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

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Mrs. Huisinga, secretary in charge of attendance, helped with phone calls during her working day. an-. Mrs. Anna Nord, the school nurse, talked to Marsha iw' l'9C0fd5- This, Glens with Ulhef lmP9 Wnl duties Reed concerning information needed for school med- combined to form MVS- N0fd'5 bl-'SY Schedule- Both S ssions Aided by Nurses, Secretaries Secretary Mrs. Kyle readied the Public Address System daily. During home- room periods, speech students read the announcements to all classes. fe! Nurses Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Zempel cared for the wide as- sortment of iniuries and illnesses students complained of dur- ing the year. Mrs. Nord was in charge of the morning session while Mrs. Zempel was responsible for the afternoon hours. Health records of the student body were kept up to date on in- dividuals ancl filed for future reference. Girls assisted the nurses in tasks which kept the office staff busy. Attendance secretaries were responsible for the absentee procedure which involved issuing admits if students had the required excuses. Through the registrar's office, senior tran- scripts were sent to the college or university of the student's choice. During the summer the secretaries mailed the schedule cards for the following year to the student body. Following an absence, students were required to bring a written excuse to the office, where they obtained an admit to be signed by each of their teachers.

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Library Offered Use of Books, Tapes, Film like K Seniors Janis Henry and Clark Canright used the catalogue supplied students with information such card catalogue for reference in the library. The as author, title, subiect and location of a book. A student waited at the magazine window while a helper looked for the Octo- ber Reader's Digest. Various magazines were available for study or pleasure. Student librarians for the '67-'68 school year were selected in three dif- ferent ways. Some librarians were vol- unteers, some were honor service stu- dents, and several were hired through the Youth Corps. Librarians were in charge of approxi- mately 16,000 books, over 500 records, 400 filmstrips and several newspapers. The library carried educational filmstrips and a 520 slide collection dealing with the history of art. Three newspapers were received daily, along with several college papers. Each of the different reference items added greatly to the efficiency of the library. Readers Guides were also avail- able to the student body for use in lo- cating magazines. Magazines, periodicals, and encyclopedias were available to students for re- search work. The Iibrary offered a place for studying before and after school. . rsriil ,,,,- if A s t , A sr ' r . . - i'V L .., ' ' .--1 JESSE A. LUNDY WILLIAM M. Dol-ORES POWDRlLl- Librarian MITCHELL l-il9l'Ul'lUI1 Librarian

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Custodians, Maintenance Men Kept School in Bookstore attendant Mr, Brown pulled a book from the shelf which he was going to sell to a student. Mr. Roy Cole assisted iunior Steve Gunning in buy- and supplies, the Bookstore handled money col- ing supplies at the bookstore. Besides selling books lected from various school activities and proiects. Before participating in after-school activities, a student stopped to buy a sand- wich at the outdoor snack bar which was open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Night watchman Mr. Banning took care to see that the school was in proper order after school. This included relighting a pilot light in the kitchen.