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

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if 1 REGISTRAR The role of the registrar is often one of behind- the-scenes work that students do not see. Ms. Georgann Kelley serves as registrar at Spruce, working with individual schedules, class loads, and IBM data processing. Ms. Kelley taught in the vocational department here at Spruce before moving to the registrar's office. BUSINESS MANAGER Someone has to handle the paper work, approve check requests, authorize purchases, and keep us on a sound financial base. That person is our business manager Bob Hames. Mr. Hames taught in the business department in previous years, and taught one quarter this year. He is responsible for obtaining substitute teachers, and drives a bus in addition to his regular duties as business man- ager. FACULTY

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COORDINATOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES Attempting to get students involved in positive projects has been one of the greatest challenges for Student Activities Coordinator Pat Clifton this year. She is one of the busiest persons on our campus. She is a counselor with the added responsibilities of serving sometimes as mother, teacher, disciplinarian, guardian, preacher, and - always - friend. Near the end of the school year senior activities take up much of Mrs. Clif- ton's time. Relating to this, she sees as a major accomplishment this year graduating 414 sen- iors! Her educational objective for our students is to assist students in learning that 'all play and no work' or vice versa is not the answer, but a mixture of the two can result in an enjoyable edu- cational experience that will make a solid founda- tion on which to build a happy, successful future. COORDINATOR OF FRESHMAN CENTER ln her second year at Spruce High School, Ms. Betty Brown has been active in coordinating the Ninth Grade Center. A major achievement for the year was to involve the 9th graders in an activity. Over 75fZ, of them were involved in the 9th grade Basketball Tournament. She hopes to prepare students for the world of work through self-disci- pline, self-control, and self-goals. Too many 9th9 graders' goals do not include high school gradu- ation. Poor attendance causes many 9th graders to be retained. Of the students that did not obtain the needed 14 credits to pass to the 10th grade this year, SOM of them had poor attendance. This is a major concern for Ms. Brown, one she plans to deal with further next year through the Ninth Grade Center, One call does all, concept. r IFACULTY M'

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DEPARTMENT HEADS PLAN CURRICULUM Under the leadership of Dean of instruction Cele Rodriguez, department heads and lead teachers were more directly involved with teachers and curriculum than in past years. These persons were elected by their respective departments, with the approval of the principal. Their duties included assessing the needs of the department, visiting classrooms, supporting individual teach- ers in their work, and serving on the teacher eval- uation team. Department heads also coordinated TEA goals departmental guidelines, and led in the implementation of the DISD Baseline. The small monetary and extra off-period rewards were small for the countless hours of work and head- aches incurred by the dedicated teachers who served as heads this year. Bris- CURRICULUM