Excelsior High School - El Aviador Yearbook (Norwalk, CA)

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r Robert Ashton The heart of activities was the office of Miss Lucille Tombs, Girls' Vice Pri n ci pa l of Excelsior High School. Her duties of this oFFice consisted of helping girls with maior problems in and out of school. Getting out the school bulletin , which regulated Excelsior High School's day, and the main activi- ties on the school campus. Miss Lucille Tombs, earned the admira- tion oF the girls as the supervisor oF the Girls' League. She madethe lite at Excelsior more pleasant. Girls' Vice Principal WHO GUIDED STUDENTS A -191.4 A . 1 is Boys' Vice Principal Mr. Robert Ashton became Boys' Vice Principal in T954-. This year and the years since he has tried to understand the boys and their many problems. He has helped many of the boys to Find iobs, and to succeed after their graduation. Promoting boys' educational re- creational activities are some of the many duties he was interested in. Before becoming Boys' Vice Principal Mr. Robert Ashton was the Director oFAthletics at ExcelsiorHigh School. Miss Lucille Tombs

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- THERE WERE SEVERAL - MR. ALONZO VALENTINE MR. RICHARD GAHR Moving into the position of Superintendent of Schools is Mr. Richard Gahr, principal of Excelsior. During his 26 years at Excelsior Mr. Gahr served as teacher, Director of Guidance and Principal, on his way to his new position. Taking his place will be Mr. Alonzo Valentine. This will be a natural step, since his present iob is Assistant Principal. Duties of the principal were to direct the administration officers and teachers, work with the Parent Teachers Association, and to provide an educational program For the entire school.

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- AND FOUND THE MISGUIDED. - During his past nine years at Excelsior, Mr. Keith West, American History Teacher, has acquired his Master's Degree in American History at the Univer- sity of Southern California. For the past Four years he has acted as Assistant Director of Attendance to Mr. James. This year he has helped launch a new merit system in an effort to correct some of the school's atten- dance problems. Along with his duties in the office and teaching, he also went to the homes of the stu- dents who have been absent over a long period of time. Mr. Keith West Attendance Mr. Richard James As the Excelsior Student Body has grown larger Mr. Richard James' duties grew with it. One of his many responsibilities as Director of Attendance was to report to the state onthe atten- dance of all students according to the average daily attendance. The state in turn would issue money to the school funds. He also was in charge of the dailyattendance re- cord of each student. He issued the demerits or de- tention for those who cut school or classes. As Director of Attendance, Mr. Richard James l'lGS helped Excelsior to be the biggest and best yet.