Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Due to the increased needs of the swimming teoms, the new locket room hos been added to the south end of the building to provide more room for the teams. The high prices of gasoline hove finally caused students to cut bock on their consumption. W hen man discovered rhor rosks were performed eosier wirh rhe help of others and wirh rhe proper tools or hand, he begon ro gather into groups ro work on different prqjeas. Soon man began ro realize that from rhe experience of others, one could gain knowledge. As o result, more men and women began ro work os o community. In doing this, they found that rhe wisdom of one could be roughr ro imossive groups. As rhe size of these groups inaeosed, leodership was needed for orgonizorion- ol purposes. Since these groups began ro meet regularly, shelter was necessory for proper working conditions. In order ro do this, mon pur row moreriols ro use ro provide buildings opplicoble ro rhe group and rhe oaiviry being performed. For- merly these srruaures were referred ro os insrirurions, and today they ore commonly known os schools. The schools ' enrollmenr rare inaeosed simultaneously wirh rhe demonds for more efficient equipment and facilities. In Valparaiso rhe original high school com- plex, now Central Elementary School, become roo smoll and in 19 27 rhe stu- dents moved ro o new locorion, rhe present Denjomin Fronklin Junior High building. Then, in 1970, rhe present VHS, wirh o capacity of 2000, opened ro occomodore increased enrollmenr and ro provide more mod- ern ond effidenr facilities. Within rhe seven years rhor VHS hos been functioning, ir hos survived o major fire which resulted in $300,000 in domoges ro four English dossrooms, hollwoys, lockers, ond surrounded oreos. Due ro rhe necessity of more locker room spoce, rhe AAA swimmers, open swim porrici- ponrs, obng wirh rhe boys ' ond girls ' swim reams now hove rhe convenience of rheir own locker room, completed eory in rhe yeor. Besides srruaurol changes, VHS hos undergone several personnel changes wirhin Irs life span or rhe new building. Breaking rhe mold of rhe rrodi- rionol odminisrrorive ser-up which hos been in ef- fea or VHS since rhe ' 73- ' 74 school yeor, wos Vice Principol Bob Surron. In oddirion ro Surron, six new teachers were odded ro rhe staff following rhe reriremenr or resignation of six reochers lost spring. For fh© first rime in VHS history students ore being required to carry student identification cards. Vice Principai Robert Sutton, the new schooi disciplinorion ond octivities director, aides senior Paul Choker. 2 — Opening