Jefferson Junior High School - Journal Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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ffice Staff 3 ..llllllll The pictures above portray our faithful office workers. Mrs. Rose Peterson, top left, is the book- keeper and registrar. Mrs. Mo Takakoshi, top right, is the clerk typist and attendance clerk. In the center of the page is Mrs. Lillian Colburn, another clerk typist. In the lower left is Mrs. Gloria Giardini. She and Mrs. Kathy Johnson, lower right, are both clerk typists.

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Dean of Girls When we hear people speak of Mrs. Billingham, Dean of Girls, we naturally think of discipline. Although this is one of her duties, she also selects and supervises assemblies, has charge of the monitors, coordinates cafeteria seating, and makes up the school calendar. Guidance Cou selors Mr. Harold Gambr i . i r. John R. Williams University of Iorthem Illinois Illinois, M.Ed. . , University, M.S.Ed. This year there are four guidance counselors. Mr. Williams and Mr. Gambrel have charge of the ninth graders, Mr. Long the eighth graders, and Mrs. Lowman the seventh graders. The purpose of the counselors is to consult with students and helpthem to work out their personal problems. This year Jefferson added two new guidance counselors to the staff, Mrs. Lowman who was previously an Enghsh teacher at Jefferson, and Mr. Long, who was one of our commercial teachers.

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The English Department is the largest department at Jefferson. This is because each student in the seventh and eighth grades is given seven periods of English each week instead of the usual five. Three hundred sixteen English classes are taught each week. Some of the teachers are be- ginning a system of team teaching. K, Mr. George Aschenbrenner Drake University Department '1 M .5. Head of English Colclasure Northern Illinois University, B.S.E. Mr. Robert James Southern Illinois University, B.A. 10 Mrs. Marie Aavang Wisconsin State University, B .5. Northwestern Uni- versity, M.Ed. Mrs. Frances Luter Northern Illinois University B.S.Ed. Miss Nellie Anderson Northern Illinois University, B.E. Miss Phyllis Daniel University of Iowa, B.A. l Mr. Sam Scarpetta Rockford College BA . Miss Virginia Baxter Eastern Illinois University, M.S.Ed. avis Rockford College B.A. Mrs. Gwen Thomas Pestalozzi Froebel Teachers, College, B.E. Mrs. Doris Benner Northern Illinois University, BS. Dramatics Mrs. Sharon Finnell Illinois State University, B.A. n:nan-mD-umc Mr. Tyrone Turning Southern Illinois University, B.A. Dramatics