Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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CAFETERIA AND CUSTODIAL STAFF Bottom Row: Ruby Klopus, Marjorie Fraidenburg, Nellie Westbrooks, Alberta Miller, Melvenia Rooks. Bottom Row: Norma Stickney, Kenneth Stevens, Mary Davis, Joyce Way, Velda Coulter, Violet Warren. Top Row: Elizabeth Krisel, Elizabeth Ray, Arizona Hardy, Edna Kneisel, Rose Davis, Elsie Alflen, Gertrude Hoelzel, Ella Lee Phillips, Jewell Nutt, Mary Blalark. Mrs. C. A. Nofftz, Manager Julia Mae Saunders, Dorothey M. Clauder. The custodial staff and cafeteria staff were familiar to every stu- dent at Westport. One might have met them on the elevator, walking in the halls, in class- rooms, or entering the cafeteria. They were al- ways on the job, working for the betterment of the school. The custodial staff was on the job around the clock. These men were here to make sure that the building was properly heated, clean- ed, and in good repair. The staff also supplied the classrooms and of- fices with various needs such as tables, chairs, and other supplies. This past year brought confusion to the cafeteria but only for a short while. Both the staff members and Westporters waited pa- tiently for five months and finally were re- warded with NO MORE COLD-HOT FOODI Yes, Westporters were ever reminded of the important role these people play in their school life. Day Staff: Nelson Bamehouse; Harry Woodward, Chief Engineer; Karl Whittemore.

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COUNSELORS Mrs. Kline, Secretary; Mrs. Agron, Eighth Grade and Freshman Counselor; Mrs. Holley, Senior Counselor; Mr. Yoesel, Sophomore Counselor; Mrs. Buchanan, Junior Counselor. Always must a friendly smile greet the Westporter as he diligently trudges into the office of his coun- selor. Each student has his indi- vidual problems. Each problem demands a special, individual treat- ment. The counselor never knows just what kind of a problem will present itself each time a student enters his office. When a student is called to the counselor's office, he never knows what to feel—hap- piness and accomplishment if he has been accepted at a college of his choice or uneasiness if the dis- cussion is to be about a puzzling drop in grades. Just getting in to see a counselor is often a difficult feat because each counselor has a packed schedule each and every day. Indeed, the counselor plays a busy and vital part in Westport life. OFFICE STAFF The telephone is ringing. A student has lost his book. Another student has been sent to the office because of his bad conduct. The report cards need to be sorted for distribution. The announcements need to be typed and distributed to the teachers. A tardy card has to be filled out for a late student. John Smith needs to see Mr. Banaka about a lost book. Seeing that these many jobs are performed is the task of Westport's busy office staff. Through- out the year, each student is in some manner aided by the tolerant patience and accurate directions af- forded by these workers in the main life-line of Westport—the office. Mrs. Carpenter Registrar 14 Mrs. Hughes I.B.M. Clerk Mrs. Forbes, Attendance Clerk.

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16 SENIORS For the Seniors, the year of 1965-66 held hidden surprises and many unforeseen activities. This year, class members were met with the pressure of decisions as College Boards were taken and careers were planned. The American Field Service picnic, welcoming Kemal, was the kick-off of the school year. The fast pace of the Senior class was set. Seniors holding top offices in every organization prepared and participated in the annual eighth grade orientation, enthusiastically entering the halls of Westport as SENIORS. With the opening of school, constant activities began, never seeming to stop for an instant. The calendar filled with football games, parades, assemblies, meetings. Na- tional Merit results, lit rushes and teas, cross-country meets, parties, college night, basketball games and tour- naments, class elections. Senior Ballot, Christmas orphans and Homecoming, Inter-Society, and tons and tons of academic work besides! And thus the extraordinary class of 1966 has set and met the whirlwind pace of their Senior year. Throughout their years at Westport, the class has seen many traditions originated and reset. The change of class rings, the election of all male class Presidents after a seventeen year gap, the publication of a Crier every 2-3 weeks, the changed date of Inter-Society, the publication of an all- school lit magazine, the crowning of a JUNIOR Football Queen, the end of cafeteria segregation, and the breaking in of a new administration being a few among the many of their achievements!