Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Understanding Of West Parents scurried to and fro in crowded halls as they retraced their youngster's footsteps during Shaw- nee Mission West's annual Back-To-School Night. The activities began in the auditorium with the introduction of teachers and West'-s foreign exchange student. The opening ceremonies also included the in- troduction of Parent-Teacher Club officers, Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Hawkins, president, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Fisher, secretary-treasurer, and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Olbrich, publicity chairman. After the introductions, parents hurried to home- room and then to first hour. Directed by student guides and maps of West, parents went from room to room following their teen-agefs daily routine. Dur- ing classes, teachers explained to the parents the com- plexities of the course. Study halls found parents in the cafeteria dining on coffee and doughnuts. Back-To-Schoolers had five minutes to pass from class to class, and most winded parents made it in the alloted time. For those who didn't, school of- ficials made an exception and cancelled detentions. Mrs. Boyer gives first aid to a parent, Mr. Oppenheimer, dizzied by the rush of Back To School Night. Teachers leave the opening assembly on Back-To-School Night to return to classes for lectures to parents. 23

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Perplexed parents of yearbook students round out their evening of classes listening to Mr, Brown's evasive outline of activities. Radiating a Swedish glow, Carl Gerden greets parents on Bafk-To-School Highf- P. T C. Offers Better P.T.C. Ofncers- Front row: Mrs. Dale Ulrich, Mrs. Gordon er, Mr. W. W. Hawkins, Mr. E. R. Zimmerman, Mr. james Harrod, Mrs. Charles Fisher, Mrs. W. W. Hawkins, Mrs. A. Wilson, Mr. Charles W. Saunders, Mining: Mr. Dale Eugene Zimmerman, Mrs. james A. Wilson, Mrs. Charles Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Olbrich. Saunders, Row 2: Mr. Gordon Harrod, Mr. Charles Fish- 22

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