Riverside Polytechnic High School - Koala Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Mr. B. F. Thorson, our vice-principal, has been an irreplaceable leader in making Poly a school wi'lh a winning spiril, and we have fhe irophies +o show for i+. Warm ye'r decisive, flexible yef proud of Poly's long-slanding repufafion, he has guided us wilh a firm hand on +he presenr and wi+h a hopeful eye on 'lhe fulure. Wifh his help Poly will confinue +o be a winner among schools. I I4 i They Took the For ihe pasi' Two years Mrs. Anne Rush, our Dean of Girls, has been a warm friend and able consuliani for The girls al' Poly, Guiding +he girls lhrough changing moods and hemlines, Mrs. Rush has confinually dem- onsfraled her concern for +he individual s+uden+. She has been invaluable also io 'rhe seniors--bofh boys and girls-in disfribuiing vi+al scholarship informafion. Wi+hou+ her supporf, fhe I968 sfudenl' body could noi' have been +he fine one lhai il' is. ln addilion fo coaching +he Bears in foo+ball and base- ball, Mr. Ben Hammerschmid+ has manned ihe long desk in Counseling Office No.l, where he has passed oul volumes of pinlc, yellow, while, and green slips and cards. As direclor of aflendance, he has handled 'rhe large laslc of challcing up affendance records for 'rhe l,6I3 s+uden+s al oPly. His capable managemenl' has been an ndispensable par+ of our school's efficienl adminisfrafion.

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The Future in Focus Q55 Q The able members of our school board 'roolc sfeps in an upward direc- lin 'lo insure The besl' possible 'training for America's 'iufure leaders The 'board included Mr. Bruce Miller lsuperinfendenl of schoolsl, Dr Vernon Sfern, Mr. Arfhur L. LiH'lewor+h lpresidenlll Mrs. Maxine Frosl' Mr. B. Rae Sharp lvice-preside-nfl, and Mrs. Evelyn Kendriclc lclerlci. Principal George Wren+more, fhe man behind every scene al' Poly, is fruly a man for all seasons. He has led Poly lhrough seasons of difliiculfy and change, as well as limes of friumph, wifh his experienced eyes 'trained on lhe welfare of every member of Poly's s+uden'r body. From fall orienfafion 'ro spring graduafion, he has wearhered 'lhe problems of a growing school wifh professional calm and personal compassion. Our grafifude for Mr. Wren1'more's capable leadership cannol' be oversla+ed. A

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Long View This year Mr. Milfon Tew did an ouisianding iob as our Dean of Guidance, iuggling sfudenis and classes fo give us ihe leasf painful and mosi beneficial educa- 'tion possible. 'ii When Miss Bernice Korfendiclc wasn r frying +o figure oui her own filing sys+em, she was helping hordes of confused sophomores find fheir way 'rhrough 'rheir firsi' year ai Poly. As sophomore counselor, she gave ihem ihe individual aid and undersianding ihey needed. ,.!,,,,...-..., Mrs. Ru'I'h Wheeler, senior class counselor, consulis one of her many references coniaining college informaiion. Wiih Mrs. Wheeler's experienced guidance, 'the class of '68 found oui where i+ was going and how if could gel ihere. Junior Counselor Mrs. Pauline Whi+field added service wifh a smile 'ro fhe long lisi' of advaniages she offered +o Poly's busy Zifs. Experi counseling wifh a personal iouch is her specially, so, fhanlcs +0 her, mosi' of 'rhe Ziis had a happy and producfive iunior year. I5