Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Helen Wood. Eloise Brackin. Miriam Simmons. Mae Sue Lawson, Catherine Houston, Beulah Roark, Genora Strickland. Henrietta Thompson. Glenda Mack, Carlie Jackson, Jerry Pinney, Inez Robinson, Lizzie Maule. ' -' - Mr. Hank Grieson and Mr. David Mason fix everything from lockers to windows. 2 Staffs Provide Balanced Meals, lean Campus The lunchroom staff at Escambia does their best to give students a balanced nutritional meal each day. Meals vary from pizza to turkey. giving the students a wide variety of choices. Mrs. Louise Gandy, cafeteria manager, and her staff work many hours to prepare meals for the large student body. A well balanced meal is a necessity for a person to work at his full capacity. Another important department of the school is the Maintenance Department, keeping the ground at Escambia looking neat and presentable. Jobs include cleaning the gym, maintaining the stadium and fixing any emergency maintenance that occurs from day to day. Mr. William Grieson, maintenance mechan- ic, is in charge of the maintenance staff. Mr. Joseph Keller. maintenance man: Mr. David Mason. laborer: Mr. Larry Griffin, laborer: Mr. James Brown. janitor: and Mr. William Martin, janitor: are all a part of Mr. Grieson's staff. Also included are maids Mrs. Zettie Warren, and Mrs. Lula Evan. The evening custodial staff plays an equally large part in the upkeep of EHS. Under the direction of Mr. David Shack are I2 members who clean the school each evening. S3 ,

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Gffice Personnel Constantl Help Student Bod The overall goal of this department in relation to the student body is to help in any way we can to keep the school running smoothly. states Mrs. Kathleen Manning. secretary. There are many responsibilities for e-very secretary in the main office. Mrs. Gertrude Rudge is in charge of records along with other duties which include the selling of game tickets. Mrs. Barbara Morris is in charge of the budget and checks the eligibility of all athletes. Mrs. Manning is the school secretary in charge of the main office and is responsible for all activities of the office and personnel. We also strive to make the students happy at Escambia and . try to make a good impression to the public for our students, adds Mrs. Manning. In charge of financial records and the Mrs. Jean Davis Mrs. Anita English Mrs. Louise Gandy Mrs. Martha Gorman Mrs. Kathleen Manning Mrs. Helen Martin Mrs. Barbara Morris Mrs. Barbara NeSmith Mrs. Gertrude Rudge Mrs. Hazel Shiell Mrs. Alene Wagner Mrs. Lillian Wheeler Mrs. Lyla Windham handling of money is the bookkeeper, Mrs. Lyla Windham. This job includes supervising all club treasuries and any other school organization which takes in money. Another important office in the school is the attendance, which is in charge of admitting late students and checking them out for the day. In this way. Mrs. Mary Joe Robertson along with Mrs. Marilyn Trotter are able to keep a record on each student. Typing written materials is just one of the duties performed by the teacher's clerk, Mrs. Helen Martin. She also runs the duplicator and mimeograph machines and instructs and super- vises the office assistants in operating them. Mrs. Jean Davis concentrates on the many responsibilities of working with students' schedules

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ff, pf -ta 4- sit' 'v'SsH ' -is-,a:'5',,a Q, .111 T' 0,9954-use 'sto' , , x,gw.,s1g, Mr. Ken Sandiford apparently tries to reorganize the second semester schedules. which generally takes several days to straighten out 'lp' df:-us-T ' 'if 4 A, ' ia, C 0 Mrs. Billie Harter does paper work concerning the Guidance Department. Guidance Offers Information, Help To ll Requesting Counselors should be used as a source of information and as a friend in need. comments Mrs. Billie Harter, department head. They aid students in making decisions concerning careers, colleges and personal life. By listening and understanding their prob- lems. the Guidance Department tries to help students with everyday life. Interest tests. discussions and grades are offered by the counselors to the students for aid in career choice and college selection. In order to apply for admission to a college. students take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American Collegiate Test. Replacing the traditional senior placement test. a new proficiency test will be given beginning in the fall. It will be used to determine graduation, explains Mrs. Harter. Other tests are offered to the underclassmen. They include the Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test and the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, both of which involve a scholarship. The National Educational Department Test is also offered to tenth graders.