Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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PEOPLE People 101

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100 People

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Jerome Smith George Manning Lamar Nesbit Peggy Samuels As the years passed, one group of Callaway re- gulars continually failed to graduate. Known as admin- istrators, counselors, and secretaries, they gathered everyday in their air-con- ditioned castles separated from the common life. The front office served as the receiving room for the school. All visitors checked in through Ms. Brinkley as she tried to balance the books and get all the phone messages straight. Ms. Samuel oked dismissals and issued Class I ' s and ll ' s while she typed absentee and cut lists. Enforcing the rules of the school fell on the shoulders of Mr. Manning, Mr. Nesbit, and Mr. Smith. The members of the cut list made daily appear- ances before the assistant principals for sentenc- ing. Mr. Smith served as the school ' s PR man along with coordinating the roles of the faculty and stu- dents. All the administra- tors pulled double duty by keeping traffic moving in the halls and making sure the lunchroom stayed clean. In order to help stu- dents reach a decision about a vocation, the guid- ance department sponsored a career emphasis month in February. Speakers from 36 different job areas vis- ited Callaway and talked to students interested in their field of work. Trying to match the right person with the right college required that counselors provide time for college represen- 102 Administration, Counselors