Neenah High School - Rocket Yearbook (Neenah, WI)

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EDUCATIONAL MR. HAROLD B. MENNES Superintendent of Scboolx Our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. H. B. Mennes, has had a very active year, supervising the erec- tion of the new Wilson grade school building, along with all the other routine activities which keep him very busy. It is the aim of Mr. Mennes and the Board of Education to have more ade- quate service for Neenah students in the way of buildings and equipment. With this in mind, they have made surveys of population trends in our city, and they have made spot maps of the number of children in the age groups of one, two, and three. By doing this, it is possible for them to estimate and forecast what the schooling needs will be in future years. The members of the Board of Education, recog- nized leaders in the community, are elected by the citizens of Neenah for terms of three years. On the first Monday of every month these representa- tives meet with Mr. Mennes to discuss the many problems which arise concerning our school system. This year has been an extremely busy one for this group, too, because of the new school build- ing which is being erected. Each problem which would arise dealing with this construction had to be discussed and solved. It is the board which must give the final okay on all plans concerning the Neenah schools, sug- gested for their approval by Mr. Mennes. BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Ridgeway, Mr. Bloom, Mr. Hrubecky, Mr. Epps, Mr. Sund, Mr. Vclte. Absent: Dr. Quade. ,,.fffW' x 'vi Page Eight

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We're proud of Neenah High School! We're proud of our expansive athletic field, the field house, the beautiful trees, the lawn, and shrubs that enhance the beauty of the building. But these are all material things. Let us turn now to our friendly facultyi' and the studious students, the human element with t which no school can exist. .ff-ft c-P infix W eff aWq SX , i f fyffW'V'fle c sw Y. N' A X ,gs Page Seven

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EXPERTS The principal of our high school, Mr. Harley Borgen, is a very active man. His job is directing the activities of the students and of the teachers. He is adviser of the Student Council, thereby meeting with the students to discuss their problems and listen to their ideas on school life. With the help of the Council, he selects the assem- bly programs for the following year. Mr. Borgen de- cides policies of the school, helps students arrange theii programs, and is always ready to be of assistance. This year it has been among his aims to improve the curricu- lum, which has been done in the commercial depart- ment, home economics classes, and English classes. Mr. Borgen is a member of the Research Planning Com- mittee of the State Secondary School Principals' Asso- ciation. This spring he attended a meeting of the reviewing committee of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges at Chicago. These are a few of the many things that the man at the head has been doing for Neenah High School. Mr. George Christoph, who acts as Dean of Boys in Neenah High School, has a very big job checking at- tendance, issuing make-up cards, excuses, and permits to all the boys. Under the direction of Mr. Christoph, the hall monitors must check to see if bikes are parked in the racks and if cars are parked in the correct places. This year hall monitors have been checking to see if students' lockers are locked. In addition to this, he teaches three general science classes. Mr. Christoph deserves a great deal of credit for his understanding work with the boys of Neenah High School as well as for his line work with the hall monitors. Miss Margaret Griffiths, who is our Dean of Girls, is of great help to the girls in Neenah High School. She not only checks absences, gives make-up cards, excuses, and permits, but offers excellent advice and help where it is needed. Miss Griffiths holds conferences with each girl individually, doing her best for better adjust- ment in high school. This year Miss Griffiths has tried to call at the homes of all freshman irls, so that eventu- ally she will have made contaclp sonally with all the parents. The Girls' MR. HARLEY O. BORGEN Principal mother-and-daughter teas and dinners. Miss Griffiths is also a senior counselor in cooperation with the guid- ance department. Mr. Floyd Cummings is the Guidance Director in Neenah High School. He talks with the students about their problems of social, educational, and vocational nature, and gives tests to determine intelligence, abilities, preferences, and aptitudes. This is for the purpose of enabling students to be better adjusted and to find a future vocation for which they are best suited. The seniors are given special attention along this line al- though vocational guidance is started with the freshmen. Mr. Cummings can also offer advice on iobs and help students End them. He spends much time talking to various community groups about his program of guid- ance in Neenah High School. He attended a meeting of the National Association of Guidance Directors in Chi- cago. The Psychometry Club, a group of girls organized for the purpose of assisting with tests and doing clerical ganization headed by her n more friendly con- Senate, she sponsors -Q Miss Griffiths tact with the work for the guidance department, is under his super- vision. He is the co-ordinator of all the guidance activ- ities of all the members of the faculty who are counselors. Christoph, Miss Griffiths, Mr. Cummings Page Nine