Hunter Huss High School - Astron Yearbook (Gastonia, NC)

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dministrative and Counselling Duties Rise “A young school with a young-at-heart administration.” This is Hunter Huss High School. I nder the guidance of Principal Bartley E. Robbins and Asst. Principal Bill Briggs. Huss lias gained a position of prominence in the county and state during its four years of existence. Interested administrations spend a considerable part of their waking hours in school activity. Athletic events, club meetings, pep rallies, plays, ban¬ quets. dances—all these activities require the presence of at least one of them. Without the enthusiasm, zeal, and dedication of Mr. Robbins and Mr. Briggs, Hunter Huss High School may not have the distinction it is now gaining. et, as the Astron goes to press, a change in the administration is taking place. Pro¬ moted to a county-wide position, Mr. Briggs leaves his position to Mr. Robert Riddle, English Department Head, who will also complement his duties there. WILLIAM J. BRIGGS First Semester Assistant Principal After highly publicizing that the “World’s Finest” was in the office, Mr. Robbins and Mr. Briggs sell the “World’s Finest Chocolate” to interested students (Kim Hunter and Trula Moore) during the break. f ¥ | £ - J Alternately wheeling her chair to face the adding machine, the typewriter, or the telephone, Secretary Brenda Turlington is caught in typical action. ROBERT B. RIDDLE Second Semester Assistant Principal 28

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Leadership exemplified may be found among the ranks of the Huss faculty and administration. Attempting to mold stubborn, impressionistic yet eager young minds, they are motivated by their interest and belief in their students. Even though their words may be met with beams of comprehension or stares of bewilderment they still lecture, expound, and counsel. Sometimes their understanding and patience seem to extend endlessly; sometimes we puzzle at their exaspera¬ tion. Yet each teacher, like each student, is an individual with his own unique ideals, moods, character, and intellect. Whether it be a grammatical rule or simple faith, each has something important for us—if we are willing. Each has found a place in the student world. They are a vital part of our today.

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to Meet Demands of 1500-Plus Student Body DR. MARGARET SPENCER Guidance Counselor MISS FRANCES MASHBURN Guidance Counsellor Today’s high school student is compelled to make important decisions which will irrevocably affect his future. The Guidance Department at Hunter Huss High School takes an activ e interest in the well-being of the individual student and the student body as a whole. Dr. Margaret Spencer, counsellor for juniors and sen¬ iors, is kept busy ordering PSAT and SAT blanks, send¬ ing in college applications or writing recommendations. Miss Frances Mashburn gives needed counsel to fresh¬ men and sophomores just beginning their high school careers. Mr. Roger Russell, who joined the counselling staff second semester, serves as attendance counsellor. The guidance program at Huss has many purposes. It acquaints prospective college students with entrance requirements, costs, tests required, and courses offered at various colleges and universities. Those students who plan no furtherance of their education after high school are urged Jo take vocational or business courses which Walter Griggs, conferring with Dr. Margaret Spencer, discusses after-graduation possibilities. A cluttered desk, an aspirin bottle, and a life-saver box in a Huss guidance office must be significant! will prepare them to earn a living. The Guidance De¬ partment performs an invaluable service in directing and advising students in academic and personal problems that arise daily. “Excuse me for interrupting, please, but ...” typifies the an- nouncenient technique of Miss Frances Mashburn.