Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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khs honors retiring personnel everal KHS teachers entered etirement after years of de- oted service to our school. his year Mr. and Mrs. Frank verton terminated their years f dedicated service to KHS. r. Overton was a teacher nd athletic director for 30 ears. Mrs. Overton taught in he Kokomo Center Township chool Corporation for ZZV2 ears. Mr. Lee Dixon began his teaching career at KHS in 1937 and since then has served as a teacher and department head of mathematics. In addi- tion, he assumed the responsi- bility for locker maintenance and distribution at the high school. Mrs. Edith Dixon held the position of secretary to the athletic director for 15 years. After their retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon plan to spend more time with their daughters and their families. Completing his 40th year at KI-IS was Mr. Russell Bratton. Mr. Bratton coached football 28 yearsg basketball 255 Cbeing head coach at KHS in 1963-196455 golf 17 yearsg and tennis 1 year. For the past 37 years, he served as head of the Business Education De- partment. Mr. Earl Wilson ended his teaching career after 32 years. He expressed his future plans as traveling and farming. Counselors Mrs. Isabella Legg and Miss Lyla Sill retired after 24 and 30 years respec- tively at KHS. Mrs. Legg received her BS and MS from Ball State. Miss Sill obtain- ed her BA from the University of Northern Iowa and MA from George Peabody. Mr. Frank Overton MPS- Afcille OVB t Mr. Lee Dixon MTS- Edith Dlx Mr. Russell Bratton MP- Earl Wils l Miss Lyla Sill Mrs. Isabella L

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custodians supervise facilities 15 well-qualified members composed Kokomo High's 1971 maintenance staff Mr. Paul Miller supervised and headed the personnel of the Center Township School Corporation again this year. Together, he and the staff provided a healthy atmosphere for both faculty and students of KHS. The main building would not be the same without the antics ofjanitors Ray Emory and Arkie Blake. l I 1 l 5 is i gf . x 1 ,Q f i. . ,iv One of the duties of gym custodian Mr. Mrs, Carol Fleming prepares lunches for the many students uerman IS to let down the goals before a game. who eat in the KHS cafeteria.

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today's needs modify english cur Miss E. Handley Miss D.Clevenger Senior Jim Hutchins gathers infor- mation for his term paper. Mrs. L. Diller Miss J. Dwyer riculum Supervised by Miss Elizabeth Handley, the English Depart- ment endeavored to present a comprehensive curriculum suited to the individual needs of Kokomo High School stu- dents. To meet this worth- while goal, courses were avail- able on a variety of Work levels. The intensive study of speak- ing, reading, composition, and communications gave students the opportunity to obtain a broad background. New staff members this year included Miss Donna Cle- vinger, Miss Judy Berkshire, Mrs. Patricia Lindemann, and Mr. Robert Williams. Enthusiastic freshmen in Mrs. Ramsey's English class find it beneficial to Work together in small groups. l 32