Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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what Fifty said When I was young my teachers were the old. l gave up fire for form till I was cold. I suffered like a metal being cast. I went to school to age to learn the past. lx- Now I am old my teachers are the young. What can't be molded must be cracked and sprung. Body ul I strain at lessons fit to start a ml...d-bw suture. cwmgiwm. I goto school to youth to learn the oenighyoidemm futu re. Mylohyoideul an Robert Frost , .-.-1.-s .-1..uzauQ autism! . Henan ' -Tend! .ar'A- Bodyofhylidbw' Q ..,,,,..,.s!1-..v...+ egg ,go Aa QUIIIHIAHI J

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'lt is a job with many problems . . . rewards! Q-..-'C' 'X The editors of the INDIAN have asked me to reflect on my job as Superinten- dent of the Shawnee Mission Schools, and to let them in on my thoughts. lt is the job of a superintendent to bring together all of the many aspects of school operation, to advise the board of education in their decision-making, to keep members of the community in- formed about their school system. lt is a job with many problems-those with solutions and those without clear-cut answers: What shall we teach? What changes should we make to keep in step with the times? How much of the old should we keep? How can we face up to the problem of drug abuse and be effective in our efforts to com- bat it? How can we make our schools warm and friendly places and relevant to the needs of youth and the needs of Society? How can we pay for quality education? How can we plan for future needs? There are frustrations! No decision ever pleases everyoneg there is always someone who thinks you did the wrong thing. The job requires so much atten- tion to the mechanics of school ad- ministration that there.isn't enough time to spend in the really important aspects of education. There isn't enough time for family and friends-lt's a lonely spot to be in sometimes, and it also is people coming from every direction. It is an exercise in trying to outguess the weath- erman and there are meetings, meet- ings, meetings! But there are also RE- WARDS: The thrill of watching a Shaw- nee Mission North football team win the state championship, the satisfaction of diplomas to graduating seniors on a warm May evening, the pride which comes from watching a department or student council plan and execute an in-depth program, the stimulation which comes from working with faculty and staff and board members who really care about youth, the pleasure brought about by contact with many community leaders. What do I think of my job? I like it! lf l could start all over again with a ca- reer, I can't think of anything l'd rather do. What could possibly be more excit- ing than being involved in the nurture and growth of 46,000 young people in an age such as ours! Dr. Arzell Ball