Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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K Counselor lim Inlow explains to senior jerry Black the details of College Night. tabove right? Saying farewell to Mrs. Betty Spangler, right, Mrs. Glory Heyde, Mrs, Dixie Hall, Mrs, loyce Smith, and Mrs. joan Volkmer, serve at an after-schoolparty given in her honor.

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Mr. Thomas readily approves the new mini school bus to be used in the coming year. Academics 59 ,tgawffa dministrators Supervise Schools Appointed by the Mexico School Board for the fourteenth year as administrator of the public schools, L. Buford Thomas carried out policies set by the Board during the school year, 1968-69. Supervision and responsibility for all departments and divisions of the six public schools in the Mexico area was a full-time job for the head administrator. In addition to taking care of the general administra- tion, Mr. Thomas was in charge of teacher recruitment and the hiring of several new teachers for each of the schools. Assistant Superintendent joseph Hodgin, who also served as administrator of Garfield elementary school, was in charge of curriculum and instruction for the Mexico Public School system. As director of curriculum, he supervised the entire instructional program including courses to be offered as well as grade placement for these courses. Relaxing after a busy day, joseph Hodgin quietly browses through a magazine at his Garfield office.

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., . l.l? WW 3 ffice, Counseling Staffs Aid Students With the basic purpose of helping students, MHS counselors involved themselves with student prob- lems. These problems were divided into three basic areas: educational, vocational, and personal. 1. R. Houchins worked with students enrolled in the vocational and technical school while lim Musick, lim lnlow, and H. O. Tolson counseled other MHS students. Using the testing program, the counselors de- termined the educational and vocational needs of each individual student. Included in these were the Missouri Testing program, aptitude tests and scholarship tests. To aid in finding each student's interest, the counseling staff sponsored College night December 7, where each student discussed his future plans and vocation with representatives from approximately 40 different colleges and vocational schools. The secretarial staff, composed of Mrs. Betty Spangler, Mrs. Marjorie Flick, Mrs. Dixie Hall, Mrs. loan Volkmer, and Mrs. Joyce Smith, prepared transcripts, class rank, activity lists, and even character analyses for seniors. Underclassmen found the secretaries ready with answers on every phase of school life from season tickets for football games to excused absences. Along with helping the students, the office staff aided the administration and faculty, by preparing and printing the morning bulletin, typing and mimeo- graphing tests and study sheets, and checking and recording attendance, in addition to routine sec- retarial work. l'LL show you how easy it is says junior john DiBlasi as sopho- more Ellen Williams admires his feat. fright! Busily typing college applications, Mrs. Marjorie Flick completes another day at MHS. Academics 61