Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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170 Standing on the outer edge of a swirling decade, the 1980s, much of our educational foresight is blurred by the rapid currents of change that have become synonymous with modern times. ' But beneath this mainstream of troubled water lies an unshakeable foundation cemented by a common sense approach to managing the seemingly unmanageable. With a system of good decision- making backed more by research and planning than by educated guesses , the Sweeny ISD has built an administrative fiber which is not easily torn by the economic and educational problems of our day. The administrative team of Mr. Joe J. Lindsey, Mr. Malcolm Atwood and Mrs. Barbara Bass is a veteran force of educators who provide guidance and seek lasting solutions to modern school problems. Shar- ing over 15 years of administrative service to the Sweeny Schools, the trio of superintendents operate on a system of inputs from the board members, patrons, parents, faculty and students. X 'Xxx new ,L ui , , 51:-P i 1' l 1 A 1, l Joe J. Lindsey SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

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l .xl ,x I 1, It ' 450 . xl -t N V Xu N., X X rl-TALD WOODARD, a 71 graduate of SHS, is employee of the Phillips troleum Company. E- ted to the board in April, 81, Mr. Woodard is gle and resides in eeny. Q I nun-Us L Y S. x X A former SHS teacher, JERRY GERLICH has served one year as board trustee. Employed by the Dow Chemical Company, Mr. Gerlich is married and has two sons. His wife, Gwen, teaches at the Middle School. 1' X r I At -' ' .V safv' QSWAXKQ at V-ik Ll . . W 'W A, ,ix . ,,IV W- . , H. . ' 5 Beginning his third year as a board trustee, PAUL MCGRE W is employed by Phillips Petroleum. He is married and has a son, Jeff, who is a student at the Middle School. y1 'w Sl lf- 'VS xf 1 As the dollar yo-yoed in value and as unemployment lurked near ten percent in mid- 1982, Sweeny ISD board members had good reason to be consumed by financial affairs rather than by educational concerns. But they weren't. While educators statewide buckled under the pressures of a tough economy, student and teacher dropouts, and a teeming assortment of problems, Sweeny school trustees kept finding ways to keep students, staff, and progress at the top of the agenda. Our success in 1982 can be largely attributed to the excellent foresight and planning of this elected management team. While most firms and schools tabled construction plans, the Sweeny system plunged healthily into a huge building program to include two new schools and a science complex. Educationally, trustees initiated significant improvements in local salary and benefit structures, broadened course offerings and language studies, and established a program of guidance and counseling at the primary grade levels. So, as the nation quivered under an economic scourge, Sweeny kids are still getting the best education money can buy. LEFT: New trustees Charlie Stevenson lleftj and Alma Davis lmiddlej pose with Supt. Lindsey during the first board session for the new members. Dr. Davis received 56.8 percent of the vote to win the Position 6 race over incumbent F.J. Richers. District voters also chose Stevenson for new Position 2 trustee. An attorney, Stevenson won a three candidate race with 61.2 percent of the vote. Contenders Billy Losack and James R. Hensley trailed in Position 2 voting which placed Stevenson in the board seat left by retiring trustee, Ernelle Orr. A total ol 1,035 district voters cast their ballots in the April 3 election. 109

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..P'Q-f ' as , X ' - I M Malcolm Atwood Barbara Bass SSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, ASSISTANT SUPEFIINTENDENT ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTION