Parkview High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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CURRICULUM Come on in . . . be a part. Being a part of school life at Parkview centers around the classroom. The curriculum offers a wide variety of subjects to correspond with each student's special interest, ability, and goals. The primary purpose of the faculty and the curriculum is to prepare each student to be a successful part of todayis increasingly complex world. The required courses give the individual student the basic knowledge needed as a foundation for his career, while the numerous elective classes provide specialized training to suit each student's personal needs. The vocational classes give students an opportunity to explore job possibilities and to meet employment requirements. This year new textbooks in some areas of study, changing emphasis through the addition of new courses, and constant upgrading of -teacher preparation through the teachers' continued study in graduate schools made the students' curricular experiences effective preparation for adulthood.

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Administrative Team Emphasizes Individual Needs To provide for the 24,500 students who are enrolled in the 4-2 elementary schools, including kindergartens, the seven junior highs, the four senior highs, and the Vocational-Technical School which offers 90 adult night classes in addition to its regular daytime program is the main concern of the Board of Education. The members of the Board, who are elected by the citizens, are entrusted with the responsibility for working with profes- sional educators to provide for the intellectual, physical, and social needs of the students. The Board works closely with Dr. Willard Graff, the superintendent of schools and the executive officer for the Board of Education, to adjust the program to meet the needs of a growing community in a changing society. The Board is aware that the growth of the city is a major factor in the growth of the schools. ln their planning, therefore, members must consider such factors as new industry, urban renewal, residential development, mobility of local population, and the rate of increase in over-all student population to deter- mine the future needs of the students. Since providing adequate facilities, competent teachers, and educational opportunities for all students is a major task which requires far more than attendance at a meeting once each month, Board members spend much of their own time away from their businesses and professions on school business. Their only compensation for this work is the knowledge of the important contribution they make to the community and to the nation and the well-deserved appreciation of the citizens and students whom they serve. BOARD OF EDUCATION Front Row: Henry W. DeBruin Turner White, president: William Magers. Second Row: Dr. Willard Graff, Dr. Arch Lowe, Jr., Dr. G. B. Lemmon, Jr., vice-presiclentg Franklin Gamble Kabovel. The Administrative Services Center, in its second year of use, was not only a complex of offices for ad- ministrative personnel, but its conference and assembly rooms were at the service of school groups for intra-city meetings, of the Springfield Education Association, and of the community as the Parent-Teachers Council and the Board of Education met there. I2