Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY TJ'S FRONT OFFICE is a fxequent stopover for many teachers and students. MRS. JACKSON leads the Jackeks to victory MRS. MARCELLE PITMAN works hard to keep TJ's library in perfect , . a ordet. '

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TO DEDICATED TEACHERS She's my idea of a real lady, commented one of Miss Margaret Millcrls students upon learning of her plans to retire from teaching. That, perhaps, best expresses the general feeling for the softrspoken anlish teacher, a veteran of 39 years of experience. Miss Miller was a member of the Jefferson faculty for 22 years and taught English on all three levelsl She also taught some classes in Latin Shc- has helped to guide academic development by working on three English curriculum guides. Fond of her students and highly sympathetic with them, Miss Miller has been a professional teacher in the true sense of the word. MISS MARGARET MILLER B.A. Cumberland University M.A. George Peabody College MR. P. T. REYNOLDS B.At Sam Houston State College MtAt Sam Houston State College Mr. P T Reynolds closed the books on 37 years as a teather of cammercial subjects at Thomas jcffep 5611 High School, His specialty was bookkeeping, and he plans to maintain a local bookkeeping and tax service Office. Mr. Reynolds also taught typing and commercial law Although his subject matter was practical in nature, Mr. Reynolds' approach to teaching has been highly idealistic in nature. A popular homeroom teacher, ML Reynoldsl group could he counted on to give others a good race whether they were competing For Best Poster award or the honor of contributing the most items to a food basket for the needy.

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. . . REFLECTION OF WISDOM MR, JOHN BADGETT is in perfect composure as he warms up the band before a performance. kw. MR. ROGER RUSSELL, counselor, Was always available to offer help and information to any and every student. Since the student reflects so accumtcly the sum total of all the things he has learned, it is important that thc leCulty and the leministr,1- tion should he well infnrmcd as to subject mat- ter and skilled in the techniques of imparting information to others, Thomas Jefferson has a total of 104 teachers and professional personnel forming one of the strongest faculties in the area. All teachers have academic degrees, approxi- mately 50 per cent have Master's degrees, and several are working in doctoral programs in various universities. All tenn'hcrs are ccrtiffed under the rather rigid standards of Certification by the State of Texas. Many have earned special certifimtes in counscling and supervision. Several teachers have been recognized statewide and nationwide through special scholarships and summer study. Teachers keep up with changing trends through a continuing program of in-serv- ice study.