Raytown High School - Ramizzou Yearbook (Raytown, MO)

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School Progress In Baytown For the nineteenth year Mr. Joe Herndon has been superintendent of Consolidated District 42. Through the able leadership and supervision given by Mr. Herndon, his assistants,Mr. Ralph Martin and Mr. Robert Clark, and the school board, the district has grown from a small rural school system to a district boasting of the largest fleet of school buses in Missouri. In l903 the district became the second to consolidate in the state. At that time six country schools made up the 27- square mile district. When Mr. Herndon came to Raytown as superintendent, the enrollment was 1,092 compared to the 14,000 of today. Along with its regular duties of maintaining the kindergarten through senior high schools, the administration also offered this fall an extensive adult evening school which offered 45 courses involving 43 classes. The majority of the classes were conducted at Raytown High. If the spring enrollment is as anticipated, it will make Raytown's adult education program the largest of its kind in the metropolitan area. Working closely with teachers to provide a smoothly operating system is Mr. Edwards, the curriculum coordinator. His greatest responsi- bility is to create a system which enables teachers to select and plan their own methods of teaching. Also, his duties include visiting all teachers in the district and helping them to become better ac- quainted with the school system plus organizing committees to select new textbooks. JOE HERNDON Superintendent JOE EDWARDS ROBERT CLARK RALPH MARTIN Director of Curriculum Assistant to Superintendent Assistant to Superintendent

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Cooperation Between School and Community Steps Up STANDING: J.O. Schultzg Harold Shawg Joe Herndon, Ralph Martin, Assistant to Superintendent. SEATED: Superintendentg Lou Woodg Cary Collins, Vice- Victor Weber, Secretary to School Boardg James Presidentg Robert Clark, Assistant to Superintendentg Shirk, Presidentg Hayes Richardson, Treasurer. INV x..,f DOROTHY BARTLETT ESTHER LEE LUCY CLAYCOMB Secretary SUTHERLAND Secretary Secretary ANNA LARSEN Director of Guidance

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NEAL F, HANKS, Principal RICHARD C. BEISSENHERZ, Vice- P rincipal School Officials Administrate Student Activities Efficiently operating a school housing one thousand three hundred thirty students is the task of Mr. Neal Hanks, principal, and Mr. Richard C. Beissenherz, vice-principal. Along with their able secretaries, they make it possible for all concerned to carry on their services in the education of Raytown High School students. Many do not realize the work that is involved in keeping a school the size of Raytown on the move. Recording attendance, handling dis- cipline problems, procuring supplies and equip- ment, filling out state reports, and keeping informed on innovations in education are just a few of the responsibilities of the two principals. They also perform other innumerable services for students and faculty, many of which go by unnoticed. Both Mr. Hanks and Mr. Beissenherz encourage assemblies and extra-curricular activ- ities which give a beneficial break in the routine of both students and faculty. ln addition to performing their regular tasks and duties, Mrs. Faye Hellman and Mrs. Nadine Page, secretaries to Mr. Hanks, and Mrs. Erma Mozley who aids Mr. Beissenherz, answe r the many questions of students and faculty and may even loan a stapler or paper punch to those in need. When it comes to curing the aches and pains of the classes of '64, '65, and '66, Mrs. Lessig, school nurse, and Mrs. Seay, the nurse's aid, are the very ones to see. These ladies in white are kept quite busy relieving stomach aches and bandaging wounds. They are also on hand to help in the emergencies that sometimes arise in the physical education and industrial arts classes and elsewhere throughout the building. A healthy school is the best school, and Mrs. Lessig and Mrs. Seay try to keep Raytown in that condition. 1 EAYE HELLMAN ERMA MOZLEY NADINE PAGE MABEL LESSIG FRANCES SEAY Secretary Secretary Secretary Nurse Nurse' s Aid