Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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School Board And Administration Make Policies For Schools The school board and the adminis- tration under the direction of Dr. Del- bert L. Secrist and Dr. Robert D. Morrow make the policies for the Tucson School District No. 1. Dr. Secrist is president of the school board, and Dr. Morrow is superintendent of the school district. In the last twelve years 540,000,000 has been spent to improve education in Tucson. In order to keep up with the growing population of Tucson, 100 class rooms will have to be built a year, a new junior high school every 15 months, and a new high school every two years. It is expected that there will be between 80,000 and 90,000 stu- dents by 1971. During the past few years honor courses have been offered in the high schools. There are now about twelve areas represented in this program. During the past year between thirty and forty research projects were carried out to improve the special edu- cation and the courses offered for handicapped students. Although the Russian Sputnik seemed to coincide with the new graduation requirements, work to improve them had been started about two years before the advent of Sputnik. Dr. Morrow states, The Tucson public schools are gener- ally recognized as one of the outstand- ing systems not only in the western United States but in the nation as a whole. ,NS 7 fi' C , aff Vw' MA BH of us memr event We able Your with ' We fulfill We p ence the ai work, all di Pri a tea Worlc baske ball 2 becar now 1 years coach assist. was g of Ca in 19 Mr ployn all pe the e He a budge He is and studei the r make state.

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nis- Clk D. the Dr. rd, of O0 ion the 100 ear, 15 very will Stu- nor high elve am. nirty we r e edu- for the cide znts, Deen the ates, ner- and- tern as a Mr. Rollin Gridley Responsible For Smoothly Running School As observed by Mr. Rollin T. Gridley, A year has passed too rapidly for most of us and in its wake is left only the memories. Our Torch recounts best these events and incidents of the past year. We are indebted to devoted staff and able sponsors for this wonderful book. Your Torch will become more valued with the passing years. We wish for our graduating class the fulfillment of their ambitions and dreams. We pray that all our students will experi- ence the good fortune which results from the application of their effort to duty and work, and from the courage to confront all discouragementsf' Principal Rollin T. Gridley has been a teacher of American History, Civics, World History, and he was a coach of basketball and the assistant coach of foot- ball at Tucson High School. In 1932, he became a teacher of economics which is now known as American Problems. Three years later he became the head football coach, and then in 1948 he became the assistant principal of T. H. S. In 1953 he was given the tentative job of the principal of Catalina, and this became an actuality in 1956. Mr. Gridley is responsible for the em- ployment, direction, and supervision of all personnel, pupils, facilities, plant and the educational program of the school. He also has the job of preparing the budget and controlling all requisitions. He is in charge of the school journals and public relations which entails the student paper, the school annual, and the publicity releases. He also has to make reports to his superiors and the state. 5- . :- ers f ff f 5