Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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Principal N. Ross Performs Diverse Duties Few students are unacquainted with Mr. James N . Ross, the cheerful principal celebrating his third year as head of Norwalk High. The duties of Mr. Ross, who holds a Master's degree from Westem Reserve, are numerous. He may begin the moming hosting a college representative, answering a call concerning a long-ago graduate, or querying a young stu- dent as to just why he can't pass a course. Many evenings he is found patrolling the halls at a bas ketball game or speaking to some local group. Devised and planned by Mr. Ross, the parents' Back-to- School-Night, held in October, pointed the way toward a successful year. James N . Ross Principal Lowell Ruggles IN CHARGE of the entire Cole building as well as being principal of the Junior High and teaching several classes in government, Mr. Lowell Ruggles' day is indeed varied. One of his many duties is to confer with students as he is doing here with Nancy Albritton. 17

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'iso 3-as if ii if FLY! THE SENIOR TRIP to New York is obviously the topic of conversation between Wes Tutchings, senior class president and Mr. Ross, With his many other duties, Mr. Ross still finds much time to help solve senior problems. NO MR ROSS your at tention please' pleads Barbara Diringer just as he is about to go on the air with the morning announce ments to start the day off right THE CALMLY EFFICIENT MissJanetTwaddle, secretary to Mr. Ross, is. a familiar figure to IIIOSI pupils, for she issues passports to and from classes. P35325 'K

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Versatilit Is The Key To The Door Of Success Extremely versatile would be one way to describe the faculty of Norwalk High. The thirty-one members, twelve of whom hold master's degrees, teach classes in at least two different subjects. This year's faculty is a pleasant mixture of old and new members. While the new teachers bring fresh ideas to the school, those who have happily become fixtures re- member how the seniors looked back when. There is as much variety in the subject matter which students pursue as there is variety among staff members. Students leam the intricacies of a motor in auto mechan- ics, the magic of Shakespeare in English and the essen- tials of child care in home economics. They dissect grasshoppers, learn about higher math, and make book reports . Norwalk's teachers mean many different things to many people. To the serious-minded scholar they rep- resent a far distant goal. To the gay gregarious type they mean a good joe. To the timid student they rep- resent encouragement. The why and why not questions are patiently dis- cussed in such a way that many a student has been won over to a hated subject by an honest answer. There are many sides to the scholastic picture at Norwalk High. No longer does a student's education stop in the classroom. Book learning, discussions, and mov- ies do not complete the education of a Norwalk student. There's a lot of world outside the classroom. The fact that teachers always have time to deal individually with the student helps to develop a well-rounded citizen. Unlike, perhaps, in their views, they agree on one thing --their job is to help and this job must be done well. It is! MR. DONALD BUCKEYE'S pleasing personality and friendly smile make the learning of algebra I and general math inter- esting to eighth graders and freshmen alike. Even those who usually consider such things as multiplying, fractions, and simple equations dull can't help but enjoy Mr. Buckeye's classes. Mr. Buckeye doubles as assistant football coach and reserve basketball coach. ONE OF Tl-IE PRINCIPLES of plane geom- etry is explained by Mr. Burton Chandler to Judy Carpenter, Anne Lowe, and Penny Rees. Logarithms, systems of equations, and congruent triangles are all brought to light in Mr. Chandler's higher mathematic classes. Future engineers and architects find all these subjects necessary in fulfill- ing their college entrance requirements.