Hueytown High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Hueytown, AL)

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FACULTY SPECIAL SERVICES Miss Carrie Pursoll, our Librarian, administers one of tho most beautiful buildings on our campus. Sho aids tho learning process of students by guiding them into use of about 6,500 volumes and 50 periodicals. Wo are proud of our now lunch room cafeteria. The facilities of tho lunch room are under the slcillful management of Mrs. Mitchell, the diotitian. Tho entire staff of the cafeteria succeeds in making tho lunch poriod one of the most wolcome parts of tho entire day. It is the duty of Mrs. Densmoro, as Assistant Registrar, and Mrs. Chambers, as Registrar and private secretary to Mr. Vinos, to soe that tho school offico runs efficiently. In addition to their secretarial duties, thoy work with counselors and other school personnel on any project whore their services may be requested.

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FACULTY ADMINISTRATION A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL MR. CHARLES VINES. PRINCIPAL The duties of the principal of Huey-town High School aro many and varied. As chief administrator of the school, his first duty is the organization of tho school and tho delegation of responsibility. Ho holds administrative staff mootings periodically for smooth operation of tho school, as well as holds individual conferences with the teachers. Each problem, as it arises, must be dealt with on its own morits, and this position calls for many oxtra hours of work, which bocomos a labor of love when one really likos tho dutios and responsibilities that being chiof administrator of a large school requires. Greetings: As principal of Hueytown High School, I extend to the faculty, students, and friends of the school my warmest greetings. I count it as one of the great privileges of my life to work with the boys and girls of this institution. It is my sincerest desire that throughout the years our students will capitalize upon every available opportunity and resource at hand to improve themselves as citizens of tomorrow, so that they may render more valuable service to their fellowmen and help build better communities. Today, as never before, there is an urgency for better trained and educated citizens. To this task we dedicate our efforts. The task of administering the school is manifold, including variod. interesting, and challenging situations. It touchos upon the entire educative process of the student. Some of tho more specific duties of Mr. Louis Marty, our Assistant Principal, ombrace the studont's deportmont and carriage throughout tho function of the school day: the constant flow of telephone conversations and conferences with parents concerning attendance and goncral progress; and a persistent effort to solve oach studont's individual problem.

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FACULTY ARTS DEPARTMENT The Fine Arts Department is staffed by Miss Gunnels, art; Mr. Pritchett, vocal; Mrs. Jonos, speech; and Mr. Vickers, instruments. It is the intent of these departments to develop the aesthetic appreciations and cultural values which may bo enjoyod in the student’s immediate and futuro life. The Homemaking Department program, directod by Mrs. Flowors, is based on tho three ossentials of life — homo beautification, foods, and clothing. The goals in all units of work point toward bettor homos of tomorrow. iyi € Jbf I » '-UQ ''-—Mr. Hall, the shop teacher, is proud of the shop facilities in our new school. There are three rooms in the department: a genoral shop; a tool room; and a combination lecture room, paint room, and office. The department hopes to increase the hand skills of our boys and give thorn some training in tho use of power machinery. BUSINESS EDUCATION Since so many of Hueytown’s students go immediately from school to a job, our Business Department is ono of tho biggost and most important in our school. Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Eubanks teach bookkeoping and record keeping. In thoir classes they havo the following numbers of students: 90 in bookkeeping and 125 in rocord keeping. Mrs. Stone. Mrs. DiGregorio and Mrs. Hamilton have l() typing classes and five shorthand classes in which they teach 350 in typing and 160 in shorthand.