Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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RHS Office Staff Works with Students Always willing to help, the office staff continued assisting students. joining the staff early in the year was Mrs. Dorothy Dennis who operated the switchboard. In a new capacity, Mrs. Eddie Colson served as Mr. Bailey's secretary. Mrs. Rhymes managed the office. In general, the office staff was the main core of people who signed students in and out, issued passes and met the public, all in addition to their clerical duties. fAbove Leftj Mrs. Glenda Rhymes, Dr. Poulsonls secretary, and Mrs. Eddie Colson, two of the school 's office staff, are always ready to help. fLeftj Mrs. Dorothy Dennis, a new face in the ofHce, gives the public a pleasant Hrst impression of the school by the way she answers the switchboard I Top Abovej Keeping up with the attendance of the entire school is the job of attendance clerks Mrs. Sara Wright and Mrs. Phyllis Clark. KA bovej Mrs. Eleanor Maher, bookkeeper for the past two years, runs an adding machine tape to check a deposit.

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Mr. Hernandez Disciplines, Mr. Bailey Plans Courses Coach Hector Hernandez, long a favorite of Rickards students, continued his job as dean of students. Mr. Hernandez's job was to deal with student behavior and attendance. As disciplinarian of the school he met many students and tried to deal individually with their problems. By walking the hallways, in the lunchroom, down in the parking lot and up on the hilI,' he found many students with whom to deal. Because of his job, Coach Hernandez got a chance to meet and talk with many parents, working many problems out through the home. Sometimes, though, he had to take a firm action and suspend students to try to help, them. Probably the least seen of the assistant principals was Mr. l.W. Bailey. Yet he was one of the men most re- sponsible for the choices of classes at Rickards. Working with the curriculum council, he helped set up the classes so the scheduling office could make a master schedule, He acted as liaison between the school and the county in getting the Council's requests approved. Mr. Bailey took Mr. Doug Frick's job after he left. Ti , 8 Y .. . it 1 it .if ,A B Mr. I. W. fBillj Bailey, Assistant Principal for Curriculum, looks over a proposal for a course offering. 7 , te, Trying to locate the homes of many Rickards students who live more than two miles away is a long, tiring job that requires many ii li ll I ll hands and assistants. Dean of Students Hector Hernandez and Mr. Bailey get help from senior Wynette Southall.

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ln School Supensions Initiated at Rickards A new program at Rickards was ln School Suspension. Until this school year, students caught skipping, smok- ing, using profanity or doing malicious, mischievious deeds were warned first and then suspended lbanned from the campusj for a predetermined period of time. Sending students home, however, seemed somewhat ironical, especially as punishment for those who were caught skipping classes, a major cause of suspension. ln order to rectify the situation, in school suspension was initiated so that students could keep up with their classes. Mr. Franklin Hunter was given the task of over- seeing them. Rickards also received new para-professionals. Along with Mr. james Paramore who was here last year, Mr. C. j. Davalt, Mr. Leon Thomas, Mr. Frank McDonald and Miss Marcia Nims helped keep the halls clear. The para- professionals had many jobs on campus. They were responsible for keeping hallways clear of students. They also combed the parking lots to keep them clear of Rickards students and students from other schools. Dur- ing Iunchtime mods, they helped keep the lunchroom clean by talking to students who dropped food and paper on the floor. They also tried to maintain order in the lunch lines and at tables. After school, at the bus loading zone, they kept students and their cars out of the way of school buses. flint ffibovej Para-professionals Mr. C. 1. Davalt and Mr. Leon Thomas pause at lunch to talk about the flow of students for the day. KA bove Rightj Mr. james Paramore, who has built up rapport and respect for students, is a familiar Hgure in the halls. He talks to john Archer. fRightj Mr. Franklin Hunter, supervising teacher of ln School Suspension, relaxes after school.