Pawnee High School - Indian Echoes Yearbook (Pawnee, IL)

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Pawnee School District School Board Members and Superintendent This has been a challenging year for our Pawnee School Board. The board has accomplished much, and the school and community appreciate their efforts. Jill Hamilton serves as the secretary to both Mr. Schmink and the school board. Mr. Marvin Mathis, Board President Pawnee School Board Members: Mike Williams, Debbie Marks. Vern Mundhenke, Lawrence Boarman, Ludwig Schober, Steve Cregurich, and Marvin Mathis Achievements: 1. First year since 80-81 to run a balanced budget. 2. Have completed all health, life safety work to bring buildings into compliance. 3. Have seen a renewed emphasis on employee evaluation for everyone. 4. Has seen achievement test scores where 47% of the tested population are at least a % grade above expected level. Mr. Schmink’s Summary of ’84-’85 This has been a year of transition and turmoil caused by new leadership and continued financial problems resulting in program cuts and changes. Hopefully next year some stability will be evident along with a more positive attitude and the functions it serves by all members of the school community—students, staff, parents and citizens. 12 Board members discuss an issue facing the board.

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The Support Staff atPHS Is Essential “Merle Aymer makes a final time at Pawnee High.” sweep before closing Gary White takes care of the weeds at Pawnee High School. Elmer Neal directing traffic at football games was a big help. r Stevens juggles Cooks are preparing the meal of the day. The support staff at P.H.S. allows us to have a building that is clean and that we’re proud to show visitors. Besides being good at their jobs, they’re friendly and helpful to the students. Thank You, from all of us!!! Janitors and bus drivers take a coffee break. Larry Boblitt’s getting ready to make the rounds. 11 Mrs. Pape looks up from work.

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Mr. Sandstrom is dedicated to his job as our principal. Mr. Sandstrom Returns to Classroom For eighteen years Mr. Sandstrom has coordinated the activities of P.H.S., a job that is as multi-faceted as is the school’s educational program, activities, and students. Hundreds of students have passed through P.H.S. during that time and each had an opportunity to receive a well-rounded education from the programs they pursued, and also from the involvement they had with other students, from athletics, and from extracurricular activities. The office has been the center around which all of these events took place. Dozens of decisions were made every day, some small ones, and some very consequential ones that would impact heavily on students, teachers, and programs, for years to come. After eighteen demanding and rewarding years, Mr. Sandstrom decided to leave the principal’s position and turn the decision making process and leadership role over to others, and to return to the teaching of history classes. Mrs. Thomas, after 15Vz years as secretary in the high school office, decided to retire. The student body and staff of P.H.S. will miss these two people next year and the office will seem like a different place without them. The office workers are: Dawn Swain. Karla Root. Stephanie Maupin, Maria Bethel, Jan Ward, Leesa Russell, Joanie Patton, and Amy Jenkins. Mrs. Thomas is always ready to help serve you. Mrs. Thomas appreciates ail the help she receives from her student office workers. Many of her workers have been working for more than one year. Their job is to pick up absentee slips, run errands, and answer the telephone. Diane Morgan and Jan Ward load Zerox machine. 13