Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Just one of their bu8y (lay», Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Ooss and Mr. »ardner pause for a brief ronferenre. Mrs. Velma (Iross he ur vd lliis ai lion to llir school h(»ard. (Cooperating with lr. (Gardner as Girls ' Advisor was Mrs. Velma Cross. She has heen advising girls and helping solve the innumerable problems for the school for six years. She again directed the senior class activities. Rounding out the Roosevelt admin- istration is Mr. John Barrett. Formerly a TRHS social science teacher, Mr. Barrett took over as vice-principal in February of 1%7. In his first year he sponsored Boy ' s Club Activities, supervised the Building and (Grounds (Committee of the student council, and worked for an efficient cafe- teria and car monitoring system. The faculty began a thorough evalua- tion of every aspect of the school ' s pro- gram. Next fall, a team from the North Central Association of (Colleges and Sec- ondary Schools will complete the evalua- tion which will determine R »osevelt ' s accreditati(»n. Mr. John Barrett 17

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(Gardner Takers Over Begins New Policies Kt ' liiriuiig to Roosevelt after a two year absence, Mr. Bruee Gardner continued as principal, an administrative career where he heijan in 1962 as vice-principal. The 1967-1968 school year has seen many changes brought ab »ut by the Roos(»velt administration. The most prom- inent one alTecting the students was the new study hall program. This plan, intro- duct l in Sept »mber, gave upp( rclassmen a choice of how to spend their study- hall time. Another significant change was the elimination of bells to start and end classes. Administration, faculty and stu- dents coop »rated to make everyone ' s job easier. The most important result was the opening of the school library during the weekends. Mr. (Gardner proved to be an instnifncnt »f the slud ' nts ' needs wlien Brure (Farclner Rpv. I.. Robert keck, Arthur Davin, Ora E. NiflTeneiKjser, Herrold V. Mann, secretary; John R. Haydon, president; Dr. I vki;:ht M. I)a i! . ii|M rint ' n l« nt; Mrs. Jark Spevak, Merle F. Sehlanipp, Dr. »eor ce (iaiiflill. 16

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Fifteen Merit Finalists Compete for Scholarships Merit Scholar? Front Ro%%: Kathv Johnson, Marilyn Sc-hakel, Nancy (»iistafson. Carol ran|saarcK i ki V clls. Ro 2: Dan Mar in, Rohcrt Lan l chr, Leo ilapley, Richaril Rojjcrs, Bruce Lulu, Bruce Kello , John Raife. INot pictured: Tri»h Miller, Jim Larson, Jim Silverman. Fifteen National Merit Scholarship finalists were chosen from Roosevelt this year, the higlu st number in recent years. The required test is intended to measure some of the lasting effects of a student ' s educational experiences. The five testing areas consisted of English usage, math- ematics, social studies reading, natural science and W4)rd usage. Semifinalists were chosen on their scores. Roosevelt ' s 15 seniors were in a group of 14,0(X) finalists who competed for 500 one-year, $1000 scholarships and 2400 four-year scholarships. Letters of (Commendation were re- ceived by 24 Roosevelt students. These letters were sent to the college of the stu- dent ' s choice. The top 24 students had a grade aver- age above .7117. John Raife and Jerry Sharpe were top contenders all year for the first ranking of valedictorian. Top Three Percent Front Row: Kathv Johnson, Toni Lamb, Nancy (iustafson, Carol Weldon, Deena Barton, Ellie Wisdom, Ellen Kramer, Jeri Jones, Mary Leailer, Debbie Bantz, Marilyn Schakel, Valerie Benson, Janet Bondy. Row 2: (,ary Nevlin. Jerry Sharpe, Bill Bloom |uist, Bruce Lulu, Bill Heittriter, Steve Manheimer, Earl Naylor, John Raife. ! ot pictured: Jim Silverman, (lathy Pearsall. 18