Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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Miller and Fidler Guide School Activities Dr. N. A. Miller and Mr. Carl Fidler were in charge of organizing all of Watauga’s activities. They enter- tained visitors and handled disciplinary problems. Dr. Miller worked during the summer to arrange sched- ules and adjusted them in the first weeks of school. The safe transportation of students in both buses and cars was the responsibility of Mr. Fidler. Faculty members and students discussed their problems with the two men who had the difficult task of keepin pins Assistant principal Carl Fidler writes out an excuse for a student EVEty One happy: desiring to leave school during the day. Dr. N. A. Miller, principal of Watauga High School, accomplished the Assistant principal Carl Fiddler jokes with Johnny Wright about difficult job of maintaining school order and discipline. the situation concerning school activities. 16

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Richards Becomes County School Superintendent caeuetEy, ro The Watauga County Board of Education was responsible for major decisions concerning education in the county. In 1969 a new superintendent, Dr. Swanson Richards, began working with the five men elected to the board. These men prepared a yearly calendar and a budget. They also began any necessary long-range plans concerning additions to the Watauga High School building and grounds. The Board worked Dr. Swanson Richards, Watauga County’s new Superintendent of Public with Watauga High’s administrators in trying to im- Instruction, oversees the day-to-day operation of the schools. : ; prove secondary education in the county. The 1969-1970 Board of Education consisting of John Hollars, chairman; Hugh Hagaman; James Marsh; Edsel Cook; S.C. Eggers; and Dr. Swanson Richards, secretary; take time from their busy schedule to pose for a picture. AMS)

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Office Staffs Compile Student Records The high school’s guidance counselors, Mrs. Grace B. Mast, Mrs. Margaret Gragg, and Mrs. Annabelle Hunter, gave helpful advice to confused students. As a result, many students benefited from their endless efforts. The office workers helped keep the school on schedule by preparing the daily bulletins, calendars, and admit slips. Miss Wanda Farthing was in charge of these tasks. Mrs. Gladys Shelton served as the school’s Miss Wanda Farthing receives a phone call concerning one of many bookkeeper and treasurer. problems that occur at the high school daily. The guidance office gained a new member, Mrs. Annabelle Hunter, who helped the freshmen. Mrs. Grace Mast and Mrs. Margaret Gragg worked with the other three classes in choosing high school subjects and in planning for college or work after graduation. Mrs. Gladys Shelton, the bookkeeper for our school, carefully counts part of the money collected for the intramural championships. saucer