Washington High School - Warrior Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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School Boord Runs Seven Million Dollor Business Seated below: Richard Flint, Charles Gregg, Mrs. M. E. Schirmer, Pastor Selmer Heen, and Dr. P. C. Reagan. Standing: Norman Fodness, Claude Hamilton, Carl Hermann, Superintendent E. W. Skarda, Assistant Superin- tendent R. F. Trusler, and Arthur Hoehl. M Do we need a new high school? Should more money be appropriated for debate and declam? What should the policy be toward absentees? These are only a few of the many questions considered by the Board of Education. Meeting year-round, the Board determines all school policyg nothing is too large or too small for its attention. The members are elected for 2 year terms by the citizens of Sioux Falls and are paid the nominal sum of 32.50 for each meeting they attend. As the end of another school year approaches, the members of the Board of Education can look back upon 1961-1962 as a year well-planned and efficiently executed. The superintendent of schools is the Assistant superintendent R. F. Trusler executive of the Sioux Falls educational interviews prospective school personnel. system. He attends school board meet- The need for additional teachers in the ings, formulates educational policy, and growing school system and yearly turn- interprets the proceedings ofthe board. over among the teaching staff place Shown below, taking time from his busy great demands on his time. Shown schedule to have his picture taken, is below is Mr. Trusler explaining his job Superintendent E. W. Skarda. to a member of the yearbook staff. Xl ..... .-,gn

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Mr. Menzel, assistant principal, knows The question, What happens in room 1017 is often asked. The answer is complicated, but one thing is certain - being principal is a big job! A typical day might include making out the next dayis bulletin, conferring with a student, ordering new textbooks and supplies, and assembling class schedules. This year long task belongs to Ben Rossow, our principal. Though running our school is not an easy task, it offers new and different challenges daily. Activity Pulsdtes from Nerve Center of WSI-IS Edith Davies, our registrar, keeps the school records up to date, determines class rank, makes record transcripts for colleges, and registers new students. She makes many lasting friendships by interviewing students every day. Though she has a very busy schedule, she always finds time to aid WSHS students in any way she can. wi K- 'T' well the definition of the word discipline - training that strengthens. It is his un- pleasant task to demonstrate this def- inition for some of us. However, most WSHS students know him as someone who spends much time helping us solve many school problems. His help will long be remembered by those who have passed through these halls. A school secretary must possess much more than intelligence and alertness, although these qualities are important. Cine must also exercise patience, courtesy, and friendliness. Our school secretaries, Judy Thirstrup and Shirley Struyk, exemplify these characteristics. Through their friendly efficiency, they have done much to keep the machine of WSHS operating smoothly. aw p - pp p 6

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Understanding ls Our Business Richard Erickson Chester Hauge Donald Jorgensen Harold 'Hoover Guidance - a series of services which enables each individual to bet- ter understand his abilities, Weak- nesses, and interests, to help him de- velop his strengths, and to set proper goals for himself. Our counselors' sin- cere interest in each of us has truly been a help to many WSHS students in their daily problems and in their future plans. its Melba Ellis Six Competent Men l-lecid WSI-IS Departments Six directors super- vise the various edu- cational phases of our school life. Several former teachers hold these positions after years of experience in the educational field. Controlling the work of their individual de- partments are C. R. Beck, director of test- ingg R o b e rt Blake, audio-Visual aids, Glen Bunday, vocational and adult educationg Wal- lace Diehl, director of athletics, D o u g l a s E V a n s, director of physical e d u cation, and Halvin Johnson, director of guidance and counseling. 8 5-4- ,ff