Hillcrest High School - Highlighter Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Planning coordinates educational programs Dr. Joe Kulclenski brings many years of experience as a classroom feacher and as an adminisfrafor fo fhe newly creafed posifion of Depufy Superinfendenf. l-le brings fhis undersfanding of classroom problems fo fhe long-range planning of fhe educafional program. Because close confacf wifh adminisfrafive posifions has enriched his own background, he undersfands how fo direcf and coordi- nafe educafional programs of fhe disfricf and fo cooperafe wifh ofher adminisfrafive officers in providing an adequafe, effecfive, educafional program. A ln fhe absence of fhe Superinfendenf, Dr. Kulclenslci serves as fhe disfricf's chief adminisfrafive officer. Dr. A. M. Alexander brings fo his posifion as Assisfanf Superinfendenf for Secondary Educafion an abundance of friendliness and an accumulafion of professional experience. His educafional achievemenf and abilify place him in a posifion of leadership fhaf provides an educafional pro- gram fhaf serves all sfudenfs. ln providing fhis leadership, he musf keep abreasf of fhe maior developmenfs in educa- fion. DR. JOE KUKLENSKI Depufy Superinfendenf An illusfrafion of academic develo menf is fhe annual 'ournalism clinic. P I Brian Paulson leads a discussion on feafure wrifing. DR. A. M. ALEXANDER Superinfendenf for Secondary Educafign 5 SECONDARY PR fhe principals of

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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-

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ITIS alism clinic. SECONDARY PRINCIPALS . . . Dr, A. M. Alexander, cenler, meels willn James Ford, Glendale: Mr. Ralph l-lamillon. Cenfral: and Mr. William Dr. Alexander no'l'es unexpeclred ilems on lhe infra-cily Sfudenl' Council agenda lo Hillcresl' members Barney Whi+e, Joyce Jones, and Bill Fischer, repre- senlalivesg Mr. Gisl, principal. and Mrs. Rebecca Bell, sponsor,