Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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5 E , , ' x ' Q ABOVE: Taking care of the school grounds during the course of each day is one of the many jobs the custodial and engineering crews have. They are responsible for picking up the litter, mowing the lawn, and making sure everything is in proper order. BELOW: After lunch, custodian Thanh Hoang cleans up the Commons by wiping the tables, sweeping the floors, and taking our the trash. 66 0 Food Service! Custodial

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f Ss. 2 .aw i i X ABOVE: Confirming the arrival of audio visual aides is just one part of Bernice Pearson's responsibility. She checks out all audio visual equipment to staff members and maintains records of each item housed in the school. LEFT: One of the many duties that Carol Sutcliffe, pupil services assistant, has each day is to make sure that all phone calls excusing students is properly recorded, Clerical Staff

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. ood Servzbe! C u.rz'oa'z2zm.' Crews prepare General maintenance and school meals vere a big part of Northwest's learning en- fironment. Both the custodial and food ser- 'ice crews spent each day preparing the chool and meals for the students. There were two different shifts of ustodial and engineering crews. Along vith routine responsibilities, they also arepared the school for a learning environ- nent, as well as maintained the grounds .nd attended athletic events. Custodial obligations included cleaning lassrooxns, washing windows, and vacuum- ng floors. They also were responsible for at- pnding and cleaning up after sports ac- ivities, drama events, and evening events teld at the school. On the average, 40 hours ver week was spent in maintaining a clean nd operative school environment. meals, keep building clean According to Engineer Bob Bush, they kept busy workingqbehind the scenes, fin- ding the trouble before a problem occured. We work on preventive maintenance. We check on the air conditioning, heating, elec- tricity, and water pipes, and take care ofthe swimming pool and the bleachers in the gym- Under the guidance of Sandy Chatfield, food service manager, the school menu was expanded for the 1983-1984 school year. She and her devoted co-workers usually started the day at 6 a.m., preparing breakfast for the students and faculty and then preparing the lunch meals. According to Chatfield, her duties and the the duties of those working with her not only included preparing and serving the meals, but also included promoting school lunches and encouraging students to par- ticipate in the lunch program. I feel it is essential that a nutritional and economical meal be available on a daily basis to the students and staff, Chatfield stated. Items available on the school menu in- cluded hot ham and cheese, taco salad, hamburgers, taco burgers, chicken fried steak, french fries, cookies, brownies, fruit juice, and milk shakes. There was a variety of nutritional items that were made available to the students for only 51.20. Students could buy a variety of ala carte items at additional costs. With the help and support of the custodial and food service staffs, Northwest maintained a clean and reputable environ- ment. -Tim Ross Q awww 2 -M -ft W MW? it '2-2 was ABOVE: Preparing and serving both breakfast and lunch is an important task for food service workers JoAnn Higgins and Elsie Grover. LEFT: Kay Warren uses one of several microwave ovens used in the preparation of the fast food lun- ches. ' , p i f ii ,,,q1lfnxm M'4 ' it ' tv MKWWW' ' L' .fm L. www vw-2115? - at 5 , 4 'hi Maasai M. 1, Sandi Chatfield Frank Dauksch Gladys Flinn john Graber Elsie Grover joAnn Higgins Thanh Hoang Normajurgensen David Montague Dennis Moore Herbert Oliver Fern Owings Carolyn Schild Dale Simmons Kay Warren Food Service! Custodial ' 67