. Betty Din- nis from the Deans' Office. l-las It L boasting seventeen years of service to Brandon were Bookkeeper, Mrs. Gloria Smelt, and Data Processing Clerk, Mrs. Marian Capitano. These four ladies had started work at Brandon when the school was much smaller and had adapted skill- fully to their increased work loads as both the school and the community increased in size. Mrs. Cornett said that when she first came to Brandon High there were fewer than 1,000 students and the school held grades one through twelve. Mrs. l The sign over Mrs. Marian Capitano's desk in Data Progessing says, A clean desk is the sign of a sick min -I Smelt, who handled all the financial trans- actions for the school, said her work had tripled during her years here, but added that she loved herwork and being at Bran- don. Brandon's secretaries made it all look easy. Not only did they run their op- eration without mix-ups, they also could find time to help a student or a teacher with one of those special requests that seemed to be a part of every day in a school of over 4,000. wt: l ll . K My .M , 55,4 'Q lx gg- RWE-'gym ... I R 'hzxiuh 'line' ,A 1 Fiat, I 1... wg-. gif.. ':. f .LU M' v - '. wlf.e6.v -1 - wifi-- lfift' L A 't- ' T. df ,. -sl., gr nf , e xy! .-.551 r if 1 Y .... hi 3 Y Y N M sMtt l ., ,R uP' Mrs. Gloria Smelt, Bookkeeper, expresses dismay when Student Government turns in S2,000, in pen- nies, for her to count. Clerical Staff X 337