Parkville High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Parkville, MD)

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MR. NELSON F. HURLEY Principal The educational leadership of a school is the responsibility of the principal. Here at Parkville Senior High that leadership is furnished by our principal, Mr. Nelson F. Hurley. He must demon- strate the ability to effectively plan, organize, administer, supervise, coordinate, control and evalu- ate the total program. As principal he is responsible for seeing that provision is made for students with varying degrees of academic ability, that student leadership is identified and organizations formed to develop this leadership. He must also coordinate the many committees necessary for the well organized school. ln addition to constantly working to carry out the current school program, he must plan a full year ahead. From November first to March first he is deeply involved in registration of students and their programs for the following school year. By March first he must have the tentative organization of the school for the next year completed and it must be revised by July the first. From the first of July to the first of September, he creates the personal schedules of over two thousand students. Outside of school, Mr. Hurley represents the Maryland Association of Secondary School Prin- cipals in all voting matters pertaining to the officers of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. To Mr. Hurley's effective leadership and guidance, as well as to his efficient performance of his many and varied duties as principal, may be attributed the credit for achieving a goal very dear to his heart-the functioning of Parkville Senior High School as a well coordinated and pro- gressive unit.

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Daimfivlf MR. WILLIAM SMITH The 1959 Odyssey is dedicafed To Mr. William Smith. I

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Supporting the principal in the task of guiding a modern hig school is the administrative staff. At the head of this group is M Leib McDonald, Vice-Principal of Parkville Senior High. As vice principal he assumes responsibility for discipline, transportatior and general administration. He is also responsible for the cc ordination of student activities, civil defense and fire drills, pup insurance and detention hall. He is the coordinator of teache supervisory duties, teacher assignments, and the allotment c lockers. ln addition to his administrative duties, Mr. McDonall is Chairman of the Finance Committee and the School Award Committee. MR. LEIB McDONALD Vice-Principal Administration Completing the upper levels of the administrative staff is the Administrative Assistant. This important assignment with its varied and complicated duties is handled by Mrs. Lorraine Williams. ln addition to meeting and solving a multitude of daily miscellaneous problems, she attends to pupil attendance and lateness, teacher attendance, procurement of substitute teachers, and temporary replacements for teachers needed elsewhere in the building. Supervision of the general office and student office assistants is also her responsibility. She orders and receives books, school supplies, furniture, and other necessary materials. She is expected to and does know the answers to hundreds of questions asked by students, teachers, and visitors. MRS. LORRAINE WILLIAMS Administrative Assista...