Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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They deal with students' special needs A very busy part of Downey High is the attendance office, headed by Mr. Clarence Bacha. He is the super- visor of child welfare and attendance, which includes the control of tardiness and irregular attendance situa- tions. Mr. Bacha's office issues work permits, and checks them at regular intervals. He writes the reports for the juvenile index, and works on the personal case studies of individual students. The responsibilities of the attendance office are great, as the receipt of state funds on the basis of average daily attendance depends on the work of his office. Aiding Mr. Bacha in these duties are two regular clerical staff members, Mrs. Mary E. Allard and Mrs. Eleanor Weatherford, in addition to student helpers. MR. CLARENCE BACHA Attendance Supervisor CLERICAL STAFF Mrs. Grace Lane, student funds bookkeeper, Mrs. Jean Vvhittaker counsel WW, ors' clerk, Mrs. Ruth Ayers, records clerk, and Mrs. Mildred Wylie secre tary to Principal Warren, MRS WEATHERFORD MRS. ALLARD Healthy students are a necessity for the happy spirit which is so essential for good school spirit, Mrs. Cletice Brown, known to every student as Nursie, super- vises the health program at Downey High. Her duties include such things as the re-entry of students after illness, the verification of gym excuses, and treating the bumps, bruises, cuts and blisters that beset the students. As an economy measure, the district this year as- signed Nurse Brown part time to Downey Elementary School, across Brookshire, but she managed to take care of the headaches, backaches, toothaches and ache- aches, A busy life is led by Nursie. WM' Af Uv-ffviwfv x. MRS. CLETICE BROWN School Nurse

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help shape The yearly course I ASST. PRINCIPAL STAN ROSS The person To whom The girls of Downey High owe Thanks is Miss Helen Hall, who holds The posiTion of vice principal. Miss Hall works direcTly wi-Th The Girls' League, and in The organizaTion of The clerical and sTudenT help in The offices. She has TaiThTulIy served The girls of Downey in dealing wiTh Their personal and behavior problems. She also works wiTh The supervision of class acTiviTies. This school year saw a change in The TiTles of some adminisTraTive posiTions: The dean of girls was changed To vice principal, The vice principal became assisTanT principal, and The acTiviTies direcTor was changed To adviser of sTudenT aTTairs. The assisTanT principal, Mr. STan Ross, works closely wiTh Principal Warren. His duTies include The super vision of sTudenT conTrol and all disciplinary acTions Mr. Ross handles The acTiviTy supervision, aThleTic programming, The school's planT and The work orders He supervises The duTy assEgnmenTs of Teachers MISS HELEN HALL Vice Principal Social acTiviTies and oTher exTra-curricular aTTairs ' MR. ARDEN HIRSCHI Adviser, Sfudent Affairs are a large parT oT The life of a school. Mr, Arden Hirschi, aTTer years in The physical educaTion deparT- menT, became The adviser of sTudenT affairs This year. In This capaciTy he is responsible Tor much of The sTudenT acTiviTy program, including sTudenT govern- menT, and also The on-campus clubs and Their advisers. He is responsible for The school calendar and The daily bulleTins. One of his big proiecTs This year was The sale of mixed nuTs To raise Tunols To buy new uniforms for The Viking Band. I 'fi - -T ae -1-----we W -....s.,i.,

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an offer counsel and advice The guidance office at Downey High is headed by Mr. Al Hemkin. Each student who enters the school is assigned to a counselor, according to the initial of his surname, therefore, each counselor has students from all three grade levels. The people who counsel each student throughout his three years at Downey are Mr. Arthur Maurer, Mr. Ed Bragg, Mr Fred Hershner, and Mrs. Margaret West. Each of these counselors helps to assist hundreds of students each day in personal as well as scholastic prololems. They assist the student in planning his fu- ture, they provide information on college requirements and advantages, and aid in getting scholarships. MR. ED BRAGG MR. ARTHUR MAURER . ff , e MR. ALFRED HEMKIN MR. FRED HERSHNER MRS. MARGARET WEST MW M R, ll