Lewis and Clark High School - Tiger Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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6 Secretaries participate The six secretaries, school district 81 employed at Lewis and Clark agree that they are working in the best high school in town. I ' m a Tiger through and through, stated Mrs. Mary Takami, secretary for Mr. Miller. A new member of the office staff is Georgiana Backenstoe, the senior secretary of the office and secretary to Principal Anderson. Prior to coming to LC, Mrs. Backenstoe was a guidance secretary at North Central for 16 years. I like Lewis and Clark very much, it ' s a wonderful school, stated Mrs. Backenstoe. According to Mrs. Backenstoe, secretaries of Lewis and Clark are very interested in their school, especially supporting the sports activities, as each of the secretaries wears an orange and black vest uniform on color day, and attend games regularly. Another new face to Lewis and Clark is Mrs. Ellen Nelson, bookkeeper for the school. This was Mrs. Nelson ' s first year back on the job after a 25 year leave while raising her children. Mrs. Nelson believes the best part of her job is being able to work with the students who help her in the business office. I like Lewis and Clark because of the friendly atmosphere between the faculty and students, stated Mrs. Barbara Grohs, attendance clerk. A veteran of LC for three years, Mrs. Grohs became a secretary because it was the logical thing to take up after graduating from North Central. Her duties as attendance clerk included keeping files on students absences and tardies, keeping an accurate enrollment count and handling the bus passes. As a secretary to Mr. George Palmer, Mrs. Agnes Harton has been kept busy during the three years she has worked here. Her responsibilities include counting student ' s credits, sending out senior transcripts, and working on the graduation. Taking care of the school ' s books, ordering supplies and distributing cashiers are just a few of the things that keep Mrs. Yoshiko Omoto busy as bookroom clerk. Mrs. Omoto was the only secretary at Lewis and Clark who worked 12 months of the year instead of the usual 10. L The 1976-77 Lewis and Clark Secretaries, from left to right are, Mrs. Georgiana Backenstoe, Mrs. Yoshiko Omoto, Mrs. Ellen Nelson, Mrs. Mary Takami, Mrs. Agnes Harton, and Mrs. Barbara Grohs. 2. Mrs. Grohs has her job cut out for her with never ending paperwork. 3. Mrs. Omoto discovers a long lost card on file. 4. Constantly Mrs. Harton is kept busy with filing. 5. On one of her frequent trips to the main office, Mrs. Nelson discusses school finances with Mrs. Takami. 6. New secretary and head secretary for Principal Anderson, Mrs. Backenstoe helps the office run smoothly. Secretaries 19

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Cooks, custodians serve school Beginning early in the morning, the cooks prepare the meal for the day and stay until two or three o ' clock in the afternoon to finish. I think we all really like it here, stated cook manager Thelma Hedin. Although somewhat isolated from the school ' s activities, some of the ladies try to become more involved and even attend the weekly functions. 1. Pictured here are Don Rubelli, who helps the custodians during the year. Next to him is Harold Owens, the assistant custodian. Behind Don there is Bill Baker an- other assistant custodian, and Cal Hale, the night foreman. 2. Wayne Gore, the yardman, sits next to Head Custodian, Al Reitmier. 3. This year ' s cooking staff consists of Audrey Sears, Thelma Hedin, Mary Jane Watt, Jane Greene, Eleanor Weaver, Mona Nix, Nina Reed, Helen Romig, Ruth Novae, Lavina Hoeffer, and Jackie Westerman. 4. Busy washing the pots of the cafeteria are Mona Nix, and substitute cook, Jackie Heller. 5. Preparing and cutting bread are simple chores for Audrey Sears and Eleanor Weaver. 6. The heating system has its ups and downs until Al Reitmier arrives on the scene. 20 Cooks and Custodians