Niles Township High School East - Reflections Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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dr. Wesley gihbs superintendent of schools dear seniors: your high school experience was designed to stimulate development of a wide variety of talents and to make your entry into the adult world an easier one. there have always been honest differences of opinion regarding what is the best kind of high school experience; put another way, many disagree as to what are the precise goals of the school and what is the best way in which these goals should be pursued, compounding these problems are others created by the ever-increasing speed of change in our society. during the past four years you have seen many changes in school, many of which resulted from your interest and effort, students now are being drawn into helping with important school decisions on topics ran ging from a student grievance procedure to representation to the board of education, in many ways you have helped to keep our schools updated for those who follow. you are graduating at a time when when some express concern for the very survival of mankind, we sincerely hope that the substantial financial and personal investment of this community in your education will prove appropriate and helpful to your future needs, you, as a graduate, are the only output of the school enterprise and the single in- dividual to whom many, many people have committed themselves, your parents, the public at large, the board of education, the pta, the professional and other special staff members — all in some way have contributed to this important time in life, their reward is knowledge that you have a deeply-felt commitment to make the world a little better pi ace to live. sincerely, wesley f. gibbs superintendent 15 superintendent

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l»l»W ! l»iW KI WM I)i W|i!IW l! tKi» l ( PI i | l | | l i PWW 1 • things dntne ducational scene cire truly changing — fromg||jKgBl|iati|)nal tc the local level, we, as high school students in 1972, have lived through more changes at niles east than ever before in the history of the sch61)l last year, the open campus program was initiated making niles east one of the most innovative and modern high schools in the cou WBtadj Jlii new program, students can utilizeitheir free time as they see fit. the r study halls, library passes, and the eight to three day in general have been alleviated, the success crffWIs program hinged on one thing — could the stu- s handle the responsibility, many thought not. yet, open campus proved rfself an pverwhelming success due to the efforts of the student body. ur yeats ag , such an undertakthg at the secondary schkool level was unheard- of. now, it is a reajjty. | - the grading system has als been changed, in previous years, an extra point -was added to a grade received in an nonors or advanced placement course, this year, the school operates on a strict 4.0 basis, the honors and advanc coilfseaatemain, however without the extra point advantage. administrative changes have also taken place this year. tWe individual depart- mefits of previous years were incorporated into more generarafvisjons. in addition, the department head have been replaced by more gener ze ji administrative directors, this change was effeptu ated to clarify the ambigu- ous position of the department chairmen -= were th,ey teachers or adminis- trallBrs. the new administrative system has cleare up that stocky situation. however, amidst all this apparent turmoil, the basic gl!tal of our educational system remains unchanged: to give its students the finest education a high school can offer, the charjges and improvements will contiruie until that goal is at least partially satisfie age:

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central administration 1. mr. John nix, buildings and grounds 2. dr. John bristol, assistant superintendent 3 mr. raymond tyler, personnel 4 mr. bill linning, data process ng 5 mr. mick herzog, school community relations 5 dr. george gilluly, assistant supertendent 7 miss Jeanne madaus, food services 8 mr. robert gara, business office manager 9 pla (left to righit) top row: mr. james swanson, second vice-president; mrs. edith weisman, record- ing secretary; mr. andy maggio, president; mrs. grace greene, treasurer, bottom row; mrs. avis na- than, corresponding secretary; mrs. shirley redman, irst vice-president; mrs. shirley schultz, fourth vice- president. board of education 10 mrs. herman medak 11 mr. james moore 12 dr. irwin ginsburg, pres dent 13 mr. angelos poulakidas 14 mr. lionel gilbert 15 mr. james gottreich 16 central administration assistant superintendent pta