Jenkins High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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FRIENDS YOU CAN COUNT ON Sometimes we all need a friend, and when we do. the counselors are there to lend an ear and give advice. Not only do the counselors listen and advise students on everyday life, they also prepare students for what lies ahead. They gather information on col- leges. universities, vocational school, and job opportunities. The counselors spend their year advising schedule changes, helping students administer- ing the SAT. making other tests the contacts for parent-teacher confer- ences, and are also in charge of all per- manent records. This year Mrs. Karen Sollars joined the counseling team. She along with Mr. Mark Smith will continue to lend an ear. UPPER LEFT: Mr. Smith gives some helpful advice to a computer student. FAR LEFT: Our very own Lucy VanPelt. the counselor is always available. LEFT: Mrs. Melhorn finally discovers where the start button is. UPPER: Counselors take a special interest in the senior class. COUNSELORS—15

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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

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LIBRARIANS HAVE THE BEST REFERENCES “Quiet!”, “Ssh!“. and “Come out of the stacks!” were just some of the words heard at the Media Center. Mrs. Martha Coolidge and Mrs. Jonnye M. Spaulding worked to keep order in the library during their second year here. Librarians are often disliked because it’s not the nature of students to sit qui- etly. But our librarians, when told of this, simply stated that some students came to the library to study, and it was their job to keep the conditions favor- able for that. Relations between the students and librarians in the past have not always been agreeable, but things have improved greatly and atmosphere in the library is lighter. Do not expect, however, to walk into the library and find people break dancing. Services provided by the library in- cluded access to books, magazines and newspapers, a quiet place to study, and access to audio-visual equipment. Perhaps the most familiar face in the library was Mrs. Lucille Christiansen. She could be found shelving books, or working in the audio-visual or magazine room. Her duties were to assist the li- brarians in their work and help students in their research. If ever asked about retirement, librar- ians could reply. “Old librarians never die. they just take themselves out of circulation”. UPPER RIGHT: Mrs. Christensen collects books to be re- shelved. UPPER LEFT: Mrs. Spaulding looks for the missing index card. RIGHT: Mrs. Coolidge assists students on completing infor- mation for projects. 16—LIBRARY