New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Library and Guidance Aided Students Book Return (Above Left) Rodger Birkner empties the book return as one of his many duties as a library aid. (Above Right) David Hesse takes time out to read a book. (Right) Mrs. Axley guides Clare Wesolik. The library offers to students (he facilities for reading, doing term and reserarch papers, and an area to study. The guidance office offers to students help with personal problems, as well as college and career problems and aids in helping students with their scheduling. Mrs. Thelma Renshaw fills her pastime watching people, reading, writing, and collecting elephants. She has served NACHS as a librarian for the past 9 years She received a Bachelors Degree from SIU-C. and a Masters Degree from SIU-E. She comments You know you're a teacher when a former student says 'If it hadn't been for your advice. I’d not made it.'” For eleven years. Mrs. Frances Axley has been the guidance counselor at New Athens Living in Waterloo, she spends her spare time with her three children. She has received a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from SIU-C She feels she’s a teacher when you observe a student applying something you taught him to his daily life or when the student leaves your office happy 24

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Future Jobs Through Beck and COE COE: (Front Row) Mr. Blumberg, teacher; Larry Birkner, Den- George Nadler. (Back Row) Byron Ragains. Dave Kinzinger. nis Juenger, Paul Pannier. Wayne Quathamer, Barb Napier. Mark Rickert. Dale Maurer. Ron Baudino. Linda Wiley. Regina Woolford, Wayne Eckert. Robert Hagen. (Above) Even Mr. Blumberg has trouble keeping his eyes open during his COE class. (Right) The COE students tackle another assignment. In addition to the variety of classes offered at NACHS this year, students had the opportunity to attend the Beck Vocational Center or participate in the Cooperative Occupational Educational Program. In these programs students had a first hand look at a variety of occupations Beck provided students with training to enalbe them to pursue a vocational career. Classes included Accounting, Auto Body. Auto Mechanics. Child Care, Commercial Art. Drafting, Food Service. Graphic Arts, Health Occupations. Office Procedures. Horticulture. Radio and TV Repair. Small Engine Repair, and Welding. Through employment by local businesses, COE gave students on-the-job experience in many fields. 23

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Most of the Custodians have double duties, such as driving the buses and cleaning up after all the school activities. This keeps them busy, but they still have time to make the school shine. The cooks put in a great deal of work cooking and preparing the meals for the school cafeteria. They also prepare special meals for the senior citizens. (Left) SANDWICH STAND HELPERS: Mrs Barbara Schatte, Mrs Marian Steinheimer, and Mrs Margaret Bar-low. (Middle) BUS DRIVERS AND CUSTODIANS: Mr. Vernon Fietsam, Mr Floyd Reuss. Mrs. Marie Wilderman. Mr Albert Kassing. Mr Dennis Schatte. Mr Ardel Kratz. Mr Raymond Reuss, and Wyman Huber (Bottom) Smiles from our cooks. Mrs. Ethel Buettner, Mrs. Mathilda Kraus. Mrs. Muriel Petrowich, Mrs. Rose Schubert. Mrs. Kateryn Hall, help to create a pleasant surrounding for the noon time meal 25