Van Buren High School - Pointer Yearbook (Van Buren, AR)

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Secretaries live demanding lives Certain duties such as answering a multitude of telephone calls, handling and selling school supplies, and preparing and alphabetizing enrollment cards are just an everyday routine for Mrs. Rheba Henley. She is the secretary to the principal, Mr. Bill Mitchell, and assistant principal, Mr. Rex Yerby. Every year there seems to be more to do, said Mrs. Henley. But, really it's a lot offunfl Other various jobs include keeping the attendance records and sending monthly reports on time to the State Department of Education. Assisting Mr. James Tate, superin- tendent, is Mrs. Martha Howell, who serves as treasurer of the school district. Making out the monthly payroll is one of the main duties for Mrs. Howell. Typing reports, handling applications for teachers, and ordering free text booksf for elementary and Junior high students 's the important role played by Mrs. owell in the operation ot' the school ystem, Mrs. Howell is also directly involved with the students of Van Buren High chool. She has given helpful advice to any of them. She always accompanies he students on the Six Flag trip. Mrs. owell is a very involved secretary. She is ssisted by students who help in the of- ICB during their study period in the day. ,af 'T J' V lr. QiflA'f' 1 ' 4' ' ARIES: Mrs. Martha Howell, Mrs. Henley V -Y-,,..f-2 ,,...4 ' ,M ali MRS. HOWELL, in her position as secretary to Superintendent James Tate, handles many important duties. ln addition to her important activities, she also has a strong interest in the Van Buren High School student body, 3 'f'33 sf gn me jr W ,IL rg 1 ra I , I l '2', Q ll: Jil ,Y vt V V 1. fr lf-.v A 5 15.2. XXX Zxqf -it XXX f rv we rf-Lf wr vi f, ,sg . K MRS. RHEBA Henley performs one of her many duties as secretary to Mr. Bill Mitchell, principal. Commitment 23

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Student counselors direct many tests, conferences, learning plans, and skills Mr. Walter Rockwell and Mrs. Patricia Webb spend most of their day meeting with students to discuss pro- blems that may rise during the year. Mrs. Webb divides her time between the senior class and junior high. She has helped students with ACT and scholar- ship applications, and career plans. Mr. Rockwellis duties include in- volving the junior and sophomores activi- ties around their possible career choices. He is also active as Student Council sponsor. ....49'.. MR. WALTER Rockwell discusses the Armed Forces Aptitude Test with Army recruiting officer, Sergeant Thomas Boyle. '-' Q.-M-........4..4 .MNA A KI? I -we-..a........, . . ,,,.,........... ,,, F55 . , Ae, 3 f .Q MRS. PAT Webb takes time out from an active schedule to cheerfully reassure seniors about to apply for their college ACT test. 22 Commitment ! m6 E it GUIDANCE COUNSELORS: Mr. Walter Rock- well and Mrs. Pat Webb. E 'ss bf. S t J, gl 2 uv. COUNSELOR PAT Webb finds that her exce lent sense of humor helps in dealing with th often serious problems of Van Buren Hig School students. Besides coping with her pos tion at high school, Mrs. Webb counsels Junic High students, also,

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,gif Q 'f a . , I be I -ft -' I7 A. I . WI, - as as JOURNALISM, ENGLISH: Ivif. Bill Pharis. ENGLISH: Mr. James Faugm. ENGLISH, f ht SPEECH: Mrs. Linda May. - II ,III f ie I .,, .ff LH I 5 I ' ' ' ' . t ir It Effective communication is X g O al E n g I I S h, S p Q Q C h, Zlllgl ggcjgiigggush teacher, discusse: journalism class work here Mmwgam-an From the very first moment of Julius Caesar to the last page ofa review of the verbal, English plays an important role. X, kgog Making certain her classes have a maximum of knowledge in senior English grammar and literature, Mrs. Grace Barlow teaches a large part of the graduating class of VBHS. Sophomore students are initiated into their high school English years of Mrs. Linda May and Mr. John Rotert. In addition to sophomore English classes, Mrs. May also instructs junior and senior students in the art of speech. Mr. Rotert finds time to carefully tutor a senior class in business English while also teaching large classes of sophomores. Junior English students are instructed by Mr. James Faught and Mr. Bill Pharis. MR. BILL Pharis, English and journalism structor, is waiting for hats to come back style, ENGLISH: Mr. John Rotert. ENGLISH: MRS. LINDA MAY appears pleased to hear that all of her speech students are prepared for Grace Bajlowl extemporaneous talks. 24 Commitment