Miami High School - Miahi Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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'iv J ,R I i Q. .Sm mm tffy s is s is Q X swf , ski Q 9 Qt t 5 M43 t mi , 5 1, sk Xlr, Smith gives helplul zttlvice :thout student. stholatrships to a Records Absenfees XYith an interest in the success ol' Miami High students. the attendance ollice hopes to impress upon students the importance ot regttlar attend- ance. lhis year Nliatni Highs attendance ranked high in the county. l'nder the direction ol Mrs. Nlary llooper and her student assistants, tlns office lltbl only takes care ol attendance, hut tends to tardies and truencies and tries to stress the itnf portante ol attending school regularly. XYith ahout two hundred students ahsent per day. one can see the hig ioh handled by the office. lihere are at xztriety tml reasons lor these ahsences. ranging lrom scorpion hites to sprained toes. Nlany memhers of the student hody and the laculty were ahsent with the widespread cases ol measles and asiatiti llu. lhe attendance ollice is responsihle for impress- ing ttpon the student the importance ol good at- tendance lor hetter grades in stholarslnp and lor a hetter ioh alter graduation. Guidance To All Uuidgtnce is the educzttiongil process that helps the indtxtduztl inalxe the hest possthlc hle ttdlust- ment hy dexelopiug to the Iullest his interests. apti- tudes. and gihilities. lt is gt continuous process. constantly t'ousidering the indixitluitl in relation to the school. his home. and his tominunity. Xt Miami Senior lligh School every nietnher oli the Iactiltw is considered at part ol the guidance pro- grzuu. Nlany ol the needs ol' stttdents can and should he met hy hotne rooni teachers. However, indixidual counseling hy conlerence with one ol the gttidance counselors may he requested hy a student at any time. liach counselor tries to conler once a semester with each stttdent in his group. Nlaintt-nance ol cumulative records and testing hy the guidance center help to determine a stu- dent's aptitttdes. Nlany additional serriees. such as the orientation ol new students, health service. vo- cational information, and joh placement are ol! tered in the guidance department. Under the supervision of the test chairman. var- ious testing programs are used to enahle the faculty to heroine better acquainted with the student. The tests include those given to sophomores to deteiv mine their reading and arithmetic ability. and sim- ilar tests for juniors and seniors. The philosophy of the guidance department is to render service hy helping students to adjust and develop their interests, aptitudes, and ahilities. Mrs. Hooper and her assistant take care of students desiring passes to leave school. 'ivan

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Mis. Sullilu H. Crziwloul 'Sill' Mr. Ronald Theobald Guidance Guidfirire Cliairman 'si,...,f f,,,,,..,, Miss Annie Leigh Rollin: Guidance MW Mrs. Lillian Urighr 'fii W Guidance Mrs, Laura Conner Nurse Opposite: Mr. lVebb, Miss Howard. and Mr. Crabtree di,- cuss administrative rnattera in the main lobby. .,4l 'm Miss Marguerite Clark Guiilanre Mrs. Helen Megee fillfliflllff' Mrs. Katherine Tliompgon Guidance Secretary Miss Isabel Becker Direftoi' of .ietirities Mrs. Florence Lfislibrook Tr'ef1szzrf'r

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Miss Matilda Corbly Miss Margaret Monroe W Y' Hub of Activity The job of the main office of Miami High is a varied one. The services of this office range from handling incoming and outgoing telephone calls to answering and receiving all of the school's cor- respondence. One of the essential jobs that the office performs for the seniors is to check the number of credits that each graduating senior has obtained. This job, undertaken toward the end of each year, includes making up the list of graduates. One of the most painstaking tasks performed by the office is making Ullt schedules and making 259 142 2 Miss Corbly gives helplul suggestions to students desiring information about their schedules. any necessary corrections after assignments have been made. A copy of each students assignment card and cumulative record is kept on file in the office. The mimeographed morning announcements and the daily bulletin over the PA. system origi- nate from the main office to supply each student with current information about school activities. Another service to the seniors is the compiling and sending' out of college transcripts which are necessary before admittance to colleges and uni- versities around the country. S6KI'l'f!ll'j Mrs. Anita Crabtree Stvitt It b ua rd Mis, louise Uliiitc-ii i-IMI, Regis RFQ!-Nfllll