Falls Church High School - Jaguar Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Mr. Arthur J. Valotto, our Assistant Principal for Administration, is very enthusiastic about Falls Church High. He is “impressed with the friendliness and cooperation of the student body and faculty and ... is proud to bring visitors into the school.” He graduated from West Virginia University about fifteen years ago and since then has taught in Portsmouth, Virginia; was Athletic Director at Falls Church, and was Assistant Principal at Madi¬ son for two years before returning to Falls Church last spring. One of his numerous jobs is the sponsorship of the S.C.A. During the coming years, he hopes to develop this organization into a “body with prestige, capable of running student government.” Other plans for the school include establishing a reputa¬ tion for “our academically and extra-curricularly well-rounded students.” Mr. Arthur Valotto Assistant Principal for Administration Administration Mr. Leland Arthur Vliet graduated from George Washington University in 1943 with a masters de¬ gree in Economics. He came to Falls Church High in 1947 to teach in the Social Studies Department.. In 1962 he left to become Assistant Principal of Robert E. Lee High School, where he remained until last year when he returned to Falls Church. Mr. Vliet is very enthusiastic about the school and feels that Falls Church High does an admirable job in training students for higher education. He is very proud that seventy-six percent of Falls Church High graduates go on to college. Mr. Leland Vliet Assistant Principal for Instruction Page 15

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Principal , Thomas D. Todd Mr. Thomas D. Todd, principal of Falls Church High School, received his B.A. from the University of Richmond and his M.A. from the University of Michigan. In World War II he was in the Navy and is now retired from the Reserves with the rank of Commander. From 1937 to 1941, Mr. Todd taught at Warrenton High School. While there he coached football, basketball, baseball, and track. He taught one year at Fairfax High School before coming to Falls Church in 1947. Here he coached football, basketball, track, and baseball, and was Director of Health and Physical Education for twelve years. Mr. Todd left in 1959 to become Assistant Principal for Administration at J. E. B. Stuart High School, where he remained until March of last year, when he was named principal of Falls Church High School. Mr. Todd feels that “young people are the same all over, but Falls Church has an exceptionally fine student body.” His particular interest is athletics and his plans for the future include “making Falls Church the best in the 7J Page 14

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Guidance Department Mrs. Marie Carstater Guidance Counselor Col. Lynell Gordon Guidance Counselor Mrs. Edith Lemon Guidance Counselor Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Lemon plan for the SCAT and STEP testing program. Careful study enables Col. Gordon to make wise schedule changes.