Preston High School - Heritage Jayette Yearbook (Preston, MN)

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Left: Janitors Cooks: Violet Gartner: Viva Shanahan; Patricia Rogstad; Ken Seelye; Carroll Prinsen. Below: Superintendent Elmer Slostad 11

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Administration Service Personnel The administration of Preston High School spent another year trying to emphasize making the school's dream a reality. They stressed that the wisdom of cor- rectly using one's education is of paramount importance and they wanted every student to learn to accept the responsibility for his own welfare. Mr. Sorenson tried to treat each kid as (he) would (his) own. He was always fair in his judgement while emphasizing fairness is a two-way street. While the students were busy at- tending to studies; the cooks and j anitors were ever busy—preparing meals and keeping our environ- ment clean and in good working order. Because of the increased variety and finer quality of the food served, students have en- joyed eating in the school cafeteria more than ever before. Daily duties of the secretaries were many and varied. Tasks for the main office secretaries, Mrs. Trende and Mrs. Barlow included: typing, filing, dictation, compos- ing, and typing programs for ath- letic events. Above: School Board: Mrs. Duxbury: Mr. Dunwell; Mr. Maust; Mr. Snyder: Mr. Ma- thison: Supt. Slostad: Mr. Little Right: Secretaries: Mary Trende: Lois Bar- low. 10

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English, History, and Language The English department demon- strated its awareness of the necessity for developing the well- rounded student through its highly diversified and enlarged program. Teachers of English are here to explain the fundamentals of grammar and to bring you into contact with your literary and cultural heritage. Even more im- portant were their efforts to teach communication skills: how to express your thoughts effectively. Since the Language Arts Depart- ments curriculum was planned to give adequate preparation for college-bound and for those whose formal education ends with high school, classes were again phased to accomodate all levels of student achievement. Our library affords plenty of ma- terial for research and our librari- an was always ready to help with locating various books for the students. The History Department gave the students a exposure to a history of the world and of our country, a knowledge of the American gov- ernment, the geography of dif- ferent areas of the world, and an introduction to economics. 12