Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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I'l'lll'll:5lI'6ltl0ll A new course Cadet Teachrng was started spring semester for senior students who wanted to become teachers They studred methods for nine weeks then visited classrooms of grade schools the last nine weeks and taught one day a week Construction has begun on a new addrtron to the school at an approximate cost of S593 000 Stu dents were moved from the north side of the bu1ld mg and lunches were modified in the Cafeteria Twenty e1ght classrooms are berng added including a lrttle theater art room and a band room The old band room wrll become an audio v1s1on room An rncrease of 150 students are expected next year and srx more teachers have been hired The office staff 15 composed of Mrs Helen Strnson Mrs Sharon Morrrs and Mrss Barbara Mc Donald Mrs Stinson a graduate of Washburn Uni verslty has been at Hlghland Park since 1942 but has been Regrstrar only this past year She previously taught Enghsh She checks attendance works wrth grades and transcrrpts, and substitute teaches Sharon a graduate of Highland Park IS book keeper for District 10 As the Board of Educatron secretary she handles all money than comes into the office ASSISTING Mr Hines and being primed for his position as principal next year is Mr Barney Hays vice principal and prlnclpalelecf THREE FAMILIAR FACES greet studenix who enter the office. They are Barbara McDonald office secretary- Mrs. Helen Stinson registrar and Mrs. Sharon Morris bookkeeper. I

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rh ?4 zfywa t vnnwveqnql rma -91 W -' .gzvngflz ogeri ,---+,,... TEACHER and sportsman IS Mr Waller Hanes who IS completing has last year as pruncrpal of Haghland Pork GUIDING HIGHLAND PARK through fhe year are mem bers of the Board of Educahon, Mrs Mules Pulford, cldk Mr Charles Tlefgen, director, and Mr Jacob Gres, freas urer I Cutdrng the school through another successful year were Mr Walter HIHCS prlncrpal and Mr Barney Hays asslstant pr1nc1pal Mr Hrnes has been prrnctpal of Hrghland Park for nrne years He an nounced h1s restgnatton March 3 to become Gen eral Manager of a S1x State Insurance and Land Managers Frrm Mr Hrnes sponsored Sportsman Club Succeedrng Mr Hxnes uly 51 wrll be Mr Hays who has been assrstant prmcxpal for the past s1x years Mr Hays sponsored B1ble Club and Col lege Club and started the Cadet Teachrng class Mr Htnes reccrved h1s BS degree from Kan sas State College and hrs MA at the Un1vers1ty of Colorado Mr Hays got hrs BS and MS at Kansa State The Board of Educatxon conslsts of a dxrector clerk and treasurer each servrng a term of three years One member ts elected each year the dtrector rs up for electron thrs year New on the Board thrs year IS Mrs Mrles Pulford clerk I-Ixghland Park Htgh School wrth an enroll ment of 630 ts one of the largest rural hrgh schools rn Kansas th1rd only to Shawnee M1ss1on and Wash rngton Rural There were n1ne new teachers added rn the fall and two second semester A new gurdance program was started through whrch each student chose a teacher counselor who helped the student vuth h1s educatronal socral and vocatronal problems Each teacher had about elghteen students as counselees They vrsrted the students homes and talked over problems of the students wrth therr parents Thrs creates a trrangle between teacher, student, and parent is Q1 2149... :V - W A 'W H .Lara A ,af '. . 5 ' fa--me-1 ,t Ma 'M 1 ' . ,a 14, ss xv: 4 f ' .aa ., ' f ,V rf , I , at .. 4 K UN ,. vm lm I . . , . LU. '-if f t ' 9x '4?! 'f??7 ww wazfta , Q 1 , . , ,, e ' 7 Wa . a, 51 K . ,-W ,,r,W,tMj, ,,a,5,,g,:M'55W ' V A' ill T A Wwmw, S . , ,, K 4,4 ' ' ' 3' WW A' A ',-s,,4t , - ,a.a,.,,, . t, ' ' -am .w,ff,-M, f., ,. . ' ' ' A ' a 1 ' lf 'wa wwrfa mf wt -aa ' ' ' - , I I ' ' V , . , ' . 1 , . a t . . . . . . t 1 , W 1 t 7 - Q . , . I , - , s . . . . . K , - ' ' . . , . 4 r r I ' - 4 1 Y. . . . a 1 1 . t . . ,

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' , ,JMID i . MISS BETTY LEE BASKETT MR. MERLE W. BODINE English-Social Studies Auto Mechanics, MGIGIS English Miss Betty Lee Baskett, head senior sponsor, grad- uated from Emporia State Teachers' College, receiving a B. S. degree in education. She teaches English and English-Social Studies, and sponsors Knitting Club. New at Highland Park this year is Mr. Merle Bodine, who received his B. S. in education from Emporia State. I-Ie is a junior counselor, sponsor of Hi-Y and Auto Mechanics Club, and teaches auto mechanics and metals. Mr. Francis Carpenter graduated from Kansas State with a B. S. degree, and is now sophomore counselor, sponsor of F. F. A., and Sportsman Club I, and teaches vocational agri- culture. Head counselor for the freshman class is Mrs. Virginia Cleland, who received her A. B. de- gree from Baker. She teaches English and English- Social studies and sponsors the Square Dance Clubs. Another newcomer is Mr. Eugene DeGruson, junior sponsor, sponsor of Spotlight Club and Thespians, and teacher of English, speech, and dramatics. He received his B. S. degree from Kansas University, and in his first year here teaches health and physical education, sponsors the Bowling and Gymnastics clubs and the freshman class, is head baseball coach, and assistant football coach. He also supervises the intramural program. MRS. VIRGINIA CIELAND English-Social Studies 6LCll,hg MR. EUGENE H. DeGRUSON English Speech, Dramafics, English Y 5 MR. FRANCIS CARPENTER Agriculture QHCA 85 Wedffy MR. WALTER E. DIEHI. Health and Physical Education Intramurals Baseball Cach