Western High School - Colossus Yearbook (Newnan, GA)

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PTA Basketball Raises Fundsg Promotes Community Fellowship One of the major projects Westernis PTA success- fully carried out for the year was a series of basket- ball games, played against other schools in the coun- ty. Although some profit was made, the main purpose of the project was to encourage fellowship in the community and schools. This year, Westernis PTAjoined the Coweta Coun- ty PTA Council, an organization in which representa- tives from the Coweta PTA,s meet to exchange ideas. The PTA also served refreshments at the high school dances, furnished room representatives for the ele- mentary grades, and sponsored Brownie Troop 342. -me gg, GENES A TOP: Doris Wood, Western PTA player, tries for a basket in a game with the Moreland PTA. CENTER LEFT: PTA mem- bers, Mrs. E. B. Jones, Mrs. Janette Allen, and Mrs. Dianne Dutton, serve as room representatives. CENTER RIGHT: President, Mrs. Dan Bridges, addresses the PTA at one of the monthly meetings. LEFT: Student participation in PTA pro- grams brought capacity crowds. 67 ,..,..g,s A Y N- - mg - '- 'T' 'Mi

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Subject-Oriented Science Club, Future Homemakers Promote Academic Interest Among the subject-related clubs provided at WHS to encourage academic interest are the Science Club and FHA. Science Club projects for the year included guest speakers and a planned trip to the Fernbank Science Center. FHA members engaged in money raising projects such as a bake sale, concession stand, and a faculty basketball game. Money was used to carry out such projects as taking Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to needy families. They also planned a spring fashion show for the school and community. RIGHT: Members of the FHA are: BACK ROW: Sandra Geter, Betty Melson, Carole Arnold, Gussie Whatley, Jennifer Kirby. SECOND ROW: Elaine Carter, Debra Simmons, Fran- ces Wood, Jessie Freeman, Cindy Cofield, Opal Geter, Linda Hall, THIRD ROW: Linda Sue Ware, Avis Ford, Vivian Bar- ber, Susan Stitcher, Jacquelyn Newson. FOURTH ROW: Deborah Smith, Gloria Carter, Linda Russell, Vivian Geter, Elaine Rosser. FRONT ROW: Donna Hyde, Suzanne Smith, Margie Huggins, Mrs, Reese, Advisor. ABOVE: Members of the Science Club are: BACK ROW: Eddie Turner, Kirby Brown, Gary Smith, Arlene Kee, Henry Dennis, Alan Bridges, Johnny Dyer, Mark Warren, Brett Smith. MIDDLE ROW: David Powers, Greg Jones, Bobby Tarleton, Mike Youngblood, Bill Robison, Jerry Tolbert, Joe 66 McKoy, Fred Lange, Charles Warren. FRONT ROW: Mr. Hodge, Advisor, Sheryl McMichael, Sue Wallace, Melanie Brown, Linda Ware, Deborah Smith, Edith Prickett, Kathy Stitcher, Cindy Lange, Mr. Maxwell, Advisor.

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TOP: Robin Norton is responsible for writing the overdue slips in the library. CENTER RIGHT: Deborah Warren uses flash cards to work with Mrs. Parkcr's first grade reading group. ABOVE: The teacher and office aides are: BACK ROW: Mary Helen Russell, Elaine Rosser, Deborah Amey, Lizzie Williams, Julia Daniels. SECOND ROW: Barbara Hen- drick, Frances Woods, Betty Dash, Gloria Carter, Vivian Barber, Margaret Houston, FRONT ROW: Margie Huggins, Deborah Warren, Pam Brown, Teresa Richards, Janice Kee, Sherry Cochran. RIGHT: Miss Powcllis aide, Betty Dash, helps first graders with their art. 68 Aides Learn Responsibilityg Reduce Faculty Work Load An important group of people who assist with the duties of the school are the student aides. The teacher aides help to relieve the teachers during the day by grading papers, rnimeographing test papers, creating bulletin boards, and reading stories to elementary children. The librarians' duties are lessened by the help of the student librarian aides. These aides shelve books, check out books to other students, help with the audio-visual equipment and do various clerical duties. The office aides reduce the secretary's work load by answering the phone, typing, making change, and running errands. 4-4 K L...