Jenkins High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES With attendance rapidly falling, to the rescue came Mrs. Akins, the Assistant Principal of the “Mighty Warriors . The former teacher of Geometry found her duties ranging from student locker as- signments to 11th grade discipline. She was also in charge of daily attendance. In her first year at Jenkins she was able to increase attendance. Her only setbacks were students who did not like school and caused problems within the system. Even in dealing with these stu- dents she kept a cool head. She felt yelling was a loss of control and it did not show responsible thinking. People now thought twice about skip- ping. Just ask anyone that was caught. One was faced with not only their par- ents being told but also either two hours worth of work or a stay in the School Decision Center. Mr. Earl Berksteiner. otherwise known by the kids as “Mr. B. , has been with Jenkins for ten years. He had found his job enjoyable and felt every day was a challenge. When sent to Mr. B for skipping, stu- dents received one warning and were told of the disadvantages of this horrid crime. If students still insisted on skip- ping. parents were asked to come in for a talk. If skipping still went on, inhouse was put into effect. Then, as a last re- sort, came suspension. He felt in-house seemed to be most effective because the students stayed in the school environment and were not out on the streets. Mr. Berksteiner attended to many duties. Ninth and tenth grade disci- pline. and supervision of the lunchroom and buses were among his many duties. UPPER RIGHT: Mr. Berksteiner decides how to handle un- orderly conduct in the classroom. UPPER LEFT: Mrs Akins listens to Mrs. Readys student attendance problem. MIDDLE: Caught in the act. Mr. B quickly responds with a puzzled look. LEFT: Mr. Berksteiner discusses disciplinary problems with Mr. Stewart. ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS—13

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PRINCIPALS ARE PEOPLE TOO Principals take much criticism. Many people think that authorative figures were created to be hated. It is only nat- ural for a teenager to be rebellious and take his frustrations out on this author- ative figure. How then did a principal put up with problems of everyday school life? Mr. Donald Stewart felt that being firm and strict was the best way to earn respect from the students, which was very im- portant to him. Perhaps the best reason for his ease in governing the school was his exper- ience. He had been in the teaching pro- fession for seventeen years. Later he became assistant principal and finally a principal. Mr. Stewart, an alumni of Jenkins, took a personal interest in the success of the school. His goal was to have a school that developed the abilities of the students and gave the community a school in which to be proud. Sometimes students got angry at the Boss. However, most rules enforced were board policy, therefore, the Board of Education should have been blamed. For instance, this past year, some of the new rules were no early release, new grading scale, and strict atten- dance rules. These were rumored to have been Mr. Stewart’s ideas, when in reality they came from The Board of Education. Next time something negative is said about the principal, remember, just as students must listen to teachers. Mr. Stewart must listen to the Board of Education. UPPER: Mr. Stewart SCOPING out the situation. MIDDLE: Mr. Stewart you just don't understand that the John Lock social analysis thereom is very important. '' LOWER: Mr. Stewart and Mrs. Stephenson were stunned by the reaction of the senior class. 12—PRINCIPAL

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THE ELITE OF THE ELITE The office of Jenkins High School was the central nervous system of the school. All school functions, activities, notices, or anything that concerned the school, came through this office. Mrs. Brenda Sinclair, bookkeeper, could always be found in the front office answering phones, sorting through var- ious reports, or worrying over her hun- dreds of other duties. Some of them included bookkeeping, teacher and staff payroll, and helping substitute teachers prepare for their teaching day. Mrs. Jane Mell, Mr. Stewart’s execu- tive secretary, was less obvious to pass- ers-by, but still an integral part of the office function. Her jobs included order- ing supplies, working on the centralized state register, and the clerical aspects of Mr. Stewart’s reports. Ms. Jose All. the data processor, and clerk, took care of all the computer work that needed processing. Her jobs included working on a census of all stu- dents, processing report cards, and also schedule changes. New in the counselor’s office was Mrs. Terrie Melhorne. She formally worked in the attendance office but made her move to the counselor’s of- fice where she’d filled the position of counselor's clerk years earlier. She has been associated with Jenkins for over 10 years in various volunteer and cleri- cal work. With the help of these workers, Jen- kins ran smoothly. This was attributed to their talents for quickly and efficient- ly moving through the red tape associ- ated with state agencies. UPPER: Mrs. Mell. caught up in another day at work. Will it ever end? UPPER MIDDLE: Mrs. All is interrupted by another one of those never ending phone calls. LOWER MIDDLE: Mrs. Mell still at work. The day's not over yet. LOWER: Ms. Sinclair and Mrs. Verrett pose for a picture. 14—SECRETARIES