South Albany High School - Sapere Aude Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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Ten years ago Albany Union High School found itself overcrowded and since it was no longer feasible to expand, it was decid- ed that a new High School should be built. The Portland architectural firm of Hewlett and Jamison was hired to make reliminary plans for the new Albany High chool. Completion date was set for September of 1970. Meanwhile, a decision had to be made on what to name the two high schools. Various names were tossed around. Takena, Monteith, Liberty, and Columbus were the most serious contenders. The final decision however, was to name the new school South Albany High and Albany Union would be re-named West Albany High. The school opened in September 1971 with 51 faculty members, Principal Alvin Mullikan ana Vice Principal Robert Stalick. It was a unique experienc to open a new school. One I'm glad I never missed. -Mrs. Faye Bohles A decade later, 21 original staff members are still at South and have varied memories of the early days. Opening a new school is sometimes dif- ficult and confusing. There were only two administrators and they spent time getting the school going as well as working on discipline and curriculum. We have gone from a school with no mascot, no spirit, and no identity to a school everyone knows and are all proud to be a part of. -Mrs. Karen Angel Steve Saxton was elected South Albanys’ first Student Body President as a junior and was re-elected his senior year. Staff and students set many goals for the new school. One of the major goals was not to be a South Albany version of the old school. “We attempted to set some of our own tradition, some of our own ways of looking at how schools ought to be,” According to present Asst. Superintendent Robert Stalick. 2

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Supplies and facilities were meager the first few years. Teachers didn’t have everything they needed to conduct classes. There was only one pencil sharpener in the school. There was a constant parade of students and teachers who came to the office to sharpen pencils. •Robert D. Stalick The gym didn’t have any bleachers yet and little equipment had arrived, so students played a lot two person, one wall handball in tne main gym. Playing fields were not landscaped when the school was first oc- cupied. Many times students spent their PE. period gathering rocks so they could keep from getting injured. We had lots of volleyballs and three nets but no standards for the nets. The students took turns holding up the nets so we could play. -Mrs. Pat Archibald Looking back teachers remember the pride students had then and how it has grown. “It took South a good three years to develop school pride, spirit, and to stand alone without West,” commented Mrs. Faye Bohles. There has been a freedom and opportunity for us all to grow as much as our ambitions allow or drive us. -Mrs. June Swedberg Through the years a strong student body has developed a dedication to its school and to each student that is a part of it. “There has been a freedom, ana oppotuni- ty for us all to grow as much as our ambi- tions allow or drive us,” stated Mrs. June Swedberg. I believe that South Albany High School has turned out to be much of what we thought it would be, an innovative school, one that offers a lot of programs. -Robert D. Stalick Asst. Superintendent 3