Powers High School - Cruiser Yearbook (Powers, OR)

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POWERS HIGH SCHOOL 1975-76 CURRICULUM DIVIDER It

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FIRST SETTLERS COME TO POWERS IN 1865 THE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE COME TO THE POWERS AREA IN ABOUT THE YEAR 1865. IN 1873 IT IS RECORDED THAT A GROUP OF FAMILIES FROM NORTH CAROLINA SETTLED HERE; NAMELY, THE WAGNERS, BAKERS, HAYSES, MORRISES, BINGHAMS, ARNOLDS, GRANTS, AND WOODBYS. THESE FAMILIES STARTED A COLONY CALLED THE .NORTH CAROLINA SETTLEMENT. THERE ARE MOUNTAINS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA NAMED FOR THESE PIONEER FAMILIES. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN OCTOBER 15, 1915.0FTHE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. GRADES 1-12 ATTENDED THIS SCHOOL FOR 10 OR 11 YEARS UNTIL THE PRESENT GRADE SCHOOL WAS BUILT FOR GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS. LATER TWO CUPOLAS WERE ADDED TO THE ATTIC WHERE TWO CLASSES, BAND AND SCIENCE, WERE HELD. SHORTLY AFTER WORLD WAR II THE ATTIC WAS REMOVED, LEAVING A FLAT ROOF. THE LAST CLASS GRADUATING FROM THIS SCHOOL WAS IN 1956. WHEN THE PRESENT HIGH SCHOOL WAS BUILT, AND THIS BUILDING BECAME A JUNIOR HIGH. IN 1 975 THIS BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN, AND JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS WERE SENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. 10 HISTORY OF POWERS

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ADMINISTRATION SUPERINTENDENT'S DUTIES HEAVY MR. PETER NIGHTINGALE HAS BEEN SUPERINTENDENT- PRINCIPAL OF ALL POWERS SCHOOLS FOR TWO YEARS. HE HAS MANY ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: ESTABLISH CURRICULUM; DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE; SEE THAT STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS ARE MET; MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE; AND HIRE NECESSARY PERSONNEL. A TITLE I READING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP STUDENTS IN ALL SCHOOLS IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. MRS. MAXINE MESERVEY WAS HIRED TO INSTRUCT THIS PROGRAM. (ABOVE) VICE PRINCIPAL KERRY QUILHAUGH. (ABOVE RIGHT) SUPERINTENDENT-PRINCIPAL PETER NIGHTINGALE. (RIGHT) OFFICE SECRETARY GLORIA MORTENSON HELPS A STUDENT. 12 ADMINISTRATION