Rolling Hills High School - Spirit Yearbook (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)

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MR. CHARLES BROWN — B. Ed., M.S., Kansas State College; Assistant Prin- cipal in charge of Hawthorne Unit. MR. NORMAN POLLOM — B.A., College of Puget Sound; Assisfonf Principal in charge of Silver Spur Unit. Assistant Principals Like Unit Plan Concept Since RHHS is based on the concept of a school within a school, the two assistant princi- pals play prominent and indispensable roles in the smooth functioning of campus business. Each has the responsibility of an entire unit with Mr. Charles Brown handling the junior-senior wing and Mr. Norm Pollom in charge of the freshman- sophomore facility. Although both men perform attendance and discipline functions, Mr. Brown personally oversees and directs guidance, the preparation of the master schedule, student reg- istration, grade reporting, and testing. Mr. Pol- lom ' s duties entail the formulation of the school calendar, supervision of attendance and rallies, and the supervision of the co-curricular program and athletics. Both assistant principals feel that the unit plan is a workable concept beneficial to all of the nearly 1,965 students and over 100 staff members. More attention to each individual is the biggest asset of the plan, according to Mr. Pollom, who also believes that it has resulted in a friendlier atmosphere for both students and faculty. Administration 24

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.. ifc KEEPING IN CLOSE CONTACT with the academic program at Rolling Hills, Principal David H. Miller sits in on Mr. Art Townley ' s fourth period U.S. history class. Mr. Miller mode it a point to visit as many classrooms as possible during the course of the school year. CROSSING PLATE with team ' s third run, RHHS principal proved to be one of standout players in first annual faculty softboll gome. IN AN EFFORT lo do his port in promoting good faculty-student relationships, Mr. Miller chaperoned buslood of students journeying lo ' Scholatquii TV show. One of largest crowds in shows history attended. Administration 23

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Nurse, Library Assist Students Any good high school campus would not be complete without the important services offered by the health office and the library. With some 1 ,960 members of the stu- dent body, the RHHS health office was left with few idle moments. Several hun- dred students received first-aid care, vision and hearing tests, and other health coun- seling. The primary purpose of the office, according to school nurse Ruth Hopkins, is to allow students to focus their attention on their education with the added benefit of having learned how to safeguard and improve their health. During the past year, many additions were made to the circular library which anchors the center of the campus. These included new display shelves to house approximately 140 periodicals and five vertical files containing the most recent information on occupations, authors, and current history, in addition to numerous newspaper articles. An average of 350 students used the library ' s facilities daily. ■ TPi MISS RUTH HOPKINS — B.S., Colifornia Stale College at Long Beach; R.N., Wash- ington Sanitarium Hospital; School Nurse; Medics Club. MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS— B.A.. UCLA; M.S., USC; Head Librarian; Library Coun- cil. MR. ROBERT INGRAHAM assists students in his ninth grode world geogroph class as they work on special reading assignment. Library resources played a vital port in the ocademic program at RHHS. WAYNE ALMQUIST attempts to meosure up to senior siotuj aj Miss Ruth Hopkins, school nurse, checks his height. Health Office. Library 25