Choctawhatchee High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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counselors give amiable assistance with problems “we aren’t in the process of making decisions for the stu- dents, we help them make their own,” states mr. john gordon, 12th grade counselor. guidance assists students with any problems they wish to talk over, confident and trusting relationships grow be- tween counselors and students while the student goes from his sophomore to senior year, counselors also speak with parents and teachers as well as related outside influences, mrs. jewel pierce aids juniors, and mrs. doris peterson helps sophomores. new this year is mrs. betty harrison, our occupational specialist, mrs. harrison helps students get jobs and remain in touch with the school sys- tem here. mrs. jean grooms in guid- ance keeps students’ cumula- tive folders and does guidance secretarial work. top trying to decide on a college, debbie royster and mrs. pierce look to the reference books for help, cen- ter left arranging papers, mrs. jean grooms prepares for the oncoming rush of students, left talking with parents, mr. john gordon works from both ends to help bridge the generation gap. center right mrs. pe- terson acquires a greater prospec- tive of student’s needs through per- sonal hies. guidance 25

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students depend on office staff kept continuously busy by the demands of their public are members of office staff, mrs. ila dudley, principal’s secretary, keeps a file for each faculty member, puchases supplies, rings bells, and does the million other little things that keep the office running smoothly. mrs. rae barton, mrs. nita Stephens, and mrs. ida buchan have the tiresome but often amusing job of keeping stu- dent attendance records, and mrs. nancy bledsoe keeps the books for clubs and general funding, for a requisition or a dollar bill, she’s the lady with the money. rounding out the staff is the person who eases all our aches and pains, nurse joan maki. how would we get out of class without her? top students checking in and out of school during noon rush hours fre- quently find mrs. rae barton drink- ing her lunch between phone calls, center right keeping mr. h.a. brun- ner’s days straight, mrs. ila dudley schedules his appointments between the bells. 24 office staff

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student assistants contribute to library success “the library could not be run without them,” says head librarian, mrs. joy maudlin, in reference to the library assist- ants. assistants arrange dis- play windows, process books and help students with all their difficulties in the library. the library offers students a variety of material, including over 130 different magazines and newspapers and audio visual material needed in the classes, the library committee, which is composed of six teachers and two students, suggests needed books and magazines for the library to purchase. top dale mcnamara discovers the usefulness of the card catalog, left the magazine section captures kay waddell's attention, right doug hammond finds the library offers a variety of research material. 26 library