Minnetonka High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Excelsior, MN)

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oJb tJi Tbp Harold I. Larson, principal, leads our faculty and student body on to another worthwhile year. He supervises faculty-student relationships, keeps the public informed of present school conditions, and puts into effect the policies set by the board. Mr. James Cabalka, new Assistant Principal, has become acquainted with the student body this year. He assists Mr. Larson in matters concerning programing and curriculum, and also is in charge of those who have been absent. The counseling staff has been bolstered this year by the return of Mr. Bolmeier from graduate study in the East. We come into direct contact with the counselors through matters such as curriculum, testing, college preparation, and vocational planning. We appreciate their advice and assistance in the decisions we must make. Mitt Haag, Mr. Bolmeier, Mr. Thomson.

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Left: Mr. Nilsen Right: Mr. Bristol A View Ue i Mr. William O. Nilsen, Superintendent of Schools, has the difficult and complex task of coordinating the diverse activities of District 276. This entails directing the Board of Education, appraisal of Board decisions, and setting administrative procedures. Mr. Eugene Bristol, a familiar face at Tonka, has this year been elevated to the position of Director of Secondary Education. In this role he is responsible for the development of curriculum and instruction in the senior and junior high schools. The various depart- ments, through the respective department heads, work through the Director of Secondary Education. The Board of Education, whose job it is to formulate the general of the district, has had a trying year. The defeat of a bond issue in the spring of 1961 was a disappointment to the members. Part of this year's agenda has been spent listening to various citizen committees on a new bond issue. This issue has aroused much public interest. Board chairman Eugene Larson clarifies a point in question during vote. William Nilsen, William Frommes, Robert Reutiman, Eugene the final meeting before the December bond issue is presented for the Larson, Kruger Libbey, and Arthur Bell.

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Olga Heubner English X Margaret Heinon English X, Speech, Drama Curtis Anderson English X Mary Phelan English XI, Journalism William Chisholm English XI Lois leffler English X, XI Ernest DeSantis English XI John Elliott English XII It is the goal of the English Departnrjent that a person graduating from Minnetonka have a broad background in world literature and any ability to express himself through written and oral'gleans. To achieve this, a student comes in confaqjjwith wide variety of literature, including the k Qye|, sh tt story, biography, and play. He deyelops.writing’ skill through various assigned , k themes, is h ad d i ijy l V term papers. The department Mr. John Elliot. jnel discussion on tho romantic movoment in English literature. t . . . Journalism, a two semester elective course, covers the basic elements in the production of newspapers. Special emphasis is given to the school paper, with the hope this will heighten interest in school as well as community publications. Drama class affords the interested student the opportunity to develop acting ability, trace the history of drama to the present day, and to better understand the role of drama in our lives.