Newton North High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Atwood P. Dunham, Assistant to the Principal Atwood P. Dunham, North's assistant to the print ipal, is gener- ally said to have the worst job in the whole school. He is the man most responsible for the day to day running of Newton North. His numerous responsibilities include: scheduling, transporta- tion, field trips, the Daily Bulletin, special schedules, senior fai- lures, visitors, a sophomore math class, school public relations, emergencies, and verification of the MPA. He also helps with Graduation and the closing of school, registration, cafeteria supervision, and the compiling of the school course booklet Opportunities Mr. Dunham's biggest accomplishment this year was the in- stitution of Rainbow Scheduling, a system acknowledged by all to be a great improvement over the former system of computer scheduling. Fortunately, lvtr. Dunham's background and experience pre- pared him well for the manifold responsibilities and computer work involved in his job. Born in Brockton, he attended Phillips Andover Academy and Wesleyan University, then went to Boston University for his Masters Degree, and back to Wesleyan for a certificate of advanced study in mathematics. He came to Newton North fourteen years ago, and taught for six years before becom- ing assistant to the principal. As for the future, when he has time to think about it, Mr. Dunham plans to continue in administrative work for some time and then perhaps to finish his career by returning to the class- room. 'ig Dan Malia Director Technical Vocational Patrick Nicholas, Assistant Director Technical-Vocational 11

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I Richard Mechem, Principal In january of 1977, Mr. Mechem took his first leave of absence from the high school. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, contracted by the State Department to organize a project reviewing the operation of the overseas American schools, appointed Mr. Mechem as director. After accepting the job, Mr. Mechem spent two weeks planning the trip and an additional four weeks visiting the State Department in Washington D.C. and other offices in the United States that support the overseas schools. He flew to Europe, for a period of three and one-half weeks, travelling through Stockholm, Moscow, Belgrade, Rome, Madrid and London. When he was not observing schools, he toured through the cities and saw many famous sights. Within four weeks after his return to the United States, he had written up and submitted the final report of the project to the State Department. Upon re-entering NNHS for the 1977-1978 year, Mr. Mechem felt refreshed and happy to be back. 10

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