Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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MR. PAUL ECKERT Assistant Principal Constitute the Foundation Students, I wonder if any of you have experienced some of the same feelings as I this year as we departed Davenport High School and became Central High School. As late as mid-year I still had the vague feeling that the 1300 students at West High would be back with us and the old days of packed cor- ridors, stairways, study halls and classrooms would be continued. As I walked through the halls and attended the pep meetings and the athletic events, I seemed to be subconsciously wondering . . . “Where are all the others?” The good old days” were great, but I can truth- fully say that I’m glad they’re gone! Our present enrollment is very much more appropriate for our facilities and our school is a better one because of it. It was wonderful to have been principal of Dav- enport High School for many years, but it is even better to be principal of Central High School. Best Wishes to You All, Knowing that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, Mr. Roger Berry, principal, and Mr. Paul Eckert, assistant principal, pause for a coke break during one of their busy days. 9

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Looking as though they are enjoying their work are members of the Davenport School Board. Pictured around the table at one of their monthly meetings are Dr. James Rogers; Dr. Gordon Flynn; Mr. Les Jones; Supt. Anthony Marinaccio; Dr. J. Brown White, president; Miss Viola Waack, secretary; Mr. Paul Bohnsack; Mrs. Lois Leach; and Mr. Paul Norton. City, Central Administration Davenport High School has a glorious history, academically as well as in athletics and extra- curricular activities. It was the largest and great- est high school in the state. This is now history, as Davenport High School no longer exists as the one high school in the city. The community was divided and two new” schools emerged in the fall of 1960, Central High and West High. The traditions which will come from each of these new schools is up to the student body. Cen- tral High School can still be the greatest school in the middle west ... but only if each individual student makes a contribution to what were the glories of old Davenport High School. Each stu- dent can do this by devoting himself to his very utmost academically and thereby setting the standards and academic achievement high; by con- tributing personally to all school activities gen- erally and specifically; and by supporting all extra- curricular activities to the maximum. Out of this will come the spirit that will be Central High School and its reputation and glories for the fu- ture will rise to even greater heights. 8 DR. ANTHONY MARINACCIO Superintendent of Schools

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Central Test Factory! Commercial Workshop girls Betty Schneckloth, Judy Cook, Jean Ann Minard, and Mary Kuendel aid the CHS faculty by typing and duplicating test material, special projects, and worksheets, in addition to aiding clubs and activities with their material. Busy Beavers Mean Business MR. GLENN HANSEN Distributive Education General Office Training Merchandising MR. MICHAEL DARDIS Accounting Bookkeeping Coaching Because specialized training at the high school level provides an “opening wedge” in the business world, CHS stresses marketable skills through its business education department. By equipping each student with skills that will enable him to earn a good living in book- keeping, general office work, secretarial work, or retailing, the school prepares him for the job of living in our business society, where he can manage his earnings competently and can cope successfully with the personal economic problems that will confront him. Ultimately, the courses strive for active, responsible citizens in communities. To achieve this goal, CHS channels all business education stu- dents into one of four sequences: bookkeeping, general office, steno- graphic, and distributive retailing. Subjects such as business law, office machines, and merchandising, relate to all these phases. Sophomores begin their study with classes in typewriting and book- keeping, which are enhanced in the junior year by advanced courses in typewriting, Gregg shorthand, and accounting. As seniors, business education students may elect senior stenography supplemented with Commercial Workshop or laboratory, general office practice with lab- oratory, or distributive education practice with laboratory. Through these channels Central teaches its business education students the skills, knowledge, and ideals necessary to understand and adjust to actual business experiences after graduation. 10