Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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Administration I like the hub-bub and the turmoil. The kids either like you or they hate you, there's no passiveness here. Dr. Marilyn Henderson, GMHS principal, pointed this out, re- fering to high school as compared to junior high and ele- mentary school levels. She added that this is why she would not like to be an administrator on any other level than high school. About being an adminstrator Henderson commented laughing it has its days. More seriously she added, it is the hardest and the worst and the best job. I'm probably the only principal I know who goes home to sleep for eight hours, waiting to come back to school. She really likes GMHS and added, I come up here KGMHSI a lot just because I like to. She pointed out the Ad. Building had her out of the school a lot with other things and she would rather be at school with the students. All of you are my family. Henderson expressed her concern for the different competition GMHS enters, the disappointment if they lose and the happiness if they win. She reinforced her ideas with, I'm just like your parents, because you are my family. Concluding the interview, Henderson discussed what she would like to be when she grows up. I'd like to stay here as long as I do a good job. She describes what would heppen if she stayed too long at GMHS, adding that when it becomes too much work to make things change, it's time to leave. You get lazy if you stay too long and then it's better to leave. Academics - 63

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62 - Academics A Marilyn Henderson addresses the faculity at the first of the year. George Colbert listens'l to a caller. if, 9 - . wwf I 'fm 1 The faculity eats donuts supplied by Senate before a meeting with the administration. Duane Paulson looks over some papers to program on the computer,

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Secretaries The secretaries are a very important and versatile part of GMHS. They answer the phones, do paperwork, get gradu- ation things together and handle the finances. Eleanor Lip- pert, counseling aide, added, We think, aah, we have got it all down pat, then they change it! Consequently they are always meeting new challenges and upgrading the work they do. In all this turmoil, they still manage to run the school efficiently and know almost every student's name by face. Informed Jan Campbell, I know all of the faculty and a tremendous amount of students. And the parents as well, added Lippert. 64 Academics The TRC tTeacher Resource Centerl has made the sec- retaries' jobs a lot easier, relieving them of dittoing and some typing. Campbell also stated, I've learned to be very diplomatic and tactful as I am often between parents and counselors. Although being a school secretary is not a high paying job, it seems to be a popular one. l'm off when the kids are at home on Vacation, was a charm the job held for Camp- bell. Lippert discussed the convenience of the location and the hours also. Working with students was included by both.