Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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1. Superintendent Dr. Gene Lavender attends a day of school attending the classes of Pat Ferguson. 2. Board of Education members are FRONT ROW: Mrs. Margaret Robinson. Mr. J. Paul McIntosh, president; and Mrs. Alice Dudley. BACK ROW: Mr. Don Dieter and Mr. George Reed. Not pictured is Mr. Earl Mitchell. 3. Mr. Neely. Dr. Lavender, and Mr. Baker relax at the central office. 4. Rich Dillman, WJAG. Dorothy Fryer, Norfolk Daily News, and Mr. Neely check notes at the board meeting. 27

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ADMINISTRATION Lavender Becomes ‘NHS Student’ Dr. Gene Lavender, superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, kept busy with many responsibilities and duties involving a lot of paperwork. A part of making sure that the school system ran smoothly was followed through when Dr. Gene Lavender exchanged places with a student. Pat Ferguson. Dr. Lavender, dressed in jeans, attended a full day of school at Norfolk Senior High. Mr. Robert Baker served as assistant superintendent with his job pertaining mainly to overseeing the financial matters of the school system, including school lunches. Director of secondary education was Mr. Jerry Neely .Visiting with students on curriculum changes, working with teachers, and sitting in on classes were a few things which kept him involved with the senior and junior high school students. Board of Education’s activities this past year involved hiring extra staff to implement a learning disability program. The new addition made many new courses available. Board members met the first Monday of every month and urged more students to attend. All meetings were held at the school administration building. These board members not only served the school but also were involved in other outside jobs. Mrs. Margaret Robinson served as president of Norfolk Iron and Metal. Mr. J. Paul McIntosh operated the fertilizer plant. McIntosh's Insecticide. Mrs. Alice Dudley was involved with many civic activities. Owner and operator of Marcy’s Flowers was Mr. Don Dieter. Employed at the social security office, was Mr. George Reed. Mr. Earl Mitchell was engaged in the investment business. In an interview Mr. Dieter said. “The Board of Education is happy to be able to assist young people in attaining their goals in education. We will continue to try to provide necessary courses and facilities to accomplish these goals. 26

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ADMINISTRATION Canfield Becomes Athletic Director This was Mr. Larry Canfield’s first year as athletic director at NHS. He dealt with the individual problems of coaches of each sport, found out the cost of equipment, tickets, and pep club buses, and also scheduled games. Mr. Can-field stated, “I enjoy very much what I’m doing. A lot of the people have cooperated with me.” His average work week included six to seven days and three nights. The school year found Mr. Jeff Burkink a busy man. As principal, he handled many of the problems of both the faculty and the students. His working day involved loads of paper work. Mr. Burkink said, “NHS students are my life and I love 'em all.” Mr. Vern Doran found that the disciplinary matters of NHS were easily handled when one used a firm hand. Mr. Doran said, “Student attendance has been better but quite a few have been removed for skipping classes. Among many of his job responsibilities were disicipline and student attendance. 1. Mr. Jeff Burkink ponders a question that has arisen. 2. Mr. Larry Canfield checks arrangements he will have to make for away games. 3. Mr. Vern Doran spends much of his time conferring with parents over the phone. 28