Hillcrest High School - Highlighter Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Board of Eduoaiion Works Wi+h Challenges ol' Changing Eduoafion To provide Tor The needs oT The over 25,000 sTudenTs enrolled in The 43 elemenTary schools. lqindergarTens, eighT iunior highs, Tour senior highs, and one VocaTional-lndusTrial-EducaTional Technical School which serves The adulT communiTy as well as The Tour high schools is The prime concern OT The Board OT EducaTion. ln planning Tor The various levels oT educaTion, The Board, elecTed by The ciTizens oT Springfield, musT Take in consideraTion such Things as new indusTry. mobiliTy oT local populaTion, and The raTe oT increase in over-all sTudenT populaTion. As The Board becomes aware oT The Tremendous growTh oT TheVciTy, iT plans a Tacile educaTional program To deTermine The TuTure needs OT sTudenTs. ln recogniTion oT some oT The needs This year, The Board added To The TaciliTies OT The newly annexed PleasanT View Junior l-ligh School: consTrucTed a swimming pool To sTrengThen The aThleTic curriculum: approved new guidelines Tor dress suggesTed by represenTaTives Trom The schools, and added a moThers' volunTeer group Tor The elemen- Tary schools. The SpringTield Board is consTanTly aware ThaT This is a changing world in Technology, culTure, and poliTics. and young people are in a sTaTe oT quesTioning values and sTandards oT living. These conse- craTed members adiusT The educaTional program To meeT These changes. The job oT providing working TaciliTies, qualiTied Teachers, and a challenging educaTional program requires a greaT deal OT Time on The parT oT each member. Many exTra hours are spenT TormulaTing plans and decisions Over 25000 sTudenTs reap The reward oT The eclucahonal enrichmenT --A----------P-----ew- -M -Y--A aa.- .p.c,a- '21 .x:- 1: ' AdminisTraTive Service CenTer EOAR3 OF EDUCATlON Dr William E EverhearT Mrs RoberT Henry Mr William C Magers vice presiclenl' Dr Arch owe presidenT Dr Willard J Graff super nTenclenT of schools Mr Franlclin D Gamble and Mr W,l1am Camirell ..,f 'x 'Vi' ADMINISTRA nTenclenT Tor Tendeml T public school Roy F Li e, y T? , X. I ... ski ,I ., ' yvi. ' ,. rsii' 5 i ' T , '+I S

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2 CenTer s vice-presidenT: Dr. ArCl'1 r. William CanTrell. in ,.,,,,., c3,,,.., ,mI . N... ,-...N-F. . -.-V...-. -M - - -- -Aim - 'i ': 1f vis iii? EducaTors Build eadership in ducaiion Dr. Willard J. Graff SuperinTendenT oT Schools Through his posiTion as superinTendenT oT schools, Dr. Willard GraTT has shown an acTive inTeresT in The school and communiTy and a basic concern Tor every individual sTudenT in his years oT service To The Springiield Public Schools, Believing ThaT The main Taslc oT The schools is To help each young person acquire The undersTanding, skills, ideals, and values necessary Tor him To achieve his highesT personal developmenT, he has helped esTablish an aTmosphere in which The sTudenT and Teacher can worlc Togefher in muTual TrusT and digniTy. As superinTendenT, Dr. GraTT provided leadership Tor The more Than 25,000 sTudenTs in The TiTTy-seven public schools and. advised The. board on,maTTers oT school policy and adminisTraTion. Under his leadership, SpringTield has The lowesT pupil-Teacher raTio iT has ever had, and Technical Training has been provided Tor sTudenTs and adulTs. As a resulT oT careTul planning, SpringTield has been TorTunaTe in having a public school sysTem ThaT is well-sTaTTed and equipped To serve children Through The TwelTTh grade. The educaTional qualiTy oT The schools and The proTessional qualiTicaTions oT Teachers here have been high compared To oTher ciTies. An inTormed and acTive educaTor, Dr. GraTT concluded his year as presidenT oT The Missouri STaTe Teachers AssociaTion, was a delegaTe To The Governors ConTerence on EducaTion, and aTTended a meeT- ing oT a ioinT commiTTee on vocaTional educaTion comprised oT Three represenTaTives Trom The NaTional EducaTional AssociaTion. Besides perTorming The many duTies oT his demanding iob, Dr. GraTT was also a devoTed Tamily man. One oT his TavoriTe pasTimes was relaxing wiTh his Two grandchildren, ElisabeTh and STephen. ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD: Row Ig Dr, A. M. Alexander, assisTanT super- Mr. KenneTh KraTT, direcTor of business services: Dr. Howard J. Lowe. inhgndenf for secondary educaTion: Dr. Joe Kulclenslci. depuTy super- research and federal programs: Mr. David Berryman, direcTor of voca- inIendenI of PUIDIIC Schools: Dr, Willard J. GraTT. superinTendenT oT Tional Technical indusTrial educaTion: Mr. Larry Follcins, direcTor of public schools: Mrs. Alice DiTTenderTTer, pr6SiCl9f1l Ol SE-A-i and Dr , personnel services: and Mr. Joe GranT, direcTor oT building services. Roy F. Lille, assisTanT superinTendenT Tor elemenTary educaTion. Row 2. I