J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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establishes smoking areas ., ,5 .,. .wi . L... .,. K :Zia .gmt L .V ' 1 J' 'Q 4-' rs ge 1 x 'fi Dr. Ondrus recommends adoption of policies that ensure studen ts' rights In the spring of 1976, Mr. Edward W. Chodl, who was instrumental in the development of Morton West, retired as a member of the board. He served on the board from 1940 to 1976 and was 'president from 1948 to 1975. On August 9 the school board passed a policy allowing the school to establish a student smoking area. On the recommendation of Dr. J. Ondrus, superin- tendent, the board also adopted two new policies that affect the students. The Equal Educational, Employment, and Activities Policy supports state legislature in ensuring students of no sexual discrimination in their classes, clubs, and jobs. Student Record Keeping allows access to all student records by the students and their parents. Some problems the board and the superintendent faced included decreasing en- rollments and increasing costs in the entire educational program at both Mortons. SCHOOL BOARD--FRONT ROW: J. Pellegrini, Pres.g M. Oplatka, A. D'Andrea, Sec. BACK ROW: G. Schvach, R. Pott, E. Snyder, J. Jablonski. Qabove leftl DR. J. ONDRUS, SUPERINTENDENT Qleftl With a congratulatory handshake for a graduating senior, Board Member E. Snyder Cfar upper leftl hands the student his diploma and wishes him the best of luck. During the graduation ceremonies, Dr. J. Ondrus fmiddlej also wishes graduating seniors the best of luck and hearty congratulations in his farewell address. Dr. J. Ondrus Qfar lower leftl discusses important school business with Mr. D. Nie, the assistant superintendent of educational service, region of Cook County. FACULTY 129

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es curriculum changes Committee of teachers, administrators develops new in service programs As chairman of the district-wide education- al council, Dr. H. Below, curriculum director, recommended curriculum changes to the super- intendent. Helping Dr. Below was the director of public relations, Mr. R. Tudor. He and Dr. Below worked with a committee of teachers and administrators in developing plans for in service programs. Besides supervising school- community relations, Mr. Tudor took on two new responsibilities as coordinator of the Equal Educational, Employment, and Activities Policy and hearing officer for parental challenges to information kept in student records. Responsi- ble for the business affairs of the district was Mr. K. Keeling, business manager. He negotiated the board-teacher agreements, approved budgets submitted by the school, and supervised the building and grounds upkeep. MR. R. J. TUDOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELA- TIONS fabove, leftj MR. K. E. KEELING, BUSINESS MANAGER ffar leftj DR. H. I. BELOW, CURRICULUM DIRECTOR fbelow, middlel On an informative bus tour of the community, Dr. H. Below liar upper leftj leads the Language Arts Departments through Berwyn's Proksa Park. Intently watching Mrs. M. Bishop program the com- puter, Mr. K. Keeling Qabove, middlel suggests changes for making her work more accurate. Mr. R. Tudor fleftl looks on as Mr. L. Lippoldt illustrates several styles of type, layout design, and picture placement used in making a newspaper. FACULTY 131