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

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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

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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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MR. HAROLD THORNE — B.A.. Parsons College; M.A., Northeast Missouri State Teachers College; Freshman Counselor; Key Club. MRS. PAT SPEIGHT — B.S., Wagner College; M.S., Syracuse; Sophomore Class Counselor; C.S.F. MR. ARNOLD PRESSMAN— B, A,, Syracuse; M.A., Teachers College, Cotumbio Univer- sity; Junior Class Counselor. Counselors Provide Invaluable Assistance Rolling Hills High School ' s first graduating class, especially those seniors who were college- bound, were provided with invaluable assistance throughout the year by the counseling and guid- ance office. Each senior was called in in advance to discuss future plans and information concern- ing procedures and requirements for college en- trance. One of many helpful services provided by the counseling staff was the scheduling of cam- pus visits by representatives of numerous colleges and universities throughout the country. The services, however, were not limited by any means to the Class of ' 66. Counseling for the high school student begins months before he is to enter as a freshman. A general course of study is first mapped out for each individual, at the same time making him aware of all required courses. As the student progresses through his high school career, each counselor calls in his counseiees periodically to make sure that estab- lished goals and requirements are being fulfilled and that any difficulties he may encounter are alleviated. OFFERING ASSISTANCE to Chns Corter, one of some 560 freshmen, Mr. Gene Thorne, ninth grode counselor, aided incoming students m odapting to environment. Counseling and Guidance 26