H Grady Spruce High School - Tipi Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL In charge of 10th grade boys discipline, bus schedules, and building concerns is Mr. Mac Nor- rell. Mr. Norrell has been an assistant principal at Spruce four years. He is a former math teacher and has served as summer school principal the last two years. Mr. Norrell sees his greatest chal- lenge this year as trying to get the students that are sent to the office repeatedly to understand what they can do as individuals to keep from being sent, and to realize they are responsible for their own actions. Mr. Norrell continues, l wish that every student at Spruce would realize that Everybody IS Somebody and that all have worth. Spruce High School has an excellent educational operation and I hope I can help each student in some way to take advantage of that opportunity. His sincere desire to see both students and teachers do well has made Mr. Norrell a favorite ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr. Charles Blair has been at Spruce only two years. He is certainly no stranger to Pleasant Grove, having been a resident all his life, coming from the pioneer families of the Blairs and Bru- tons. Mr. Blair supervises llth and 12th grade boys discipline and works as our community liai- son. He also supervises the distribution and sup- ply of name tags, one of his greatest challenges this year. Mr. Blair sees the Spruce Apaches as the greatest group of students in the DISDI' To aid our students he hopes to have increased parent and community business leaders involved in school activities next year. We are proud to have such a distinguished community-minded invididual as Mr. Blair as a part of the Spruce team. of us all. I FACULTY nf JF .5 I , fi, . W 3.5 I ? v , .4 ,, . V fi! .I '.

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i Above: Gerald Stanglin. DISD Board Memberg Below: R. J. Robinson, Principal. WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE 'GFZOVEH' Representing Pleasant Grove and Spruce High School on the Board of Education is Mr. Gerald Stanglin. Mr. Stanglin teaches political science at Abilene Christian University at Dallas and at Rich- land College. He is a long-time resident of Pleas- ant Grove who believes we should be proud of our heritage and strive to show the world what we can do. In response to educational concerns, Mr. Stanglin said: I think the BOAT test points out some areas of need that we can concentrate on. We will not bring our expectations down, but will encourage each student to reach his greatest potential. Principal R. J. Robinson also showed concern over the BOAT, stating that one of his educational objectives for Spruce was that a better percentage of students pass the BOAT. Mr. Robinson commended our business commu- nity for assisting us throughout the year, and assures us that we have a great educational insti- tution for both the vocational and college prepar- atory student. l -

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL New to the Spruce staff this year as assistant principal for ninth graders is Mr. Ezell Holley. Based in the Ninth Grade Center, Mr. Holley assists Freshman students in making the proper adjustments in a high school environment, help- ing them to bridge the gap between Middle School and High School. Mr. Holley sees the establishment of the Ninth Grade Center as a major accomplishment for our school this year. lt is a place for 9th graders to seek refuge, sup- port, guidance, counseling, and training con- cerning any problems encountered without the usual bureaucratic run-around, he stated. One of his major educational objectives for students is to get them to develop self-discipline, thereby improving achievement and reducing failure, We welcome Mr. Holley to Spruce High School, and appreciate his unique work with the Ninth Grade Center. DEAN CF INSTRUCTICJN Having previously worked at Spruce as a counse- lor and administrative intern, Mr. Cele Rodriguez has completed two years as Dean of Instruction. His duties are in the areas of curriculum develop- ment and instructional performance. He is involved in evaluation of teachers which takes him into all of the classrooms in our school. He also works with scheduling and IBM data control. FACULTY