Conway High School - Wampus Cat Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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ADMINIST RATIO 3 lifgfil MR HAYS GIBSON B S M S VIR QIIBSOY OUTLINES THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR COYW AY SCHOOLS In the 9 years Mr Gibson has been head of our school pro MRS MARIA LAMB gram there have been many changes and improvements The most SeC1'eta1'Y recent of these was the conversion to the 6 3 3 plan during the 1956 57 school year Mr Gibson reported that the changeover was accomplished with ease and effectiveness and as a result the 56 57 year was one of Conway school systenfs better years Th1s year the people of our state have sigmfied their confidence in our teaclung profession with a better school program It is a tremendous challenge to the 14 300 pubhc school teachers of Arkansas The improvement program of Conway Schools includes four principal phases in approaching the problem QD Improvement of Classroom instruction winch will be implemented with a. strength ened co curricular program Q23 More recognition of individual differences with special attention to the exceptional child with emphasis on the gifted one Q31 Involving and mfornfnng the lay public with stress on an all out home visitation program MJ Avalid and effect1ve means of a proper eva 1uat1on of our results using a. new testing program from the first through the twelfth grade x . In 'A A . , . . . . I . O L T L L , 7 N ' . . . , by providing us with more moziey, Mr. Gibson said. In exchange for this we aretofurnishthem 6

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MR HAL ROBINS B A M S MR FAYE SMITH B S E M E D P1-lnglpal Assistant Principal Mr Robins has beenwith us for 9 very successful years He came to us after teach1ng 7 years 1n DeQueen His interest in the importance of activities inthe school as well as h1s make him popular w1th everyone Mr Robins 15 known for his coopera t1on 1n help1ng the students obtain what theywant Not only1s he a lead er and advisor among students and teachers but he 1S a leader among school administrators throughout the state He 1S now serving as pres1 dent of the Arkansas Assoc1at1on of School Adrmnistrators FRANCIS GIBSON Secretary Mr Smith 1nh1s second year at Conway High School cont1nued his fr1endly serv1ce to the students HIS handling of the attendance records and other off1ce problems has been ed many fr1ends 1n h1s classroom work as a teacher of Amer1can History and as a student COUDC11 sponsor Mr Srruth's previous teach1ng experience includes 1nstruct1on of M P 's 1n the Army andone year as Principal of the Lead Hill Schools Slaving Away At Attendance Records 7 0 . . , . - ' ' f O a 0 0 1 knowledge of school administration, courteous and efficient. He has gain-