Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Counselors Helped With Schedule Changes 4 ' .- C mi g a 5' - QM . Y I JR, ,,,. g . JANIE EARL CALDWELL BITTINGER Counselor Counselor -,.. . Vk l affi x 'L WILEY MURPHY RUTH PINKSTON Guidance Counselor Counselor ig,-sm ,ew 1 X 1. MURIEL CARLTON Counselor 5 2 . ll I LEON SWART Guidance Counselor M s.,,,vi sk i. 5 DUANE DEARDORFF Counselor i f i n .3 CHARLES TRAISTER Counselor Gun Club Qi for i CW, JIM ESSIG Counselor Junior Class . R. My i -- ri C' T JUANITA M. WESTER Counselor Counselor Mrs. Juanita Wester assisted Jan Fleming dents individual attention, counselors were relieved concerning personal problems. In order to give stu- of some duties such as College Applications. Despife double session difficulties, counselors managed To be available whenever possible. Each counselor was assigned a cerTain number of sTudenTs To guide Through Their high school years. AT The beginning of The year The counselors helped wiTh regisTraTion and schedule changes. Schedules were ar- ranged according To vocaTional plans and necessary course requirements. All sTudenTs were required To Take classes in English, social sfudies, science, maThe- maTics and physical educaTion. Those sTudenTs planning To aTTend col- lege were encouraged To apply for scholarships and admissions, keep grades up To par and Take The PSAT exam given during The iunior and se- nior years. STudenTs who wished To begin work immediaTely aTTer gradua- Tion were placed in vocaTional classes. Achievemenf TesTs were given in En- glish classes To discover weaknesses and capabiliTies. Counselors also arranged for TuToring when iT was needed. AlThough careers and classes domi- nafed mosT conversations with The coun- selors, They were always willing To help wifh personal problems, as well. Miss Trainer, a student counselor for Mr. Deardorff, discussed problems she had encountered, with Mr. S i if

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Mrs. Mary Hall and Mrs. Betty Perkins, secretaries for the Dean of Girls and Boys' took care of the paperwork and were the receptionisls for the Deans. Girls' League sponsored several activities during the '67-'68 school year. Mrs. Cox attended meetings and was responsible for approving club proiects. O O O O O Deans Supervi As Dean of Girls, Mrs. Cox had several responsibilities. All social events were approved and cleared Through her office. A monthly calendar listing school activities was published and issued to all students. Serving as faculty advisor to Girl's League, Mrs. Cox stressed that girls be well-groomed and abide by school regulations. She counseled with those students who requested her help concerning prob- lems at school and at home. Due to overcrowded conditions, the Dean of Boys' position was held by Mr. Slawson the first four periods and by Mr. Evans periods 5 through l2. The re- mainder of Mr. Slawson's day was oc- cupied with the iob of Assistant Prin- cipal at Sahuaro High School. Both deans were responsible for the discipline of boys. Conferences were held with parents of students who needed help. Mr. Slawson was in charge of the assembly schedules. Both deans super- vised many of the school activities and had charge of hall monitors. sed Various School Activities Due to overcrowded sessions, parking was often Mr. Evans discussed the various parking problems, difficult for students and faculty. Mr. Slawson and especially the excess traffic after sixth period.

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i iii . zii Miss Bittinger encouraged Betsy Hoar to look over college handbooks. Counse- lors assisted students with college and vocational plans after graduation. Guirl, assistant principal for student personnel. Student counseling helped Miss l Trainer become more acquainted with student-counselor relationships. , , Counselor Mr. Murphy gave instructions to students taking the American College -uname:-nov-as Test. His iob was to assist students regarding colleges and scholarships. Mrs. Dawson was kept busy making counselor's appointments for the steady flow of students. She was also in charge of the student cumulative folders.