Verdugo Hills High School - El Portal Yearbook (Tujunga, CA)

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Principal of Verdugo during Mrs. Kirby's absence, Dr. N'aTalie J. Ward, has been a Teacher and adminisTraTor in The Los Angeles CiTy Schools for TwenTy-one years. Dr. Ward became a consulTanT in The division of secondary educafion in l957. She was born in Los Angeles and earned her Bachelors degree aT Pomona College, her MasTers aT California STaTe College aT Los Angeles, and her docToraTe aT UCLA. She is a member of The NaTional Council for The Social STudies and pasT presidenT of The California STaTe Council for The Social STudies. She also belongs To The California Associafion of Secondary School AffiliaTes and The Professional Women in EducaTion. Dr. Ward is co- auThor of a US HisTory book. Heading The adminisTraTion during The fall semesfer aT Verdugo Hills High School was Mrs. Eva M. Kirby. Principal of Verdugo since December, l962, Mrs. Kirby has a greaf amounT of awareness for Verdugo's sTudenT body. She knows Verdugo is one of The finesT schools in The Los Angeles School DisTricT. Mrs, Kirby earned her BA aT UCLA in The field of Biological Science. She Then wenT on To receive a Masfers degree from USC. Reading, hiking, and Travel 'are among Mrs. Kirloy's many inTeresTs. The spring semesfer gave our principal an oppor- TuniTy To pursue her love for Travel, as she Took a Travel leave, going To SouTh America. Bofh sTudenTs and faculTy will welcome her reTurn in The fall.

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C Lsiird L 't A 4 Mr. Thomas Barkelew, the boys' vice-principal, began teaching at Burbank city schools. He entered the Los Angeles City School Dis- trict in l958, as a teacher at Monroe High School. Previously an administrator at Sun Valley Junior High, Mr. Barkelew arrived at Verdugo this tall. He is a native Californian, ac- quiring his BA and MA at USC. Hang tough , now a familiar phrase to all Verdugo's students, is Mr. Barkelew's motto. Arriving at Verdugo last tall was Mrs. June Peterson, girls' vice-principal. She earned her BA and MA in education from USC. Mrs. Peterson started teaching at Manual Arts High School in Business Education. In l963, she became principal of Garden Gates High school. Following this as- signment she accepted the position of the girls' vice-principal at Monroe, in the spring of l966. Facuffg X ft l X r i F . -,,,,..f'