Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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A Step Ahead... DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SEATED Board of Trustees Mr Melvin Quigley Dr Leon A Wright lclerkl Mr Carroll M Dunnum president Mr Harold T Tredway vice president Mr L H Showalter STANDING Mr CliffordF Shambaugh ldistrict superintendentl Mr Leland H Williams lassistant superintendent in charge of business Always looking forward to better things for us are these members of the administration ofthe Downey Union High School District which besides Downey Senior High School includes Earl Warren High School the four present lunior high schools and the fifth lunior high school now under construction Unknown to most students are the members of the Board of Trustees who are elected by the people for the job of planning the policies and administering the affairs of the schools district superintendent whose principal concern for the past decade has been planning for the rapid expansion of enrollment and the need for more school buildings more teachers and principals In charge of business operations is Mr L H Williams who manages accounting payroll and purchasing in addition to directing the operations of the buses and the maintenance and custodial employees The office of educational services was established to Improve the curriculum and the methods of teaching In addition to planning for the individual needs of students Through this office under the direction of M W .I Wright are established workshops for teachers and many other aids especially for new teachers Page IO OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SEATED Mr W J Wright ldirector of curriculum and instruction STANDING M Martin Taylor lsupervisor of pupil personnel servicesl Miss Dorothy Simms lsupervisorl Mr John D Milam lsupervisor Mr William Smitheran ldirector of athleticsl . . I ' I, I . I ' ' I, . . 1 4 v - 1. Chief administrative officer is Mr. C.F. Shambaugh, . . I . . rt . '- . I . . V D 2. : r. ' ' ' . ' . . L ' . . .

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Faculfy and Adminisfrafion

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A Hand fo Guide Us Mr KENNETHO ESPING Principal OFFICE STAFF Mrs JEAN WHITTAKER, counselors' clerk, Mrs VERNA BENNETT, records clerk, Mrs ANN ROGERS, secretary to the principal, Mrs GRACE LANE, student accounts bookkeeper At the fore of our forward look IS Mr Kenneth O Esping principal of Downey Senior High School Guiding and directing the many facets of our school life he is a real pal to all Vikings he lays the guldeposts which show us the way Discipline is an integral part of any well organized institution of learning and Mr John Warren vice principal accomplishes this difficult task with supreme competence Understanding and fair he has reduced the discipline problems to a minimum All Vicki s on campus are well ccquam ed with Mrs Karyn B Sanders dean of girls registrar and adviser to Girls League a real friend to all girls She gives direction to many activities which add color to th feminine fancies lf you ve caught a glimpse of Mr A H Shmey director of cropping out This should be no suprise for he is the man rn charg of all extra curricular activities on campus he worl's with the Student Council and teaches the student government class lrs is the voice we hear over the public address y m ai ,J Nr JOHN XIARR Nl vice principal Mrs KARYN B SANDERS dean of girls and Mr A H SHINEY director of tud nt activit es Page ll ' o . . , I I V I ' f I If ' I . . I . . . , A In ' 'e ' f ' . . . . . , ' I I 1 I I . e , . . . . . X . . . . . . , student activities, perhaps you have noticed a few gray hairs B - . . . . 1 c , . I j 7, . . . si ste d 'l'. ., F . . . 'i . Ei , j . . , ' g . . . , 5 e ' ' I .