Los Alamos High School - La Loma Yearbook (Los Alamos, NM)

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If 11 --65' .. C x N .X Mrs. Breisch Mrs. Carter Registrar Bookkeeper Mrs. Snowdin Mrs, Thomas Secrelag Guidance Sec. ontinue rowth In respect to this yearis graduating class, Mr. George Joyce, high school principal, stated: 'cWe share the pride and the pleasure we know you must feel in your graduation. Los Alamos High School looks with pride on the record you have thus far made. That pride will increase as your accomplishments become more and more worthy in the years to comef' HENBM ' . NWI? Giving out absentee slips is one of the many jobs ofthe office. Mr. Robert McGee Assislanl Sufzerinlendent 550' Mr. john Coleman Assislanf Pnnczpal Mr. Eldon L. Christensen heads the Los Alamos Board of Edu- cational Trustees composed of Mr. Wendell Miller, Mrs. Rene Mills, Dr. Alvin Graves, and Dr. Robert S. Shrefiler. Administration 9

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Entering his office, Mr. Joyce is ready to begin another day's LOS Alamos schools for ten years' work at Los Alamos High School. 253 Looking over a normal dayis work in his office is Mr.LIohn Coleman, the new assistant principal. School Facz'!z'1fz'es This year enrollment reached an all time high of approximately 940 students. This increase was complemented by the extensive additional build- ing and new opportunities afforded students by these facilities. A change was noted in administration also. Mr. John Coleman replaced Mr. Duane Smith as assistant principal at Los Alamos. Dr. C. W. Richard has been superintendent of Mr. George Joyce serves as principal of Los Alamos High School for his -. . A H - ff' 15' 'f f - 1, --ww, third consecutive year. Mhvum-W., 8 Administration

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English Stressed Emphasis on competition contiued to produce quality writing from students that was often entered in various writing contests. Special mention was made of state winner Ruth Fowler and runner-up Charles Calvin in competition sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. Use of lay readers in grading mechanics as well as teacher evaluation gave students a careful account of their writing. Standardized English exams were used in de- termining student weaknesses and needs and giving the student a comparative look at the school. f M e . LF Hefmef ' is gb on mm 5 mel Attempting to define the word Hedictw one of Mrs. Elizabeth Aiello's English III classes strengthens its vocabulary. English Department Is Largest ELIZABETH A. AIELLO-English IIIg 15th yearg B.A., Chatham College. SHIRLEY S. FRIES-Latin, English IV, 19th yearg Olympiansg B.A., Cor- nell University, Columbia University, University of Wyoming. WARREN K. GUMESON-English II,IV, 3rd yearg Sing Sing,-junior Class, B.A., Univer- sity of Colorado. JEAN M. HILL-English IV, Advanced Composition, Ad- vanced Literature, 10th year, M.A.g Doane College, Omaha University. LUCILLE MCCLESKEY-English II, 35th yearg Future Teachers ofAmerica5 M.A., Texas Women's University, Highlands University. PATRICIA W. MENDIUS-English III,IV, 12th year, B.A., U.C.L.A. RUTH H. PRITCH- ARD-English III, 7th yearg B.A.g Purdue. ROSS RAMSEY-English IVg 24th year, Olions, M.S.g University of Utah. LOIS SHARP-English III, 8th yearg M.A., Briar Cliff College, Marquette University, State University of Iowa. HARRIET WI-IISLER-English IIg 2nd year, B.A.g Colorado State MIS.Hi11 College, University of Hawaii. MARY WYLES-English Ilg 19th year, Head M.A, Highlands University, Denver University. Mrs. Aiello Mrs. Fries Mr. Gumeson Mrs. McCleskey Mrs. Mendius Mrs. Pritchard Mr. Ramsey Mrs. Sharp Miss Whisler Mrs. Wyles 10 English ,......-ig