Glynn Academy - High Tide Yearbook (Brunswick, GA)

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@otat6elori4. ( ucd The Guidance Department provides Glynn students with answers to many scholastic problems and with aid in making major decisions for the future. Mrs. Velma G. Toomey, head of the department, is fully prepared to supply students with the latest information on col- leges, scholarships, testing services, and vocations. Mr. J. E. Upchurch, new to our staff this year, serves as full time counselor. College night, sponsored by the Guidance Department, gives students the opportunity to become acquainted with colleges and vocational schools. Additional faculty members work as guidance directors, aiding students in choosing their courses of study and correcting problems that might interfere with the normal function of their school life. High School counseling forms the basic of competent, serene maturity. MRS. VELMA G. TOOMY BS, Eastern Kentucky State College; MA. George Peabody; Director of Guidance Counseling and Testing; Co-sponsor of Student Council. MR. JOHNNY E. UPCHURCH MA, BS, University of Alabama; Counseling. Guidance Counselors, Mrs. Toomey and Mr. Upchurch, and secretary Betty Smith check new college material available to all interested students. Guidance assistants, Miss Lott, Miss Tracy, Mrs. Rice, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Handley aid students with personal counseling and advice. 9

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Sccfe utcd vi 'D iect 0?eutctio i4, ADMINISTRATION Board of Education members Mr. McCook, Mr. Harris, Mr. Singletary, Mr. Baumgardner, Mr. Hood, Mr. Whittle, Mr. Gilbert, Dr. Moore, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Boswell. Mr. Hood, our Superintendent (right), and Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Bos- well (left), check the school age popu- lation of Glynn County. Board of Education secretaries Bobby Davis, Caroline Way, Gail Griffin, Louisa Fraser, Julia Horton, and Madeline Glover receive instruction from Mr. Hood in Atlanta. The Board of Education cooperates with our superin- tendents, Mr. Hood and Mr. Boswell, in forming school policy. Board members, who are appointed to terms of five years, meet on the first Wednesday of every month. Our Board is made up of leaders in the Brunswick business world. The members pictured here are Mr. A. M. Harris Jr., Vice-President of the First National Bank; Mr. G. K. Singletary, Assistant General Manager of the Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company; and Mr. J. M. Baumgardner, landscape architect for the Sea Island Company. Mr. W. A. Whittle, who has retired from business, is the chairman of our Board. Other members pictured here are Mr. James Gilbert and Mr. Chris Conyers, both lawyers; Dr. H. L. Moore, a General Practitioner; and Mr. D. 0. McCook Jr., an accountant. Two members not pictured here are Mr. C. M. Ellzey, a real estate and insurance agent, and Mr. G. Bosserdet, manager of the Hercules Powder Company. Our Board, which is the governing body of our county school system, is responsible for handling all financial phases of the system and for maintaining high academic standards in Glynn County public schools.

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tP%i4€Ctfi U z td 4tde Principal’s secretaries Mrs. Eloisc Padget, Joanne Conley, and Mrs. E. B. Grace locate a student by using the schedule file. “May I have your attention, please?” is a question frequently repeated by our principal, Mr. James War- ren, as he begins the morning announcements and in- spirational thought for the day. Mr. Warren, after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Southern College, went to the University of Georgia for his Master’s in Education degree. He spent two years as principal of Prep High before coming to Glynn Academy, where he has headed the staff for the past ten years. Mr. Warren, a native Georgian, is married and has one son, Jimmy, who is at present a Sophomore at Glynn Academy. Our principal feels that each student is important to our school and to our community. Believing sincerely in the wisdom of this conviction, Mr. Warren main- tains an interested personal contact with every pupil. Although he is one of the busiest people of Glynn Academy, our principal stabilizes the whirl of high school life by the strength and dignity of his character. MR. JAMES A. WARREN BS, Georgia Southern College; MEd., University of Georgia; Principal. Mr. Warren sells student football tickets during lunch period. 10