Centralia High School - Skookum Wa Wa Yearbook (Centralia, WA)

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Cafe 6 Jae From Faculty to Froslz we live and love This Oilr Life. In the following pages we introclruce ourselves and our frieiicls. Climax of the four years at Ceiitralia Higli is graolilation represeiitecl liere by Wayne Tarn- blyii, presiclent of the stucleiit body aml class vale- cliotoriaii, anal Alma Kittle, presiclent of the Class of Nirleteeoi Fifty for botli its Jiliiior and Senior years.

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MORRIL1, F. FOLSOM 1 -at HOWARD L. BRINES EVA j. COBB Retiring President Secretary BOARD OF EDUCATION ' ' ' adaeaea Wazaaa- Wat Far-sighted plans lor the Centralia Schools I112lLlC by the Board of Education and the S ll p e r i 11 t 6111161111 of Schools brought 2111 u11ex- pected honor for the city of Centralia this year when the new X'V2lSl1lI1gK0ll Ele- rnentary School, now under COIISKYLICUOII, was selected as the example from the lVest in a featured article X on Educational Planning 1 0 f P o s t w a r ElC111CI1tEi1'y 1 Schools i11 the 11ational magazine, The School Exe- 1 cutive. But one of the three local school buildings un- der construction, tl1c twel- ve - classroom VVashington School represents las do the other two alsoj the latest i11 functional and eartluluake-proof co11struction. Previous- ly, the Centralia building program received publicity over the Northwest for its low cost Zllld ClI11Jll2lSlS upon functional architecture. Units at present under construc- tio11 in the district's llkllf-111llllOIl dollar building lJ1'Og1'2l1ll also include tl1c fOll1'-YOOIH l.ogan lilexnentary School lor tl1c first six grades and tl1c lirst Llllll of the -Iunior Col- lege with six class roo111s, laboratories, a11d ollices. EUGENE C. SIMMONS President l'Ve are happy , states Mr. Bloom, that the citizens of the district have I1l2ltlC it possible lor 111any olf our pupils to enjoy increased educatio11al 0pP01'IllHlIlCS by having an atniospliere conducive to good learning i11 our new buildings. l'Ve need 111ore ZlU1l0SPl1C1'C for our old build- ing so that we may extend the opportunity to all students of the district. l'Ve are pro11d of what has been acco111- plished. NVe are pleased tl1at our citizens l1ave seen lit to provide tl1ese additional opportunities. Wle especially wish to fllllllk the PTA and civic organizations wl1o have actively supported the boardls program. 'l'here is still lots to do. l'Vith the backing of our citizens we hope to accomplish it. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM H. BLOOM has headed the local sclvools less than two years, yet his 'vision for local education has focused the eyes of the Northwest and the nation upon the Centralia Public Schools Wlvere tlve greatest construction program in the city's history is be- ing carried on as an outstanding example of function and economy.