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

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T 'B fi e 1 .4 ' JJ,- Lia' n Q .Q x, X NX xvwx , Cafeteria LadiesfFront r0w.' Betty Schroer, Bonnie Mor- gan, Stella Neptune, Melba Tobin, Lois Faulkender, Georgia Judd, Emma Williamson, and Ena Hargis. Row 2: Pauline Jennings-head, Catherine Lowry, Dorothy Ditto, Shirley Burwell, Nadine White, Margaret Subblette, Hazel Dyer, Custodians-Front row: Richard Hopkins-head, Floyd Trounter, Dean Mitchell, and Jim Brisindine. Row 2.' James Innes, Roy Van Bibber, Mack Hastart, and C. Drake. Row 3: Jack Henderson, Gary Gardner, and John Switzer. Row 4: Henry Keffer and Harvey Hartman. 20-ACADEMICS Clara Micheels, Shirley Stockdale, and Florence Scott. Row 3: Jean Klamm, Vllma Hillier, Wilma Harrington, Rosalie Bussell, Arlene Kreutzer, Dorothy Largent, Dorothy Morri- son, and Marguerite McBride. Susfenonce, Upkeeping Officials Serve Students With 30 gallons of gleaming white paint and 25 of bright yellow, the custodial personnel renovated parking spaces and curbing lines in anticipation of hordes of autos. Richard Hopkins headed the com- mission and directed other necessities such as main- tenance tasks, repairs, and grounds upkeep. This 17-man staff worked in two shifts, one crew for service during school and the second for evening duties. ln the hours from 6:30 to 4:00 another notable team toiled to prepare daily lunches. Manager Mrs. Pauline Jennings with assistant Mrs. Betty Schroer served cafeteria meals designed by the Foods Ser- vice Office. Menus agreed with criteria set for Type A-nutrition plan, which included one-third of a day's health requirements. Worth waiting in ticket lines for, allotments of meat, vegetables, milk, and bread carried pupils through the remainder of the day and appeased ravenous appetites.

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Office Personnel Exhibit Responsibility, Efficiency Reliable and competent service by West's office staff proved vital to efficient management of school administration. As switchboard operator, lVlrs. Parks kept staff and students informed about academic and extracurricular activities. lVlrs. Daly functioned in the capacity of attendance clerk by readmitting students to classes, while lVIrs. Glick handled all permanent records for student body members. Prominent among lVlrs. Pope's tasks as book- keeper ranked the regulation of money transac- tions. As lVlr. Selves's secretary, IVlrs. Chipman supervised scholastic correspondence. lVlrs. Parki- son, in another secretarial position, arranged ap- pointments for pupils to receive guidance from their counselors concerning high school and col- lege. lVlrs. Boyer, school nurse, served in both medi- cal and clerical duties by treating ailments and re- cording absences. This year West welcomed a new staff member, lVlrs. lVlcRoberts, vvho, as computer translator, communicated approved schedule rear- rangements to the calculating machine. Nlrs. Nedra Boyer-N urse K r t .,,. ,EZ A s ', ,- . , i M .. . ' V . I . iwt-lifH liM'iwfilllll .Iiiiill'li:1ll,fiii1iii E lVlrs. Donna Parkison-Counselors' Secretary Tallying attendance slips, Kathy Scaramucci correlates the number of absentees with the history term paper due. ACADEIVIICS-19

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A School Night Highlights Colendor Events Ol PTC Forming a bridge between school and communi- ty, the Shawnee Mission West Parent-Teacher Club transmitted district programs to Viking parents. Consisting of faculty members, parents, and ad- ministrators, the club sponsored six meetings throughout the year. On November 10, a panel of counselors answered questions relating to post-high school planning and informed adults of college re- quirements and vocational study. Mothers and fathers enjoyed evening melodies at two winter concerts and feasted upon savory delicacies provid- ed by PTC. Ninth-grade pupils looked at West on April 13, previewing academic and social activities for upcoming high school careers. Brief meetings held in grade homerooms orient- ed Back-To-School Night adults to ten-minute classroom schedules. Traveling through a maze of chambers and passageways, parents followed ab- breviated itinerary and re-entered the world of stu- dents. Strategically located throughout the build- ing, smiling guides led puzzled parents along schol- arly curriculum routes to near-by classrooms. Doubtful mothers question Coach Bainum's requirements for spotless gym suits as he relates its importance. Parent-Teacher Club Officers-Left to Right: Mr. and Mrs. Hans Prinds, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jung, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. l -X it I M. -. A -t,..,a..g53q,gg,s, Y 1:15 ll' li .sgm,,,4..l Il A.E. Witwer, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard, Mrs. Joseph Cates, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson. ACADEMICS-21