Jefferson High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Miss Noreen McDonald Administrators and children enjoy the Dad- Daughter banquet. Retires After Forty-five Year Teaching Career Miss Norecn McDonald It is the love for youth, and the pride one finds in seeing them accomplish difficult tasks that inspires one to try to become a good teacher. Looking back on her 45-year teaching career, Miss Noreen McDonald can feel satisfaction in the knowledge that she has succeeded. Her life as an educator began in a one room school where she taught twenty students that comprised all eight grades. Her monthly salary included five dol- lars for making the fire in the pot-bellied stove each day. In old Lents School, Miss McDonald began her long Portland teaching span. At Lents she dealt with many problem children. She continued work in this area, dealing sympathetically with students at Sabin who, for various reasons, could not adjust at a re- gular high school. Miss McDonald spent her final fourteen years at Jefferson, teaching English and becoming part of the tradition of the School of Champions. She wishes a fond farewell to her friends and stu- dents at Jefferson. In her own words, Miss McDon- ald feels, It’s an enviable honor to have been entrus- ted with directing youth, and I look back over nearly half a century with pride that I have been so fortunate as to have shared in the guiding and molding of that sacred stuff which we term the child's mind. 15

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Jeff Tradition Upheld by Dedicated Administrators Mrs. Verna Miller, Girl's Vice-Principal; Mr. Jack King, Boy's Vicc-Principal; Dr. Roy O. Malo, Principal; Mr. William Knouff, Vice-Principal. Time passes so quickly it is difficult to realize that this school year is nearly over. But what sort of a year has it been for you? Just fair? A poor one? Quite good? Highly successful? It seems to me that this evaluation is particularly valuable for each one of us at this time because without such an individual ap- praisal how can wc seek ‘for and work toward personal improve- ment. To what degree have you av- ailed yourself of the educational opportunities that have been open to you? Can you sincerely say that you have continued to develop those skills and abilities that you you will need following your high school years? Have you helped to make our school, our community a better place in which to live? Are you proud of your accomplishments duri- ng this past year? Could you have done better? Just as we know that no one can make a person learn if he refuses to lea- rn, so we also know that only each individual can ask himself these questions, and answer them with complete sincerity, then act upon them. What of you? 14

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Teachers Specialize to BROWN JUDITH: BL A., University of California in Los Angles; M, A,, Univer- sity of Oregon; Reading Consultant; head of Jefferson Project. Interests: reading. HANSEL HAROLD: R.A., Reed College; M. A., Reed College; teaches senior Social Studies; coordinator for Jefferson Project; Coordinator for caps and gowns, cards and announcements, and Junior Class jewelry. This year at Jefferson we have something very unusual fora high school. It took the form of a com- munity betterment program under the direction of the Special Services department of Jefferson, the Jef- ferson Project. Included in this project were night adult classes, the once-a-week tutoring sessions with students from Reed College, and several service- club projects involving grade school students. The reading clinic is one facet of this department. Pro- viding of two counselors for each class is also anot- her aspect. Other schools have taken an interest in Jefferson's project, which was explained on a KGW T. V. program in March. It is hoped that these acti- vities are broadened and made to include other schools as well as Jefferson. LAWJ ELLEN: 'B»Sw, University of Oregon; M, SL, University of Ore- gon; teaches freshman, sophomore girls' Physical Education, Special Counseling; City-wide Committee on Race and Education. Interests: reading and bridge. COLLIN KEVIN: ii V, University of Portland; M. Ed. , University of Portland; Senior boys' counselor; Administrative assistant. Interests: golf, fishing, youth work. REKAT JANET: IL , University of Washington; M. , Columbi4 University; school social worker. 16