Ottawa Hills High School - Legend Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Besides maintaining good relations among the assistant prin- cipal, pupil personnel director, teachers, custodians and stu- dents, Mr. Elmo Wieringa, Ottawa Hills Principal, is charged with the responsibility ol the enrollment of students, planning schedules of work and maintaining records. Some of his other iobs include enforcing the regulations from the Board of Edu- cation concerning student driving as well as supervising extra- curricular activities, tire drills, and regulating the school tinances. 7fae anJ ' The year 1955-1956 brought many changes to Ottawa Hills High School. This year's enrollment of 1600 represented a large gain over last year and it will probably continue to increase to 1800 stu- dents next year and 2000 students in 1957. This gain will present problems of housing and schedul- ing until a new iunior high school is built. Besides the remodeling of many rooms, the schedule calls tor new hall lights to be installed, the gym seating capacity to be increased, and the lockers to be reconditioned by September 1956. Fifteen new 'teachers came to Ottawa Hills in the fall. They brought a variety of abilities and interests which added to the school year. A student at Ottawa has many subiects from which to choose. If a commercial course is desired, typing, shorthand, office practice, bookkeeping and commercial law are offered. Foods, sewing, and home living are offered in home economics. Woodworking and mechanical drawing are the shop courses with home mechanics for all iunior high students. Those students interested in music may elect 30 band, orchestra, girls glee club, A Capella Choir, or Barbershop. Physical education is required for four years for all students. Art is required in the seventh and eighth grade but is elective in high school. A new class in puppets has been added to this department. The language department consists of Latin, French, and Spanish. A student wishing to maior in math may take business math, algebra, geometry, Algebra lll, and trigonometry. Included ln the social sciences are history, gov- ernment, economics and modern problems. Along with the various English courses, iournal- ism is offered to the upperclassmen. The Senior English course is excellent for students wishing a college recommendation. Although our science department is limited due to the lack of laboratories, biology, chemistry, physics, physiology and natural science are offered. Wisely selected these courses should make a well rounded academic program.