Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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UNSUNG HEROINES As the principal ' s secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Grimmer arranges Mr. Harry B. Dyche ' s busy schedule. Handing his money to guidance secretary Mrs. Gladys Hardrath for a college transcript, lames Ramberger says a silent prayer of appreciation. The adage that behind every great man there is a great woman was definitely true at KHS. Mrs. Beatrice Grimmer was the unsung heroine working behind the scenes for Principal Harry B. Dyche. Act¬ ing as a girl Friday, she efficiently com¬ pleted jobs that ranged from preparing memos for teachers to writing reports for HEW. Mrs. Grimmer described her job as a little bit of everything. According to Mrs. Gladys Hardrath, be¬ ing the secretary receptionist to six coun¬ selors was a full-time, yet rewarding job. Answering the telephone, registering new students, and working with student tran¬ scripts were some of the many duties she performed daily. Contributing greatly to the smooth run¬ ning of the office was the front desk sec¬ retary, Mrs. Betsy Storey. Her duties were varied, among them keeping the office payroll and organizing student aides. Her clerical versatility enabled her to perform such other duties when necessary. With each performing her own tasks cheerfully and efficiently, the secretaries provided the backbone upon which ad¬ ministrators, teachers, and students relied for the smooth organization of all school- related activities. Assisting a student in decoding a class schedule, Mrs. Betsy Storey concentrates on the wording. I I FACULTY-15

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PREAMBLE We, the librarians of Kecoughtan High School, in order to form a more perfect library, establish rules, insure educational tranquility, provide a book detector for the common defense, promote the gen¬ eral welfare of the students, and secure the payments of overdue books to our¬ selves and to our future readers, do or¬ dain and establish this policy for the good of the Kecoughtan Library. ARTICLE I - RULING DEPARTMENT All ruling powers herein granted shall be vested in the librarians of Kecoughtan, which shall consist of a Head Librarian and aides. Ms. Nancy Spain, Head Librarian, and Ms. Mary Owen, Assistant Librarian, gov¬ erned the library with the help of Mrs. jean Owen, Mrs. Betty Bishop, and eight student aides. ARTICLE II-DUTIES OF LIBRARIANS Duties of a librarian shall be to provide helpful material, and to assist students in locating resources. Ms. Spain ' s numerous responsibilities included requisitioning sup¬ plies, ordering books, preparing annual re¬ ports, circulating pertinent material, and supervising the Library Club. In the Audi- Visual Center, Ms. Owen checked equip¬ ment, catalogued tapes, microfilm, film¬ strips, records, etc. ARTICLE III-LIBRARIAN STUDENT RELATIONS Full faith and credit will be given to the students and the librarian may, by general rules, prescribe the manner by which the students ' behavior is controlled. Due to a loss of books, the library in¬ stalled an electric book detector which cut down on the number of references and books removed from the library. A fine of three cents a day was charged for overdue books, and three cents per class period for overdue encyclopedias. Money collected from the fines went into the li¬ brary fund and was used to purchase books, records, and magazines. Without the help of the librarians, stu¬ dents would have been bogged down by checking out unnecessary books, search¬ ing the library for the biography section, and looking under quack for informa¬ tion on ducks. Third shelf on that first row, dear. Ms. Spain helps Linda Scheltens learn the intricacies of library use. Library clerks, Mrs. lean Owen and Mrs. Arline Bishop share a trade joke with head librarian Ms. Nancy Spain while aide Stephanie Shaffer fails to see the humor. 14-FACULTY

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ALL IN TWO Kecoughtan ' s Dean of Boys and Girls offices were a bustle of activity through¬ out the day, but especially during the morning hours. Students crowded the doors waiting for absentee or tardy notes to be written or to discuss personal mat¬ ters. Many important aspects concerning the well-being of all students were han¬ dled through these offices as well as accu¬ rate attendance records required by the state. Although discipline originated in the classroom, disciplinary problems ultimately fell into the hands of Mrs. Shirley Booth, Dean of Girls or Mr. Ben Rich, Dean of Boys. A large part of their job consisted of crisis counseling, problems arising sud¬ denly. Mrs. Booth was responsible for setting up tutors for all homebound or hospital¬ ized students. She also worked with young married couples and young moth¬ ers. Both Mrs. Booth and Mr. Rich were vi¬ tal to the efficient operation of the school. You weren ' t here yesterday because of Elizabeth Lake Shark Patrol duty . . . right! replies Mr. Ben Rich to an incredulous student. ivvtvo Elated over receiving all the assignments for a homebound student, Mrs. Shirley Booth prepares them for the homebound instructor. After a frustrating day Mr. Rich looks forward to watching the upcoming Steeler-Redskin game. 16-FACULTY