Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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'Q LS-S -QM 5 7 Q. Z- N 1- s I X if is Mrs. Lois Downs-Attendance. Mrs. Catherine Lippy B.A.- Permanert Substituteg Hall Monitor Supervisor. Mrs. Jeanie Riviello-Secretary to Assistant Principals. NI rs. Ruth lVat kins-Registrar. ,wx Ar my 05 fs- Q 4-e . .ww 1 6: ,i.k an if 3' 3- A I .,. Q, . KY -.. YS- N 1 gfn' fl N... ...,.l Students ask for information concerning club activities. Fentral office personnel are kept busy answering many such requests. ' In charge of all bookkeeping, Mrs. Grace Thomas spends much of her day adding columns of figures and keeping financial records. Administration 21

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Associate Principals Direct School Affairs Cooperation among the three assistant principals results in effective administra- tion of all phases of school life. Mr. Alexander H. Anderson, assistant principal for three years, is in charge of teaching material and instruction. Pre- vious to this position, he taught govern- ment and was grade chairman for the class of 1954. Presently sponsor of the Activity Council, Mr. Anderson has also instructed social studies students in college and in a New Jersey high school. Mr. James D. Mahoney, formerly pur- chasing agent for the county, is now super- vising buildings and grounds as assistant principal. He has also served in the capa- city of athletic director. Mr. Harry Pitt, the newest associate principal, has charge of student personnel and the conduct of students. Before ac- cepting this position, he taught psysical education and biology. Active in athletics, he is varsity Wrestling coach and has Work- ed with sports at Georg-e Washington Uni- versity. Arranging for an Activity Council meeting is Assistant Principal Mr. Alexander Anderson. fic Assistant principals Mr. James Mahoney and Mr. Harry Pitt discuss an aclministrative problem. Work- ing with the other principals, they devote their time to making the school run more smoothly. .. ,I Q 'S '--. K P 20 Administration

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1 f Mabel Allen BA MA College Counselor Sarah Cloud B A M A Junior Counselor Junior Red Cross Mrs Alice Lott BA M A Sophomore Counselor Wel come Club Carl McDamels B A M A Job Placement Counselor Mrs Honora Obourn BS Junior Counselor st, Junior Red Cross Jean McGurrm dlscusses a problem with one of the guidance counselors Mrs Alice Lott Guldunce Opens Door For College Asplrunts Opportunities that future school exper1 ences offer are pointed out to nlnth grad ers when they plan their hlgh school pro grams This ald in scheduhng 1S the first contact students have Wlth the guidance program of W L I n c o m 1 n g sophomores are assigned grade counselors to whom they may go when questions arise By means of confer ences, the counselors help students wlth academic problems and adgiustment d1ff1 cultles, and act as a liaison between teach ers and students College and placement gu1dance IS offer ed as the students near the close of their cants 1n choosmg colleges to fit their needs after cumulative records and aptitude test scores are reviewed The same care IS tak en in determ1n1ng what iobs students may be suited for upon graduation The guld ance department IS concerned with the de velopment of students into educated, Well adgusted c1t1zens 22 Faculty ' 0 ,g . . X v A K, - v - - . s , ' . -, . .- ' . - xl X l f ' . . . . .2 at . ' -' ' high school careers. Advisors aid appli- S , , . . 1-is MA- - ' 4 . . 'll We ffrlil ' . . . ' . ' xi-Q eg Q 5 . .