Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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fs to New Ideas ?aa'-nah., iFar Leftl Mr. 0.P. Weaver, Mn Douglas Frick, Mn Phillip Nelson, and Coach Hector Hernandez speak at an assembly at the beginning of the school year to promote cooperation and spirit. iAbovel Coach Hector Hernandez, dean of students, spendsa lot of his time in the parking lo t. Here he talks with Carolyn Hamilton and Winky Hendrickson. lLeftl Mn Douglas Frick and Mr. Phillip Nelson, assistant principals, study notes. 19

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1-3 f 5 gli., g Traditional Teaching Methods Give Way With flexibility as the key word, a new program of teaching and sched- uling was put into effect. It was Rickards first year of imple- menting the pilot program in flexible staffing which was designed to em- phasize individual instruction and to utilize to the fullest individual tal- ents of each faculty member. Instead of having seven 50 minute periods a day, RHS had 21 mods of 20 minutes each. Each class was offered 12 mods in a five day cycle, including class time and schedule back time. Summer was a busy time for teachers getting ready for the new plan. They attended workshops at the school to get a better understanding of flexible staffing. f Working through depart- ments, they also worked to get resource centers in order. The inservice workshops continued through the year as teachers attend- ed workshops on leadership training, racial confrontation, professional training in family therapy, human relations, and the seventh annual Atlanta regional program for com- munity leadership. 18 S ,,.. S Mr. O.P. Weaver discuxes school activities with a student as 0 principal. This was Mr. Weaver's third year as Rickards principal. ne of his many jobs as -,.-f - '!f

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Office Staff, Para-Professionals, Teacher In addition to other in-service work- shops, another important session teachers attended was Jack Gibbs' TORI Communication Experience at FSU. TORI was essentially a sensitivity session. To help around the school in various situations, the school employed addi- tional aides this year. Seventeen aides and two para-professionals were employed on the staff. The para-professionals, lVlr. Alfred Walker and lVlr. Kenneth lVlcFarland, held special jobs. Their responsibil- ity was to communicate with stu- dents' families about school prob- lems, to ride the school buses in an effort to keep racial balance and to help resolve other problems. , 1' ,.n-ww 'l . T! I Mrs. Glenda Rhymes is employed as secretary for the school. She works directly with Mr. Weaver, principal. 20 A total of 98 teachers and adminis- trators made up the faculty. Of the total, 88 were classroom teachers, three were in guidance, and two in the library, plus the principal, two assistant principals, a dean of stu- dents and a project director. Of the 88 classroom teachers, 24 were new to Rickards. Coach Hector Hernandez was transferred from physical education to become the new dean of students replacing lVlr. Norman Ingram who went to Cobb. Enrollment reached an all-time high of 1816. The Senior Class was the smallest, numbering 331. Juniors totaled 426 and the Sophomore Class had a total of 513. The Freshman Class was largest at 546. af a.-..- as--L. 1 l u mr --...s S 'X Mrs. Evelyn Maher serves the school as bookkeeper. This was her first year. Mrs. Phyllis Clark lStandingl and Mrs. Sara Wright, attendance clerks, check over a homeroom register.