Center High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Welfare of District DR. LEROY BARROWS, Superintendent of Schools, coordinates and supervises all activities of the school system. MR. CHARLES FORAKER, Director of Buildings and Grounds, supervises all maintenance work for the district. MR. BUFORD ELLIS, Supervisor of Audio-Visual Aids, orders films and filmstrips for classroom use. Dr. Leroy Barrows; Mr Donald Richmond; Mr. Hewitt Herdlinger; Mr. Kenneth Lutgen. MRS EVELYN LLEWELLYN. Supervisor of Lan- guage Arts, coordinates the Language Arts curricu- lum and is responsible for developing elementary libraries in the district. MRS. ALMA ELGIN, Supervisor of Food Services, plans and supervises the school lunch program. 1 1

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Administrators Work for MR. DONALD RICHMOND, Assistant Superintendent of schools, is in charge of business affairs for the school system. Overseeing the affairs of eight schools has been the job of the district administration, under the leadership of Dr. Leroy Barrows, superintendent of Center School District 58. At the monthly Board of Education meetings, members have made plans to improve various schools in Center district. Of prime importance to Centerites was the plan that called for adding new improvements to the Senior High School. Among plans made for the near future were those including new shop facilities and new classrooms. A swimming pool and tennis courts have been included for future construction. The district this year carried through last year’s plan to renovate Center Elementary School. Other duties of the district officers consisted of hiring new teachers, signing various contracts, and plan- ning curriculum. BOARD OF EDUCATION-Mr. Ralph Wright, Treasurer; Mrs. Neelie Lyman, Secretary; Mr. Robert Anderson; Mr. Arnold Shanberg; Mr. George Ryder, Vice-president; Mr. Kenneth West, President. DR ROBERT MORRIS, Director of Instru works to coordinate curriculum from the t school level through high school. MR. WILLIAM KUECHLER, Director of Person- nel and Special Services, interviews and employs personnel, both certified and non-cert if ied. 10

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Administration and Office Staff Oversee Sheryl Rashkovsky, an office assistant, helps Josh Garry check out. Through the hard work of Mr. Fowler, princi- pal; Mr. McGraw, assistant principal; Mrs. Asbury, secretary; and Mrs. Gustafson, clerk; school days ran smoothly this year. Mr. Fowler approved and modified many ideas brought to his attention by the Student Council and faculty members. Along with keeping everyone informed of changes in plans and announcements of special interest, he helped sponsor the reorganized Pep Club. As assistant principal, Mr. McGraw aided Mr. Fowler in approving and modifying various ideas and plans, making announcements, and helping with other tasks around the school. Very important to the proper management of the school were Mrs. Asbury and Gustafson. Among their numerous daily responsibilities were answering the ever-ringing phone, making and alphabetizing absentee lists and lists of those students not riding the buses, and typing and mimeographing materials for students and faculty. MRS. DORIS GUSTAFSON, Clerk 12