Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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In the six years that Miss Marguerite Ford has served as head counselor, the VHS guid- ance department has grown from two offices to four, from one counselor to two, and from ten office workers to sixteen. With enlarged facilities Mr. Jack Wooten, assistant counsel- or, and Miss Ford are more able to assist students by adminis- tering tests, to counsel with par- ents and teachers, and to ex- tend a helping hand to new- comers. Miss’ Ford's academic prep- aration for her job includes an A.B. in education from VSC and graduate work at the Uni- versity of Georgia and at Emory University. Miss Ford and Mrs. Evans discuss college plans for Mrs. Evans's daughter Susanne. and Guidance Mr. Wooten tests Marimikel Tucker's and Glenn Register's reading ability. Mrs. Larry Moncus, guidance secretary, arranges a bulletin board in the exploration room, an innovation this year. 9

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Under Able Administration... Having taught every high school subject ex- cept English in both rural and city schools. Prin- cipal Howard Bridges has a background that quali- fies him to understand teaching problems and to serve as a school administrator. Besides extensive teaching experience, Mr. Bridges also has thor- ough academic preparation for his job. He re- ceived the A.B. and M.S. degrees from Mercer and did additional work at Duke University and at Columbia. Like Mr. Bridges, Mr. W. G. Nunn, superin- tendent of Valdosta schools, was formerly a teach- er. His major field was mathematics. Mr. Nunn attended Auburn, where he earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees. He has done graduate work at Duke, the University of Georgia and at Southern Methodist. Mr. Bridges, who was once a football and bas- ketball coach, spends some of his leisure time hunting and fishing with Coach Wright Bazemore. After half-time ceremonies at Home- coming, Mr. Bridges escorts Ann Bennett, president of the Student Council, off the field. Proud grandfather Mr. Bridges shows off his grandchildren to Mr. Nunn. Rusty 0 Wetherington, seven months, and Howard Bridges Slocumb, one year, play happily while Catherine Slocumb, four and a half, perches daintily on Mr. Nunn's knee.

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Each year seniors who approach English IV with apprehension are soon delighted by the fresh, dramatic manner in which Mrs. William West presents her subject. Her spontaneous wit and informality make them forget that they are studying difficult literary works and the fine points of gram- mar. Using this same wit with practicality and friendliness, Mrs. West, as senior class advisor, enthusiastically enters into prepara- tions for senior day and graduation. Seniors Appreciate Wit, Because of her interest in her students, not only in class, but in every phase of their development, seniors remember Mrs. West both as an instructor and a friend. While retaining her role as an experienced teacher, she, like the protagonist in Conrad's Lord Jim, is one of us to her seniors. For this unique rapport and for her stimu- lating teaching, the 1964 senior class chose her as the one to whom they wished to dedicate their annual. 10