West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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g1 Y To develop a curriculum that will meet the basic needs of students and tl1e requirements of society is the con- stant concern of the administrators and faculty M0 li UH00

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THEY PLA A D EDIT James E. Blue, M. A., Principal of West Senior High School URlNG,the past two years, West High School has cooperated in the Illinois Secondary School Curriculum Study to find answers to two basic questions: Who Is Being Served? and What Should Be Taught and What Services Should Be Provided? In our country, we have accepted the responsibility for taxing ourselves for the support of free public secondary schools for the purposes of maintaining, strengthening, and improving our way of life. In order to attain these ideals, we recognize the necessity for educating all high school youth who may profit from the secondary educational program. In order to determine who is and who is not being served. we used three Illinois State Curriculum studies: the Holding Power Study, The Hidden Cost Study, and the Participation in Extra-Class Activities Study. The Holding Power Study gave us reliable information on how many and who dropped out of West High School. Although our percentage of drop-outs was about the same as twenty-two other Illinois High Schools and much below the national average, yet it revealed that these drop-outs came from families with low incomes and limited educational backgrounds. The Hidden Costs Study included costs in connection with attending high school and participating in school activities ffood. clothing. shelter. and transportation excludedl. Although the 14 costs in West High School were below the state average, yet they were high enough to eliminate some pupils front low income homes. The Participation in Extra Class Activities Study followed the state trend in that pupils front high income homes participated in school activities in much higher proportion than pupils from low income homes. What should be taught? and What services should be pro- vided? were revealed through Guidance and Follow-Up studies. The Guidance Study showed that the 1948 West High School graduates placed problems of personality development first and second, boy and girl relationships third, and vocational ad- justment fourth in the order of importance. The Follow-Up Study, directed to parents, teachers, pupils, and graduates., revealed a need for increased emphasis on problems of vocational adjustment, development of effective personalityg healthful and safe livingg participation in civic affairsg and edu- cating for marriage, home making, and parenthood. These careful studies of problems in West High School are increasing the percentage of high school youth continuing through to graduation and improving both the instruction and services offered for all West High school youth. -JAMES E. BLUE. Principal