Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Counselors Concentrate on Expanded Program OLA MAE OAKES 9th-10th Counselor Freshman Class RICHARD MITCHELL llth-12th Counselor Announcers Club Courtesy Club NFL Quill and Scroll CAROLINE WAKELY 9th-10th Counselor Sophomore Class dihmrh A% GAYLEN WALLACE 9th-10th Counselor Sophomore Class Key Club DUANE WEINERT llth-I2th Counselor Senior Class National Honor Society BERNIECE WESTER Ilth-12th Counselor Junior Class Completely engulfed in IBM sheets, Mrs. Ola Mae Oakes searches for student data. Extensive records are kept on every student. There just aren ' t any classes left to enroll you in, Counselor Wallace advises Sally Stammer, Changing schedules is a big headache for coun- selors each semester. Increasecl enrollment required extr.i pLinninsj as counselors coordinated efforts to reach every student. In addition, each counselor regularly attends to special responsibilities. Mr. Weinert is i uidance coordinator and helps to coordi- nate activities, such as schedule changes, secretarial help, and work of the registrar plus supervising the IBM schedule. Educational information is Miss Wester ' s specialt}-. She communicates with faculty and students .about guidance mate- rials and test information. Mr. Afitchell is responsible for vo- cational information, specifically for channeling information to students concerning vocations, scholarships, and appointments with college representatives. Mrs. Wakely works with guidance information related to individual records such as cumulative records, home-bound study, parent-teacher conferences and correspondence study. Development of a program of orientation tor new students at NW is Mrs. Oakes ' concern. She also works closely with spe- cial education and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the PTSA. Mr. Wallace is responsible for all testing and co- ordinates research. 20

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Provide Leadership in Team Effort Mrs. Lauretta Stauffer, secretary to Mr. Malone, Mrs, M.iurita Yost, secretary to the assistant principals, and Mr. Leon Bruner. assistant principal, check attendance reports. Two new assistant principals joined the administrative staff this year. In addition to helping formulate policy concerning the welfare of the student body, the two men have special responsibilities in school administration. Mr. Bruner works with the department of research at the Central Office on all problems relating to accounting. Other assignments include preparing daily bulletins and making master schedules. Mr. Wedel is in charge of locker and parking space assignments, safety education, and drop-out study. He is also business manager of the Round Table. Functioning as a team, both men supervise student activities and help teachers and students with individual problems. They work with the principal on new innovations in programs, with the idea of developing new techniques, procedures and plans for improvement. MK. LLUX BRUNER Assistant Principal MR. MACK WEDEL Assistc ' fit Principal How ' s this for personal service? asks Mike Eischen, as he attaches a park- ing; sticker to Mr. Wedel ' s car. Mr. Wedel helped school safety committee members to implement new parking procedures. 19

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Special Services Supplied by Staff Members Three events on one nightr ' Activities director. Miss Kathleen Owen, checks the crowded school calendar. KATHLEEN OWEN Activities Director AH school activities and projects are closely supervised by Miss Owen, Activities Director. Through her office, clubs and organizations schedule events on the school calendar. She directs assemblies, organizes social events, and works closely with PTSA. One of her chief responsibilities is sponsoring the Student Council, which maintains its place as leader of Northwest Classen ' s student body. All 3,000 students spend time in the school library. This year library hours were changed to 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 1,851 new volumes were added, making a total of more than 15,897 books of all kinds and subscriptions to 52 magazines on the library shelves. Five donors contributed books in commemoration of National Library Week November 18-22. NORMA CALL Assistant Librarian Library Club ALMA DOUGHTl ' Head Librarian Library Club Literature Club Great Books The atmosphere of NWC ' s library reflects the warm, friendly personalities of the librarians, Mrs. Call and Mrs. Doughty. 21