West Phoenix High School - Westerner Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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. VV jd M nn. Room cum PRINCIPAL In his second year as Principal of West, Dr. Robert Gard has once again met with the responsibilities and problems of his job. One of West's biggest problems was the overcrowded conditions. There are approximately 2,650 students with an overload of 91, on the facilities. Dr. Gard commented, There is quite an interesting group of young people here at West. The student body doesn't fall into a general apathy. This school has a per- sonality. Students take pride in their school while their parents support it. Nlost of all, West has a strong faculty which is very rewarding for me. Dr. Gard leaves this message to graduating Seniors. A student's knowledge is measured when he leaves school. l'm confident Seniors have had a sound back- ground for what lies ahead. l certainly hope you will make the most of this, for in the long run, that's what we're here for. Dr. Gard's face expresses the calm that is characteristic of him in any situation.

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BOARD or EDUCATION . The Board of Education, headed by Dr. Seymour, sets the policies for the operation of West High School. lt is directly accountable for the planning and carrying out of all these policies within the entire Phoenix Union High School Dis- trict. Tradition was broken this year with the installation of Mrs. Lakin, the first woman to become president of the board. All budgets must be approved through the board and although most of this year's sum was from local taxes, additional money came from state, county, and federal funds. The cost for instruction was the greatest expenditure in the budget, while money was allowed for the mainten- ance and operation of the ten schools. Dr. Howard Seymour Superintendent Mr John Armer Rev. William Bostrom President 1967 ' Clerk 1967-68 Mr John V. Fells Mrs. C. A. Lakin Member 1968 President 1968 Dr. Trevor Browne Member 1968 Dr. Robert Shapiro Member 1968

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I Mr. Charles W. Roland With his great sense of humor, Mr. Roland faces life with his usual optomistic attitude. 12 ADMINISTRATION ' u1I-II'V'ivI-331' . ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL As Associate Principal this year, Mr. Roland's of- ficial job entailed control over budget, cafeteria, bookstore, athletic co-ordinator, just about every- thing excluding curricular activities. We had a modified form of Flexible Schedul- ing this year. Most classes required daily attend- ance, but free prep periods were kept. During this time students could go to the library, resource center or relax in the olive tree area. Mr. Roland has a definite philosophy con- cerning the administrative rules. A smaller amount of rules obeyed, is much more successful than a large number of rules that are ignored. Most of the students abide by the rules, it's the small 1OfX, of them that cause problems. This word of advice is left to graduating Sen- iors. Don't make your life a shadow. Be yourself and don't try to copy or pattern yourself after someone else. Mr. Roland looks like he's in deep thought about how to solve one of the many problems he encounters on his job.