New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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Don Kennison Tony Claxton — President Paul Renoe Right; Lewis Curtis — Elementary Principal. Middle: Dr. Joe Phillips — Superintendent Far Right: LoAnna Cor- nelison — High School Secretary - 1st semester, Debbie Mattern — Elementary Secretary Below: Glenda Siegel — Secretary to Superinten- dent Kathy Brown — Book- keeper Photo Not Available: Dr. Edwin Rawn — High School Principal They run this school. The Board decides all major decisions about how the school is run, who runs it, and how much money goes where. The superintendent puts the Boards decisions to work, trying to keep order in chaos. The principals, one for both elementary and high school sections, work with the teachers and students to ensure everything runs smoothly. The secretaries and staff do the hardest work of all, keeping everything in triplicate and in files so information can be located in a glance. They keep our school together! 20 A dministra tion: Clark Bedsworth — Vice-President Keeping Our School Together! James Siegel — Treasurer

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Growing up and learning have gone side by side throughout the years. We found out that dreaming wasn’t enough and making it happen wasn’t easy. We have learned that falling made for a good learning experience and starting over didn’t seem quite so hard. The teachers were there to help with those little extra problems that would occur along the way. The talks you called lectures showed that they wanted you to be the best possible person. You learned that a “little extra” homework on a game night made for an unhappy evening. You learned that teachers enjoyed their weekend also. Then suddenly, those little dreams that are a part of you start coming true because of pride, believing in yourself and help from teachers. Dr Rawn performs one of his official duties, by recognizing senior Susan Baxter with an award. Listening to a student, is Mrs. Nichols, Music teacher. Miss Burnett, Home Economics teacher, stops some of her daily tasks to smile for the camera.

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Left. Buy a raffle? Miss Burnett and Mrs. Jones are selling raffles for the Freshman Class. Above. Gossip hour? Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Cuno, and Mrs. Wilson chat in the teacher's lounge during their lunch hour. Dedication, it comes with the territory. The faculty at N.B. is dedicated. For seven hours a day they challenge students and encourage them, trying to stimulate their minds. They try not to give up on some, failure comes hard for these people. Their school year begins seven days before ours and continues four days after ours ends. Each day throughout the year is planned, so the students can get all from them that is possible. When times get slow the plans are revised and sometimes completely changed, to bring out the student’s potential. Their work is for our benefit and most wouldn’t want it any other way. All that dedication can lead to frustration if they don’t have a special thing to do when away from the classroom. Teachers, like students, have life after school hours, too. What do they do to relax and forget? One vague comment was “I have my fun in Kansas City.” Hm ..doesn’t that make you wonder what kind of fun? Another enjoys “participating and watching sports, and socializing with friends.” Horticulture is a hobby of another and “house plants are my speciality”, she said. Some faculty members relax like the kids. One male faculty member’s idea of relaxation is “I just go home, turn on the tube, and kick back and relax.” A female faculty member’s idea of relaxation after school was to “Make baby quilts, go fishing, go horseback riding, and riding 3-wheelers and motorbikes.” That does sound fun, and it seems that some teachers enjoy their free time as much as the students do. Upper left. Hang on tight kids. Ms. Suttles pulls the parachute with the Fifth Grade. Left. Coach Lawson takes a shortcut through the stage during 4th hour P.E. Above. Make that shot Coach! Mrs. Banks watches on as Susan Baxter and Scott Custard — Seniors, guard her while Coach Haley tries for that freethrow. 2t