Hillcrest High School - Highlighter Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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.Ti 1 Board keeps curriculum in sfep wifh world To provide for Jrhe needs oi The 25,000 pupils enrolled in Seprember who allend 43 elemenlary schools, including lcin- dergarlens, seven iunior highs, four senior highs, and one Vocalional-Technical School which serves an aduli program as well as l'he four senior high schools is lhe main concern of 'rhe Board of Educalion. i T The members of lhe Board, who are elecled by The cilizens of Springfield, are conscious of Jrheir devolion 'ro lhe public inferesl as They worlc exlra hours lo provide educalional op- l porlunilies Thai meer Jrhe needs of The children, youlh, and l l l adulls of ihe communily. . l i The Board is aware +ha'r This is a world ol: changefa world 1 rhal is growing ever smaller because of 'rhe Jrechnological T changes such as comrnunicalion and Jrransporlalion. These dedicaled men on Jrhe Board recognize Jrhal This is a world of l lgreaf culiural and poliiical change: Jrhal' ii is a world in which I long accepled values and slandards are oilen queslioned and one in which Jrhe young oilen wonder whal To accepl as righ'r. T The Board cons'ran+ly works on Jrhe problem lo provide edu- calional opporiunilies for all children Thai will help lhem J cope wilh The changed world in which 'rhey live. l The Adminisfralive Service Cenler facililales rooms for ci'ry group i l meelings and offices for adminisiraiors of 'rhe school program. 4 T BOARD or EDUCATION . . A T 1 B H Q Fronf Row: Dr. Willard J. Graff, I ' superinfendeni' of schools: Dr. G. 5 Bruce Lemmon, Jr., presidenh Dr. , Arch Lowe, Jr., vice-president T Second Row: Mr. Turner While 1 lll, Dr. William E. Everhearl. Mr. William C. Magers, and Mr, Franklin D. Gamble. i I 2 Qu: ADMINISTRAT recfor of vocal sislanl' superinl Superinlendenl' rendeni' of pub Hazel Ponder,

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This igemercilliom moves on O O in Curriculum l-lillcresl was nol only a school on Jrhe go, bul a school in Jrhe know as Jrhe curriculum changed To mainlain lhe las? pace of an ever-changing world. A wide range of subiecls mel each s+udenJr's individual needs as he prepared +o face +omorrow's complex problems. A srrong academic program plus a wide lisl of eleclives, vocalional rraining, and aclivilies provided a well-balanced program To meel slrudenr needs. The sludenr broadened his knowledge lhrough eleciives such as drama, speech, arf, andsmusic. Through vocafional Training he gained iob skills and business Training.

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2 ld 4 ciTy group ram. E ff Qualify education a necessify for survival ,f fum, , , ,, ,, if? f Q' M, f . fr Wd? 0' ' y:Z,Wf,f,fw6 M ffyrf-9,441 vp L Y? gfffmiff va 212-gram: aw- '4Zf12f3',W ff ff, w,4 ze:'--' 4 ,Vg f Wd: +21 77 M iffy, .39 7 f 4y3f,,:',j,i,' V14 1, f f f ..1..,x DR. WILLARD J. GRAFF SuperinTendenT oi Schools The belieT Tha+ The main Taslc oT The schools is To help each young person acquire The undersTanding, slcills, ideals, and values necessary Tor him To achieve his highesT personal developmenT has earned Tor Dr. GraTT respecT Trom communiTy, Teaching per- sonnel, and adminisTraTors. Dr. GraTT sincerely believes ThaT gualiTy educa- Tion is necessary To The survival OT The American way of liTe. As a resulT he has paved The way Tor The school sysTem To have an educarianal program ranging Trom vocaTional preparaTion To college preparaTory courses. Since he considers The classroom Teacher basic To The qualiTy educaTional program, he works To en- courage young people To enTer The proiession. To aid in The professional growTh OT Teachers, and To help provide Tor The wehfare oT Teachers. ln recogniTion oT his educaTional leadership, Dr. GraTT has received many honors and awards. Drury College conferred an Honorary DocTor of Laws Degree and The Missouri STaTe Teachers Associa- Tion elecTed him To The oTTice oT presidenT. ln ivlay, Dr. Graff was awarded The CiTaTion Tor DisTin- guished Service To EducaTion by The UniversiTy OT Missouri aT The EducaTion Day Banquet AssisTing Dr. GraTT in planning and developing adminisTraTive rules and regulaTions is The Admin- isTraTive Board. The members aid in developing rec- ommendaTions which The SuperinTendenT presenTs To The Board oT EducaTion. - - - ' : Mr. KenneTh W. . ' B , d - br nlc, dlrecTor of curriculum development Second Row i i ADMINISTRATIVE BOAR9 ' Froiii Row' ,FMF1 gavlgo efgylirilig ggi- Krhfig direcTor oT business services: Mr. Joe Grant direcTor of building recTor of vocaTional, Technical, indusTrialdeduEZrionbr rltx Alexarlderi Services: Mr, John Sweeney, direclor of pupil gervigesj Mr, I-loward'J. Slsianir +SuZerI2I?fnCIenI- fog eIemSn elim? UD? Willard J I GraT'T superin- Lowe. research and federal programs: and Mr. Nova Nash. adm1n1sTraTive spr' en orseconaryeuca :.- 'l '. . .. .-.VI TIen3eIriITec?T public schools? Dr. Joe Kulclenskl. CTSPUTY 5UPeV'nl9 deni' Mrs' asslsiani pubhc mformahon prm mg Hazel Ponder. direcTor oT personnel services: and Mr. Howard E. Heid-