Pembroke Hill High School - Raider Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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S National Merit Scholarship ln this year's competition for the National Merit Scholarships, Pem-Day had its greatest num- ber of semifinalists ever. Of forty-one students, eleven, Charles Bush, Bob Mnookin, Jim Garland, Joel Levitch, Steve Quarles, Greg Gilbert, Mike Hyde, Jerry Duggan, Lee Peters, Mike Coburn, and Drane Wilkinson, received certificates of merit as semifinalists. Wheeler Deem, who moved to St. Louis, was also awarded a certificate of. merit, raising the total number to twelve, over twice that of any other school in the Kansas City area. Of these twelve, only one, Charles Bush, received a scholarship. A total of 1000 scholarships are awarded each year under this program-575 by sponsoring or- ganizations and 425 by the National Merit Corpora- tion itself. Charles Bush received one of the latter. Five hundred and fifty thousand students from 14,000 schools participate in the competition for the scholarships. Of these, 10,000 are chosen as quarter- finalists, and lO00 as winners. First of all, the students are required to take a high-level college aptitude examination, the re- sults of which determine the quarter-finalists. The three hour scholastic aptitude test of the College Entrance Examination Board is then used to verify the results of the first test. From there, nearly all of the quarter-finalists move to the semi-finalists. ln finally selecting the winners, the committee takes into consideration the test scores, extracurricular activities, demonstrated qualities of leadership, school and community citizenship, high school grades, and all other data concerning the student that is made available. The scholarship covers a period of four years at the college of the student's choice, the amount being determined by the need of the student. Nine other students were recognized for their high scores. These were George Priggen, George Bunting, Steve Oshrey, Jerry Miller, Dave Johnson, Jay McDonald, Lynn McCanse, Art Bartleson, and Dennis Schliffke. This puts fifty per cent of the class in National Merit Distinction.

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til 1. lu vvtgunu f. sr gg, r:':'?!.15r MR. JONES Administration To many people a school consists of a faculty and students only, but to any- one who has really considered a school as a whole, many other facets are found to be present. Probably one of the most time consuming and tedious jobs is that of keeping the budget and other financial records straight. This job is ably filled by a Pem-Day graduate, Mr. Harold Jones. ln addition to his duties in the office, Mr. Jones also finds time to add valuable assistance to the ath- letic department. Mrs. Schwartz, a newcomer this year, is the assistant to Mr. Jones, and also holds the post of bookkeeper. The rest of the general secretarial functions of the school are handled by Mrs. Barnes lB.J., Mis- souri Universityl. Mrs. Barnes also is the faculty advisor for the Hilltop. The position of receptionist for the school is capably held by Mrs. Schirmer, who also helps with the small problems which arise daily. MRS. SCHIRMER MRS. BARNES MRS. SCHWARTZ

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Faculty