Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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R ,,..ff' L . .4111 , ADMINISTRATION Throughout the year the administration worked to keep Paly an organized and efficiently run school, Ad- ministrative duties range from developing the curricu- lum and organizing Paly personnel to assigning stu- dents to classes and provid- ing a personal guidance program. The new Administration Center at Paly will be the focal point of communica- tion, coordination and planning of the school. lt will be easy to find and in- viting with new appealing colors and a feeling of openness and friendliness. A general office and re- ception area will channel visitors to the several sur' rounding offices ladminis- trative, counseling, and healthl where smaller waitv ing areas will be provided. All in all the new Center can only help our counselors, principal, and his assistants to keep Poly among the top ten schools in the country. Administrative assistants are: Mr. Demele, Mr. Shutes, Dr. Mason, Mr. Gudioux, Mr. Christensen, Counselors are: Mrs. I-lammer, Mrs. Aiken, Mr. Davis, Mr. Palmer, Mrs, Goodlive. Not pictured: Mr. Millar. Faculty 4? ,. 'Q -A Q

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FACULTY PRI INICIPALS MESSAGE The year of T966-67 marked the end of one era and the beginning of another in the lite of Poly. Plans for a new educational plant and the ultimate demolition of Paly as we now know it were started this year. The new plant is scheduled to open in September, 1969. T966-67 is the last school year in which normal housing conditions will exist until the old building is demolished and the new buildings are complete. The next normal school year will be T969-70. At the time of completion of our new facility, the present sophomores will be Paly alumni, Gone will be our beautiful Spanish ar- chitecture, the Campanile Tower, Room lA with its beamed and paneled ceiling, Hol- lywood and Vine, and Gold Star Memorial, the outdoor theater, 'l-lad Ray Field, Ge- orge Stewart gymnasium, the south park- ing lot, the noisy steam pipes, the musty halls, the leaky roofs and Ma cat, Replacing old Paly will be a new mod- ern, air-conditioned, sound-proofed, car- peted, two-story building with auxiliary facilities comfortably housing T500 stu- dents. lt will reflect such trends as modular scheduling, team teaching, large and small group instruction, movable walls, resource centers, independent study facilities, faculty offices and work rooms and a student activity center in a new design for education. The graduates of T967 are ioining an illustrious group of alumni. We who helped to educate you are proud of you and look forward to your continuing success and happiness. Ray P, Ruppel Principal

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Faculty mm- 'W ENGLISH In a sense English is the hub of the curriculum, since most other subiects depend upon the skills of communica- tion: reading, vvriting and oral expression. English also allovvs academic ex- posure to the literary heritage, to the great ideas and psychological insights of some of the vvorld's most imaginative and profound minds, commented Mrs. Mueller, department head. The English Department has at- tempted to enrich its curriculum vvith elective programs to encompass a wide range of interests. drama, forensics, di- rected reading and vvorld and English literature, The most pressing problem for the English Department at Paly is space. Teachers feel hampered by lack of pri- vacy: no classroom or office space to call their ovvn, and no facilities for holding student conferences. The nevv plans for reconstruction should give more flexibility to the En- glish teaching program. Many of the rooms will have portable dividers so that spaces may be converted into sem- inar-sized classrooms or lecture-sized classrooms. There vvill also be ac- commodations for team teaching situa- tions. Perhaps the most progressive fea- ture vvill be a resource center adioining the central library. Altogether the ad- vantages ofthe new English Department should be greater freedom of movement and more informality of communication betvveen staff and students. English teachers are: Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. Fields, Mr. Mayne, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Dearing, Mr. Katz, Mr. Gruber, Mr. Fenwick, Mrs. Melosh. Not pictured: Mrs. Brant, Mr. Clark, Mrs. Dacey, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Davis, Miss Dorland, Mr. Jamieson, Mrs. Lovve, Mr. Presto, Mr. Presley, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Truiillo. 'Www