John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Typing the diploma Hit was just one of Ms Dorothy Faison ' s jobs as registrar. Gcr.ildiiic HiJ (Above, far left) Attendance clerk Ms. Sandy VCahlgren types the absence list before running it off and distributing it to second-period teachers. (Above left, center) Typing uilhdrauats and keeping record cards with student addresses and phone numbers kept At- tendance clerk Ms. Pat Gibbs near the typewriter tnost of the day. (Above, left) Data Proceising Coordinator Ms. Alice Matthews uses the CRT to upgrade report cards and student schedules. (Above) Bookkeeper Ms. Esielline Bullock ' s office was often freezing, she said. i O CO 2, 129

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CO o s m.wt. sBt,@ tTP® : To aid in ihe running of Reagan, the ad- ministration had 10 secretary clerks that did everything from ordering pens to certi- fying seniors for graduation. Working with Principal Jimmy Viramontes were Ms. Louise Boutwell and Ms. June Russey. Their jobs were to do the purchasing for the school, handle school mail and do basically all the typing, cor- respondence and bulletins of Mr. Viramontes, explained Ms. Russey. We do all the work part for the principals. She described Mr. Viramontes as very efficient, kind, and well-mannered. As new bookkeeper this year, Ms. Estelline Bullock ' s job was to write checks for club and organization purchases and help sponsors balance their books. In the Attendance Office were Ms. Pat Gibbs, Ms. Johnnie Wilgren and Ms. Sandy Wahlgren, with Ms. Alice Matthews, data coordinator, next door. As senior clerk in the Attendance Office, Ms. Gibbs was responsible for classes be- ing added or dropped, paper work on students entering and leaving, posting the absence sheet and making sure absent students were called. As for the new (10-day) attendance policy, Ms. Gibbs said it helped. As far as our job, the absence sheet is much smaller so we can call every student, every day. In the past, we had to wait two or three days, she said. Handling all the permanent records; certifying seniors for graduation; arrang- ing baccalaureate and graduation; keeping immunization records; ranking students; and certifying students for sports, NHS and UIL competitions were the jobs of Ms. Dorothy Faison, the registrar. The most difficult aspect of her job. ' Telling students they ' re not going to graduate. I don ' t do it; they do it to themselves. But that upsets me, Ms. Faison said. In the Counselors ' Office, Ms. Geri Hill and Ms. Barbara Ferguson had the jobs of directing students to the right counselors, keeping folders up to date and in order, fil- ing, typing, setting up appointments for the counselors, and mainly doing things the counselors need done, explained Ms. Ferguson. We have so many things to do, she ad- ded, that it ' s real hard to put into words. Her most difficult task, Ms. Ferguson said, is finding student records when they transfer from other schools. That ' s usually very hard. All the secretary clerks agreed that the best part of their jobs was working with the students, dealing with the students, or everyday contact with the students. It ' s the happiest thing, Ms. Faison said. Fint-perioti green attendance cards are arranged in alphabetical and grade-level order by attendance clerk Ms. Johnnie Wilgren before the absence list is typed. Principal ' i secretary Ms. Louise Boutwell discusses her car repair with Mr. Buckner, Auto Mechanics teacher, on the phone again. (Right) What are our holidays next year? sotneone asks principal ' s secretary Ms. June Russey on the phone. But this year isn ' t even over yet! she answers. Stacks of new student information wailing to be filed don ' t keep Ms. Barbara Ferguson from enjoying a laugh with co-workers. After working all morning in the Counselors Office. Ms. Geri Hill switches to the Attendance Office to call ab- sent students from noon to 1:30 pm. 128

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C 3 C O o CO WlmmmY l I@ 1 !: forking eight hours a day, managing 17 people and putting together a $450 lunch was the job of Joyce Jobe, cafeteria manager. And though it was a hard job, Ms. Jobe often found jokes instead of thanks. I tell you, she said. I don ' t know why it started, or where if started. The food we serve is the very best that is available to us, and we prepare it in a professional way. And, I try to make it attractive. But we have to offer one-third of the nutritional re- quirements, and nutrients aren ' t appealing. So, a lot of it is what you have to offer. A new feature the cafeteria staff offered this year was the snack line. Kids aren ' t going to eat what they don ' t like. And students like junk food, said Ms. Jobe. Why does Ms. Jobe put up with jokes and pickiness and remain the cafeteria manager? I like to be around kids, she answered. It keeps you young. Plus, it ' s always interesting and challenging. Keeping the students warm during the snowstorm and cool during spring finals was the job of Mr. Orville Berry, building operator. I come under ' preventive maintenance. ' I mostly keep the air-conditioners and heaters going and clean, keep the ther- mostats set, keep the belts tightened and in shape. Cleaning filters is one of my main jobs, too, but I don ' t like it as well, said Mr. Berry. Mr. Berry learned how to handle the dif- ferent units by experience. I ' m a ' shade tree mechanic, ' a general flunky man. This means you know a little bit and learn the rest on your own, he explained. When Mr. Berry couldn ' t fix a unit, he ' d call in more skilled workers. I ' ve been here 10 years and I ' ve always tried to please everybody, but you can ' t always. I call in other maintenance people if the job ' s too serious. The one thing Mr. Berry didn ' t like about Reagan was its messiness. I love Reagan and everyone, but we really are kinda sloppy. If I could have my way, I ' d like to see someone buckle down on the keeping of the school, and over- come some of the vandalism atid breaking and tearing up of the lockers, he said. After 10 years, Mr. Berry said he was looking forward to retirement: I may be here two or three more years because I have to. I ' d like to retire right now. But I love Reagan; I ' ve made a lot of friends here. And I love you young people. Cafeteria manager Ms. Joyce Jobe serves students ; salad well. ReaJy to slarl a long day, Mr. A. D. Kimbrough gels out the tools he needs to do his work. 1 o . ) because they ' re ready for the A lunch crowd lo come in, Esiella Springaie. Custodial Staff (front row) Lois Glenewinkel, Willie Roberts, Linda Medrano. | Donellajones and Cleo Ingram take their places in the serving line. Brcnda Limucl. Irene Hernandez; (second row) Clarence Swain, ( ruz Gon ales. j Nemesio Gomez; (back row) A. D. Kimbrough, David Berry. Alvm Johnson, | Henry Evans, Leo Zachary. 130