Shawnee Mission East High School - Hauberk Yearbook (Prairie Village, KS)

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PTA invents new ideas, enlarging the broad edueative scope , V ,gm . . Communication , fy 74V'74'.f,Y. Z 5 Mrs. Don McCaul, Parliarnentarianp Mrs. R. C. Weed, Presidentp Mrs. Ray Guthrie, Treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Kiene, 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. Robert Luttrell, Historian, Mrs. Don Church, 1st Vice-President. Not pictured: Mrs. Jeff Perky, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Richard Joslyn, Corresponding Secretary. ...MA Serving as an active link between the faculty and parents, the Parent Teacher Association worked efficiently on educational advances. During regular meetings, the Asso- ciation planned Back-to-School night and the College Clinic. Election of officers, collection of dues, and suggestions for special programs headed the order of business at the beginning of the school year. The PTA served as an outlet for both faculty and parents to air their views on school policy, curriculum, and procedure. lt also allowed both to express new ideas and suggestions for the betterment of their children's education. Parents and teachers alike voiced their opinions. Under such procedure, the Associa- tion provided an effective organization in the interest of each student. 25

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Office administration maintains unity throughout SM schools Take 2,000 students, multiply that number times five and you have got Shawnee lVlission's future generation. All five high schools liked to view themselves as thriving, self-sufficient bodies, but in order to inject efficiency throughout the district, a central organizing body was necessary. The office administrators performed this essential coor- dinating function. Dr. Arzell Ball, superintendent, aided in helping to break away from the uniformity which was present in the past. All Shawnee Mission Schools now have unique aspects, apparent in the internal organs rather than the physical appearance of the schools. The Commons area is an example of the students ability to function successfully. It was a test that was observed not only by the students, but the community as well. Competition has had a tendency to provide a division rather than a unity. The central office attempted to maintain a bond among the schools, administration, and students. DR. ARZELL BALL-Superintendent if 3 i3f'4 76 BOARD OF EDUCATION--First Row: Robert Wendel, John Baeke, Bill Nulton. Second Row: Walter Hi J'i a ETS! nf' einer, Eugene Amos, Bill Sparks

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An Executive exists to make some exceptions to basic: general rules Though authority be a stubborn bear he is oft led by the nose with gold. This characterized the administrative staff of SIVI East. lVlr. Cormack, lVlr. Newcomer, and lVlr. Wright, headed by Dr. Terril, guided and directed the student body through the school year. With the Student Congress, the princi- pals worked on changes in curriculum, planning school activities, and administering all phases of school life. Working closely with class officers, the principals assisted in collecting sophomore dues, the planning of Prom, and Senior Day. An administration can only be successful if it is efficiently used by those under it. The gold that was used to lead the adminis- tration by the nose was the cooperation and hard work of the students. To maintain order and promote challenge are the basic jobs of the principals. The success of the administrators depended upon their ability to listen and work with the students. They supplemented the students' voice in school. 26 'I-5.3 5 DR. TERRY TERRIL-Principal. new 'ik .5 Y 2