McComb High School - Camellian Yearbook (McComb, MS)

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Mr. Simpson, Mr. Watkins, and Mir. Wild check current invoices 37 for school Mr. Earl Williams, vice president and long-time member of the School Board did not offer for re-election when his term on the board expired in March. Mr. Williams served two years on the Enterprise School Board and became a member of the Mc- Comb Board when the Enterprise district was merged with the Mc- Comb Public School system in 1957. Through his nine years of service to the schools of the district, Mr. Wil- Hlams has contributed to the advance- ment of education in the area. Supplies

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McComb School Board—Mr. Joe Pigott—School Board Attorney, Mr. William Neville, Jr., Mr. R. S$. Simpson— Superintendent, Mr. B. Frank Watkins—President, Mr. Warren Wild—Secretary, Mrs. W. S. Blue, Mr. Earl Williams— Vice-President. The superior quality of McComb schools is due in large part to the Board of Trustees. Of the five-member board, three are appointed by the McComb City Board and two ar e elected by the people who live in the territory of the school district outside the McComb City limits. These five individuals serve for a period of five years and form the governing body of the McComb Public Schools System. The board meets month- ly to plan for physical expansion and curriculum improvement. Board members employ person- nel, have charge of pupil placement, set up the school calendar, approve purchases of school SCHOOL BOARD .. . dedicated leadership SS — supplies, and have final authority on all educa- tional matters concerning the operation of the eleven schools in the district. Advising the board, enforcing educational policies, and furnishing leadership for the schools is the executive officer, the Superintendent of McComb Public Schools. Board members serve without financial compensation. McComb’s success in the class- room, in school organizations and clubs, and in the future of its graduates is a tribute to the dedicated efforts of our school board. Se ks

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MR. ROBERT S. SIMPSON—Superintendent of McComb Public Schoois MRS. OLLEE LEE—Secretary to the Superintendent Mrs. Lee, who has served as secretary during the tenure of three superintendents, is retiring at the close of this school session. We will miss Mrs. Lee— and the hundreds of students and teachers whom she has helped through the years hope the future holds every happiness for her—including years and years ot pleasant leisure. Mr. Robert S. Simpson eighteen years service ended After eighteen years with the McComb schools, Mr. Robert S. Simpson has submitted his resignation as super- intendent, effective at the close of the 1965 session. Mr. Simpson came to McComb in 1946 as high school principal. Two years later he took over the superintendent's post and has held it since. During his administration, the most extensive building program in the history of McComb schools has taken place. Two new high school plants—one for white students and another for Negroes, a new junior high school, a number of new elementary schools, a boys’ gymnasium, and an administrative building have been com- pleted. Renovations and additions have been made to other buildings. Under his strong leadership and guidance, the curriculum hos expanded, high standards have been main- tained in every phase of school life, and McComb schools have kept pace with the finest schools in the state. Now Mr. Simpson is embarking upon a new adventure. We truly regret that he is leaving and with him go our warmest wishes for happiness and success.