Neelyville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Neelyville, MO)

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ADMINISTRA TION FACULTY SCHOOL — PERSONNEL Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated men are free men. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a ham- mer, and you cannot by force of arms release the spirit or the soul of man. CONFUCIUS u

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It has seemed like a long time since December 7, 1982, when our main high school building burned, to February 16, 1984, when we had our opening assembly in the newly finished Senior High Building. Some changes had been made in the restored building. New electronic bleachers had been installed in the gym. Classrooms now only had two windows each. Lockers were divided into halves and a speaker system had been installed in the rafters of the gym and in the cafeteria. The Juniors finally resumed their duties at the junior stand, while teachers take their post at the door dur- ing ball games. The unfinished cafeteria (above) now is filled with prowl- ing Tigers. For over a year sack lunches were eaten in classrooms. Sack lunches consisted of sandwich, cookie, vegetable stick, fruit (bruised), package of chips and milk. Now, when the lunch bell rings, you don't see students trudging to the lunch line; they RUN! They know what awaits them at the front of the line. Jack seems lo have no problem ad- justing from cold sacks to hot tray lunches. Today this hall is lined by lockers instead of building material. I j prv r 6

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School Board and Administration BILL BLAGG Superintendent FRED PATTY Director of Special Programs RICHARD RICH High School Principal LEEROY JOHNSON Grade School Principal 8 Sitting: Bob Morrow, member; Curt Rcinbott, president; Jim Thurman, secretary. Standing: Jimmy Jones, member; Johnny Atwell, member; Rodney Eaker, vice-president.