Fountain Valley High School - Raconteur Yearbook (Fountain Valley, CA)

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A man of many facetsv is an accurate description of Fountain Valley's Principal, Paul Berger. But this description alone would not convey all the activities in which he is involved. As personnel director, he saw that teachers and classified personnel worked ac cording to district policies. As chief budgeter for the school, he saw that needed funds were distributed to the places where they would do the most good. He maintained the campus with a firm but diplomatic hand and was an example to the students. His spirit and loyalty to Fountain Valley has yet to be equaled by any other administrator. dministrator Guides T e Way

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f atii Dr. Fullmer Dr. Forney Mr. Flanagan The District Board of Trustees and the Superin- tendents of the Huntington Beach Union High School District were the decision-making bodies for 1969-'7O. Tenseness prevailed at some of the Tuesday night meetings as students pressed for a more liberal dress code. Tempers sometimes boiled on the board, as well as in the audience, but poli- cies were established and principals did adherento Administrative policy. One decision which thor- oughly pleased the schools was the lift of the ban that had previously existed over the throwing of the discus. The new policy left the decision to in- dividual school principals. Polieies, Decisions Handed Down 250

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Q at 'ififlfffr l ' f f ' I Ja In his capacity as Assistant Principal of Curriculum, it was up to Mr. Hepburn to review new textbooks and to keep close tabs on the enrollment of classes. He helped devise the curriculum for new in ii ii - classes and arranged for substitutes when 4 ,E i i ment. Mr. Hepburn also sponsored a Sen- teachers were absent. As a trackman, Mr. ior Seminar in which selected Seniors were Hepburn made his name known by win- able to hear such speakers as a past mem- ning a long distance race earlier in the ber of the Pueblo Crew. year. All of FV was proud of this achieve- Vice Principals GDO Their Thin ' The sign above his door read Mr. George Davis Assistant Principal of Guidance and Attendance , but this only hinted at the duties of this Vice Principal. Mr. Davis was really the Head Counselor not only to students, but to teachers and the other counselors as well. It was Mr. Davis you saw for truancy problems, personality conflicts, and other dilemmas. And Mr. Q52 Davis stopped some of those food rights that got out-of-hand, too. He was a well- liked individual among students and teachers alike. f - ' . 'Ff?'f '