King High School - Clarion Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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h tomal is. Louise Mirai itcher, Annie S| mecs Vald« inic May K Marie Molina, Billie K j, Angie CaneliSEIon tosses Cooking And Cleaning, Plus A Whole Lot More 78 Cafeteria Sometimes we tend to overlook the people who keep the grounds and prepare the meals at King. Whether we acknowledge it or not. the custodians and lunchroom personnel play a vital part in the functioning of our school. The custodians work two shifts, similar to the dou- ble shift for day and night school. However, the first crew comes at 7:00 a.m. and is relieved by the second crew at 3:30. The second shift ends when night school sessions are over. There are three custodians working during the day, and five who take their places at night to clean up the mess we made during the day. The ladies in our lunchroom, like the early shift of custodians, arrive shortly after daybreak. They spend the better part of the morning baking and preparing breakfast and lunch. Following lunch, they clean the kitchen and have all left by about 2:30. Yet, there is so much more involved in the preparations which they make. They plan two balanced meals each day, calcu- late how much to buy. and decide how much to serve each person on the small quantities with which the county provides them. Lillie Roberts prepares lunch. serve

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Mrs. Secvcrs eryoys taking attcnd- cnce when all her students are in class. Did you know that King has one of the largest English teaching staffs in Hillsborough County? Mrs. Allen, the department head, has been here at King for two years, and she feels that the students are more interested in making good grades than ever be- fore. This year the English department offers more than it did last year. There is now an advanced English class for those sophomores who do not wish to take the A.P. class. There is also a new writing enhance- ment program, and this year our newspaper, the Scep- tor, is back in business. One of the major developing areas of the English department is the Advanced Placement program. These A.P. classes are designed for those students who arc advanced enough to be at a college level. The students in these classes are using the same textbooks that college students use. and are receiving basically the same kind of work. This field has grown rapidly in the past years, and it is continuing to do so. Another area that is growing fast is the Compensa- tory Education English. These English classes are especially designed for those students who have cer- tain academic deficiencies that require extra help, as well as for those who did not pass the State Assess- ment Test. This is the first year in which basic English classes have been offered to juniors and seniors. Our English department also offers many elective classes, such as grammar, vocabulary, journalism, mass media, literature, mythology, and speech. Language Art 77

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'.Mrs. Frances Valdez, lunchroom manager, ba- booes the accounts for the ingredients purchased “pg the week. Custodians 79