Thomas Jefferson High School - Aristocrat Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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if on Buses arriving at Hamilton drive undemeath the library which is supported by pillars. The UCWIY-bllilf .iuniof high features modem Hamilton's custodians find, to their dismal Home EC kitchens Such as the One Pictured. that even new equipment often doesn t wor I8

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Mrs. Rachel Noel, School board member, aroused much controversy for her integration proposal. Denveris School Board faced one of itis most crucial issues this year. Operating under a new Superintendent, Dr. Robert S. Gilberts, members worked to achieve a solution to the question of total school integration, pro- posed by Board member Rachel Noel. The Noel Reso- lution triggered tremendous community reaction. It called for a plan for total integration of the Denver schools. The question of inter-school busing inevitably became a con- troversy which challenged the abiilty of the board mem- bers to remain obective in dealing with various opinions. Dr. Gilberts originated a comprehensive plan for a model school complex integrating students for cultural exchanges in certain centralized areas. Members of the community were invited to air their grievances at the 'iidea centersi' newly innovated in all areas. A record budget of S93 million was approved by the School Board for the 1968-1969 fiscal year. Throughout the year, the School Board continued to form new policies and regulate Denver's educational system. The seven members gained both experience and the respect of Denver citizens for their unbiased treat- ment of demanding issues. chool Board Debate Inter-School Integration D P Denver students voice their disapproval of racially unbalanced school systems.

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New Junior High Alleviates Split Sessions was uickly constructed to handle 0? students from other schools. Sliding walls such as this one allow students in class to view programs in the auditorium. Split sessions were abandoned at Tj in January when approximately 2,000 seventh and eighth graders enrolled in the newly constructed Iesse Hamilton Junior High School. Many former Tj students were bussed, along with students from Smiley Junior High, to the new school located at 8600 E. Dartmouth Ave. Most of Tj's junior high teaching staff was also transferred to Hamilton. The extensively-equipped school featured a carpeted library, modem home economics facilities, movable di- viding walls, and two main gymnasiums. Seventh and eighth graders soon adjusted to their new and private environment, while TI became Denver's first four year high school. 19