Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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America Andrade Aifendance Director Mrs. Alice Davisson Counselor Frank Graham Counseling Chairman Mrs. Peggy Joiola Counselor Mrs. Gilha Lewis Counselor Frank Moody Aciiviiies Director Mrs. Marguerite Royer Nurse Mrs. Mildred Schenkel Library Chairman Miss Linda Skerrih Librarian Edwin Verploegh Counselor Dr. Thomas Vigil Counselorp replaced a1Chrls1mas by Elbert Black 60

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Changes in administration, personnel and budget took place in the Albuquer- que Public Schools system as decentrali- zation was the big project for 1969-70. Robert Chisholm, superintendent since January, 1966, resigned in March to work in Arlington, Va. Operations shifted into high gear as long time state edu- cator, Dr. Tom Wiley, was appointed superintendent of the system in June. Decentralization went into effect as 80,661 students began school in the fall. ln an effort to increase closer con- tact between schools and community, APS established three new areas to hu- manize the far-flung system and help expedite communications. Ralph Dixon took over as East Area superintendent, which included Sandia and Monzano and, in the future, Eldorado. Committees were established and monthly meetings were held to help further communications between the Board of Education and Albuquerque citizens. The Board approved plans to continue experimenting with four year high schools and to establish a mini Primary school, to include kindergarten through third grade, in certain areas of the city. Albuquerque schools will pick up at most S34 a child under the schools' fi- nancial distribution plan approved in the final hours of the 30 day State Legisla- ture. In additional state funds Albuquerque schools were to receive 52,809,257, 51,905,794 in basic support to the 3.14 per cent increase figure and S903,463 in supplemental monies. Before the legislative session, APS's Committee on Legislature Needs had es- timated that Albuquerque would have to have 32,076 million in new money iust to maintain its present programs and allow for a 1.5 per cent enrollment in- crease. The growth rate is now expected to be 2.6 per cent or 2,200 new students next year. Results of negotiations last spring in- cluded a maximum seven hour and 15 minute working day, a pay hike and hiring of paraprofessionals. New also this year was the professional leave day for teachers. Plans for the city's ninth public high school, Eldorado, were approved by the Board of Education and construction was well under way. Initial cost was estimated at 52.8 million. Innovations for the new high school will be team teaching and individualized instruction. It is expected that when Eldorado opens in the fall of 1970 there will be approximately 1,700 students in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. Several Sandia teachers and 340 Sandia sopho- mores were expected to transfer to the city's ninth high school. Albuquerque Public Schools system 'Sill .mats lung.. S ,435 fs 2, 1 , b ., 1 i.. Academics

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other facilities benefit Sandia pupils i E l Q i 2,2 x . , - s .2---i f..:.U,.. Counseling, attendance, medical aid and library facilities were services provid- ed for the students of Sandia. Counselors administered individual and group tests to students, as well as provid- ing assistance to parents, students and faculty. Special attention was given to students seeking help in job hunting or planning a college career. Edwin Verploegh reioining the coun- seling staff after spending a year's leave of absence in Ethiopia, where he was a counselor at the American Community School. Checking vision and hearing, keeping up-to-date health records and giving aid and comfort were only part of Mrs. Mar- guerite Royer's duties as the school nurse. Americo Andrade, attendance direc- tor, was responsible for maintaining at- tendance records of every student. Yearly his office distributed Federal Census in- formation for those pupils whose parents live or work on Federal property, provid- ing Federal impacted funds for the sys- tem. New equipment, such as language booths, copy machines and microfilm readers were only a few items which were changing the traditional type library to a Media Center concept. Together Mrs. Mildred Schenkel and Miss Linda Skerritt combined their knowledge to introduce students to library usage. Frank Moody, the new activities direc- tor, organized and co-ordinated school activities along with co-sponsoring Student Body Council activities. far, upper, left: Using the Reader's Guide, Evelyn Rivera tries to find an article in a magazine. center, upper, left: A rare photograph catches Mr. Moody, activities director, at his desk. far, left: While explaining college requirements, Mrs. Alice Davisson finds Erlinda Gonzales and Laurie Frantz very enthusiastic. left: Talking to a concerned parent about the schools curriculum, Mr. Frank Graham explains the different levels. Academics 61