Kasson Mantorville High School - Komet Yearbook (Kasson, MN)

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David Kirby, counsellor MR. DAVID KIRBY, in his third year as full time counsellor, is well acquainted with student problems. He has made standardized test programs an effective measure in student evalua- tion. Seniors, with an eye toward the future, find the “den” a place to glimpse after-graduation plans. MR HAROLD HAUGO became KM’s principal in 1957. His daily duties put him in a close con “t 5tt2rn™ Student council adviser. Mr. Haugo hear.the .Indent vo.ee” d.rect- ly. Secretaries Joan Jefferson and Rachel Tuttle

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Superintendent E. L. Vitalis DIRECTORS SET lit PACE THREE MEN- ARE responsible for the proper functioning and policy-making of Kasson-Mant- orville Junior-Senior High School. Throughout the year, their decisions prove vital to all con- cerned. The tasks of the administration seem endless. SINCE 1958, Superintendent Earl Vitalis has filled the head position in the KM school system. When Superintendent Vitalis is not occupying his office, he is away on school business. The month of February found Mr. Vitalis in New Jersey for a national administrators convention. The school's best interest is the impetus behind all his decisions. Principal Harold E. Haugo

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The careful storing of chorus robes between con- certs is supervised by Mr. Gordon Gregersen. THE LIBERAL FOR THE FOURTH year, band and chorus have been offered as credit courses at KM. Combined with gen- eral music, second band, and junior high chorus, they make up a well rounded musical program. The in- troduction of music theory, especially emphasized in the second band, was a main reason for the changed status of these courses. BESIDES PERFORMING AT concerts and other pro- grams, members must show their ability by playing in- dividually for try outs which, to a large degree, deter- mine grades. A recent and welcome change in the music room was the addition of the new risers that improve acoustics and contribute to better contact between the directors and the students. in music Band director William Zesiger demonstrates scales to a junior high theory class.