Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Associate Principal As associate principal, Mr. W. Ralph Kier has for seven years shared responsibilities with Dr. Wilson. In addition to supervising operations in the health and physical edu- cation, foreign language, and industrial arts departments, Mr. Kier is in complete charge of the entire finance pro- gram. His greatest task, perhaps, is that of supervising all functions concerning the student body: assemblies, clubs, social activities, transportation, the publication of the complete events calendar and the fixing of the bell sched- ule, to name a few. With the addition of Wakefield’s An- nex this year, Mr. Kier assumed the role of general sup- ervisor over activities there, as well. In December of last year, Mr. Kier was appointed principal of Yorktown High School, due to open in September, 1960. Mr. Kier is congratulated by Superintendent Reid on his appoint- ment as principal of Yorktown.

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DR. HAROLD M. WILSON The Principal of Wakefield High School Dr. Harold M. Wilson has been Wakefield’s principal since the school opened seven years ago. He is perhaps the school’s most important representative in the com- munity, for in him the public sees reflected the basic educational principles behind Wakefield’s establish- ment and growth. As the administrative head of the school, Dr. Wilson is charged with the general co- ordination of the instructional program and is also con- cerned with the selection, assignment, and evaluation of school personnel. Our principal has been kept quite busy this year with activities related to his functions at Wakefield. He is an active member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has written a chapter of a recent yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. Wilson attended Vincennes University, the University of Indiana, and George Washington University.

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A past president of the Arlington Education Association, Mr. Richard Johnson is Wakefield’s assistant principal. His main func- tion is serving as Dean of Boys, responsible for the welfare and conduct of all boys attending the school. Thus he administers boy’s detention in the cafeteria and arranges parent conferences with the families of boys who find themselves in sundry difficulties at school. Mr. Johnson also co-ordinates custodial services in order to insure adequate care of the school buildings and grounds. He receives and takes permanent stock inventories of maintenance supplies, instructional equipment, and classroom furniture, and, finally, he is in charge of supervision over student use of the cafe- teria facilities. A member of the Wakefield faculty, Mr. Johnson attended the University of Virginia and George Washington Uni- versity. The Deans MRS. MARY MAR£ As Dean of Girls, Mrs. Mary Mare is primarily responsible for the conduct and welfare of Wakefield’s 1,328 girls. In this capacity she is often a disciplinarian, but she is always ready to help with major problems. Mrs. Mare has been in Arlington schools for eleven years and has been with Wakefield since its beginning. She is the founder and sponsor of the Wakefield Guides, the school’s oldest continuous organization. Mrs. Mare’s administrative jobs include supervision of the at- tendance system, grade chairman, substitute and student teachers, the health program of the school, and the orientation of new teachers. She is on the staff of G.W. University as a field worker for training student teachers. Mrs. Mare graduated summa cum laude from Bucknell Uni- versity and is a member of Pi Lambda Theta, the National Hon- orary Education Fraternity, and of Sigma Tau Delta, the National Honorary English Fraternity. MR. RICHARD JOHNSON