Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Progressive administration leads Policies, rules benefit students When students came to school in September, they couldn ' t help notice a change around the campus. First, the school was departmentalized. In the main building, all English classes were held on the second floor, math classes on third and history classes on fourth. Other changes were introduced by JoAnn Stovall, principal. Once coming to school, students were not allowed to stay in their cars or in the parking lot. Once at school, they had to stay until the 3:30 p.m. bell rang. A parking lot attendant was on duty in the morning and after school. The Morth St. exit and two on Ben Jordan were chained off in the morning to help the flow of traffic. Parents were asked to drop their children off in the horseshoe instead of coming into the parking lot. Although some resisted these changes at first, the flow of traffic was helped. Jim Walker was added to the administra- tion as an assistant principal. I ' m learning the situation right now and getting familiar with my job, but I think I ' m really going to like it, he said. Mr. Walker was in charge of discipline and student activities. Returning assistant principals were Bill Dunn, discipline and textbooks, and Nan Jackson, curriculum. Mrs. Stovall returned in her second year as principal. School administration includes, pckwise, Jim Walker, assistant principal; in Jackson, assistant principal; JoAnn ovall. principal; and Bill Dunn, assistant. Administration 89

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VISD Board of Trustees sets policies Dress code changed, new policies introduced I When the school year began, the Vic- toria Independent School District Board of Trustees had enacted a new dress code policy. Boys, as well as girls, could wear shorts to school as long as they were no shorter than three inches above the knee. A controversial ruling concer- ning earrings, however, was reversed during the first month of school. At first the school board permitted boys to wear earrings to school. Some of the guys loved it and wore dangling earrings as well as the small studs. However, all that was changed when the board decreed that it was disruptive for guys to wear earrings in class. Community standards should be reflected in student dress, said Dr. Larry Vaughn, superintendent. Community standards should be a fifth guideline for determining what dress is acceptable, said Dale Pigott, trustee. Dr. Vaughn introduced a new form of communications witfi faculty members of the district during the year Each campus had an opportunity to have breakfast with the superintendent at their respective schools and ask him any questions or discuss any issue with him. The only con- dition was that no administrators were allowed to be present, per Dr. Vaughn ' s instructions. By the middle of September, boys could no longer wear earrings. New additions to the campuses, especially on the elementary school level were built. Stroman and Victoria high schools each had construction on campus with a weight room and athletic facilities for Stroman and a new gym at Victoria High. The district also embarked on the Ef- fective Schools program, which is designed to make effective schools even more effective. The mission adopted by the district was Everyone Can Learn. Each cam- pus adopted its own mission, based on the district mission. Stroman ' s was Stroman is a 5-A school. Advance- ment in academics, activities and achievement for all. Dr. Larry Vaughn Superintendent of Schools EeyONECANLEAKN! VISD administration includes Joe Conti, trustee; E.G. Nunez, assistant superinten- dent of finance; Dr. Larry Vaughn, superintendent; Theresa Gutierrez, trustee; James Murphy, trustee; Johnny Wilson. trustee and board president, James Baki trustee; Dr. Doris Fascine, assista superintendent of instruction; Dale Pigi trustee; and Jay Lack, trustee Admlnistration 88

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Connie Anders Business Margaret Anderson Home Economics Donna Appelt History Lee Barnard History Laurie Bauer Chemistry Susan Bauer Choir Sharon Bednorz Math Roy Blacknall Health, Athletics Bob Borchert Wt Lifting. Athletics Melicent Bryarly Journalism Mark Buley Band Jan Claussen Reading, English Alberta Cooper Special Services Dick Cowan Science, Tennis Virginia Cowen Librarian Roy Cravens Special Services Karia Cregar Government, Athletics Wayne Davis Math Coordinator Les Deuel Siology, Voc. Agriculture Carolyn Dornak Health, Atheltics Stuart Dornburg Math, Girls Golf Sonja Duren Computer Math Claudia Eckel Counselor Brian Emerson History, Athletics Writing is important in every subject, especially English. Mrs. Shirley Powell explains the writing tree to her senior English class. Teachers were thrilled when the district leased the OCE copiers for use as school instead of the purple ditto machines. Mrs. Linda White photo copies a physics test for one of her classes Administration 90 I