Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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Board Makes Crucial Decisions As the public's representatives, school board members have at least three major obligations: (1) They must provide the finest program of education possible for the children in their community; (2) they must act responsibly in providing this education by budgeting and expending all available funds in a wise and cautious manner: and (3) they must understand the changes that occur in the economic and social lifestyles in their community in order to work with citizens, administration, and school staff in providing the type of educational program that best meets the needs of their district. Therefore, the Board is the school district's policy maker; it is the public's representative; it is a public employer; it is the Learners Champion ; and it along with the assistance of its executive officer, is the community's educational leader. 1 A 2A 1. Stressing the importance of an issue, assistant superintendent Ray Hajduk pauses for a question from a fellow board member, while Jim Johnson checks his notes. 2. Superintendent Gerald Bennett hands out a petition to Board members Delbert Leep, Doug Sinko, Bev Ingram and James Dupuis. 17

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16 Administrators Face Challenges Each new school year has its own problems and peculiarities and the 1981 session was no different. A struggling economy, declining enrollment, and rising unemployment created a tremendous challenge for the District 41 administrative staff. MPHS Principal Mr. Tom Roe noted that his greatest challenge during the year was to, ... develop a master schedule in the face of two complexities; declining enrollment and staff reduction, and still not cut entire programs. Vice-Principal Mr. Frank Grove added, Besides convincing all the unbelievers that I finally caught a twenty-seven pound steelhead, my biggest challenge was keeping some students in school on a regular basis. A few students had the propensity for missing school for the flimsiest of reasons which they maintained were legitimate and excusable. 1. Contacting a fellow Athletic Director, Mr. Grove makes plans for the next Myrtle Tree Classic. 2. Activities Director Mr. Tom Howard assists junior Heidi Payne with planning a fund raising activity for her class. 3. Mr. Roe, Principal, assists Mrs. Hammack with a question on a billing procedure. 2T

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Greg Aasen Scott Abbott Wendy Albright Laurie Ames Rainer Anderson Melvin Archer Blake Barklow Gerald Bennett Barbara Brink Charles O. Brown Mixed emotions await Seniors “Because of the poor economical situation there just isn't the usual scholarship money available, pointed out Mr. Dorwin Lovell. Seniors are faced with the task of funding their college education without financial assistance that would normally be there. The unemployment rate in Coos County was the second highest among counties in Oregon forcing families to further tighten their budgets leaving seniors precariously indecisive about their future. Blake Barklow, Rick Roc, and Mike Craven examine the stock pages to see if their investments are safe. Playing the stock market was just one of the required units in Personal Finance. 18