Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Smoofhly efficiently they keep school runnmg The mam admmlstratlon of the school centers on four mdrvrduals who fill the posltlons of prmclprl who be trs ultlmate responsrbrlrty for the operatron of the entxre school of assrstant prmcrpal who has charge of manalnnn the school pl mt md teacher personnel of dean of students who supervrses all student extra currlcular groups and JCIIVIIICS and of lttendtnce officer who manaaes the attendance OHICC and deals wlth drscrpltne problems referred to him by the telch ers Toaether these xdmmrstrators attend to the needs of the school makmg sure that the hrgh educatlon 11 standards of the system are adhered to seelng that each student receives the best help and mstructron posslble and keeptng the school one of the most elli crent mo.fm2 forces 1l'l the area Running a school the SIZC of Seaholm IS a tremendous re sponsrbllltv but Nlr Wagner prmcnpal handles the Job mth remarkable skull ind efliclencw hvcn mth hrs many duties and mountams of paperwork he IS never too busy to till. mth students deslrnn hrs help Pres1dmL over the nlghts seventh hour party Nlr New workers Arlene Bunyan Sue Pctcrson Btll Prahler Jrm Flarz Pat Hcndrrclt John Holmes Icrry Stern Ann Grocc and Terry Cousnneau ...al-0 73 O O I I . . . . . . . Q , Q K , lc , 2 2 - s . , - g - 1 7 1 1 . nf? 2 2 Q , . L - X . . . x P . 1. ' . 1 A ' ' Q - ' t ' ' ' z 't , . 9 ' ' . t . . ' v ' ' ' ' '- . 1. . . ' V , V E . H. . V. . -. K J 2 V? all ' s f' 'K , ' K. ' K. 1 V eh s - Z V V' 8 A M I I Ll '- - P ' X XX , -x 1 'X comb. attendance officer. roams the aisles between diligent -es . L. s 1 ' 5' s s t. q A . ' . ' v A I ' ' , f, 'A' .1 , i ' . ' l ' ' . tl4.,r, ' v y , W -Arif' J V-.J W ll 1 1' Q 6 N. . i X ,A I, . 1 F l .' . 1 , , ' ' t V - ' e ' ,. V A I' 4. K 1 1-. I 5, g I - ., , , .

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Administrators handle all of Seaholm s problems ADa1ly Mr Goodrich assistant principal takes care of teacher attendance finding a substitute for instructors who are absent The parking lot situation is always a matter of concern to Mrs Darling., dean of students Going over Ofiieer Malcolm Scotty Rosss report she is able to get a first hand briefing ofthe day s happenings Problems problems problems nothmn but prob lems Seaholm tdministrators find something new pop ping up every day to challenge their Solomon lrke wis dom and judgment Running a school has its own specitl trials for in what other job would a person be posed with the problems of what to do with a driver training car stalled in the ptrking lot at dis mrssal time an irate parent who refuses to listen to reason, and a flock of agitated students marked tardy because the cafeteria clock is slow Obscure as the problem may be the solution IS always found and the school continues to run smoothly in sprte of minor crises In addition to keeping track of 1900 students small Job in itself the administrators must take care of buildrng and maintaining good public relations with the community They listen with patience to every request or suggestron considering each carefully and Relations with colleges and other schools are strenath ened by exchanges of athletic visits and the employing of student teachers as well as in other ways Talks at community functions, before the board of education, and with individual citizens firmly cement the school s position as a vrtal, outstanding part of the community Letters announcements newspapers and many other items find their way into usually bulging teachers mailboxes Add ing the attendance list to the strangely empty pigeonholes Mrs Lawrence office receptionist starts off another day Y 0 0 I e, e, 1 . - ' Q ' . 1 ' ' ' ' - .Q . , . . , . . . . 2 . . - 7 7 I I v . . . , no . , . . 7 I making decisions which best benefit the entire school. . . g - , . ' 7 k ' . , ' 3 ' H . Ll. ' , ' I '. . ' ' . V . , ' 'N - 7 72

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Working force in office handles many situations It's wonderful to have good chiefs, but it is the hard working Indian who gets the work done. Without the services of the secretarial staff, the smooth functioning of the administration would be handicapped. Its tasks may seem trivial, but none-the-less, it is vital. Phone calls consume a great amount of the stafT's time. On the average, four calls come in every ten min- utes for a total of 75 plus calls per day. This doesn't even begin to include the number of interbuilding calls handled by the oflice. Although teachers are asked to keep the mimeo- graphed material to a minimum, many an hour is spent running tests off. This job consumed about 1100 reams of paper during the year. .vm Besides running errands, organizing student files and pictures, and doing other odds and ends, each sec- retary must handle the business of one or more of the administration heads. . 1' C X ,X is 4Those geniuses who have taken calculus have never come , close to doing the amount of figuring Mrs. Hayner does every- my - A. day. She keeps the accounts for all the clubs, sells all sorts of NNN 'A things for individual teachers, sees that books are distributed, and keeps an up-to-date list of all the book and locker fees for each student. BQCHQSC 74'Zv of Seah0lm'S gf21dUHICS g0 OH to C0ll6g6. many Catching the continual skippers is not the only purpose of applications must be processed by the office. The main part the attendance office. Mr. Newcomb's secretary, Mrs. Lynam, of this tremendous job is done by Mrs. Blackwood. who also not only sees that the alphabetized absence list is typed every serves as secretary to Mr. Wagner. Bobbie Lou Counscll. the day, but also sees that a list with the name of every student Selflefiil OHTCC SCCFCIHFY, hands Mrs. Blackwood another ap- enrolled is sent to the Hill building for recording, and that PIICHUOU- V irregular attendance students are accounted for. V pf , A 74