Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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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.

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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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Para-Professionals Walk Halls of RHS Paraprofessional Mr. Frank McDonald talks to Tamara Russell, rv fake f77e5f099S and feP0fl'- 070795 he i705 f0Uf70' 50 fflf- H9 will Kathy Loree, and Brenda Paul after he has stopped in the office then 90 out mm the f70ll5 09007 f0 Send 5l'U0'efl1'S 1'0 ClG5S- Modular Scheduling Continues with Changes Although most of the students' schedules were pro- cessed by computer, the master schedules had to be made by hand, as the big board in guidance testified. Flexible scheduling was continued, but with a few changes. Nlods were lengthened from 20 to 30 minutes. The number of mods was reduced from 21 to 14 a day. In the second semester the last mod was dropped and classes ended at 3:10 each day instead of 3:30. Scheduler Mrs. Merry Speidel checks the positions and the num- ber of openings of various classes against the master schedule.