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

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Cafeteria and Custodial Staffs FRONT ROW Ella Lee Phillips. Arizonia Hardy. Mellorvee Word. Norma Stikney. Mrs F Stansbery. Manager. Violet Warren. Velda Coulter. Mildred Shultz. Jewell Nutt. BACK ROW Sylvia Jackson. Elizabeth Ray. Nellie Westbrooks, Gertrude Hoelzel. Mary Blalark. Delores Scott. Joyce Way. Donnie Johnson. Alberta Miller. Robert Tillman, Ellen Pence. Mary Davis. Marjorie Fraidenburg. The cafeteria and custodial staffs pro- vide two important services to Westport. The cafeteria staff is responsible for prepar- ing the food for the entire faculty and stu- dent body. Throug h the years remarkable service has been provided, and the staff keeps itself continually receptive to new ideas or suggestions. The custodial staff maintains the physi- cal aspect of Westport by keeping her win- dow, halls, and classrooms neat and clean. These two services often g o unrecognized; however, they play a major role in the well- being of Westport and her students. Julie Saunders. Elevator Operator; Carl Whittmore. Custodian. Dorothy Clauder. Babo Lady

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Counselors and Office Staff BETTY HUGHES 12 Counselors are indispensable to the stu- dent body. Always available for consulta- tion, these four workers help students adjust to teachers, other students, the school in general, and the future. The counseling staff offers encouragement and guidance, along with instilling self-assurance and responsi- bility in young people. Each of the coun- selors at Westport has literally hundreds of students seeking his aid every day. This is, indeed, an indispensable service. If there are some Westporters who feel they are “loaded down” with paper work, all they have to do to quickly quell this opinion is to look in on the office staff. Arranging appointments, making announcements, fill- ing out tardy cards, and sorting report cards include only a small part of the garrison of tasks for which the office staff is responsi- ble. Always calm and patient, these women enable the school to function smoothly and accurately. An important message is relayed from office to class- room.

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ABOVE: Mrs Afflick gives some aid to a student at- tempting a written analysis of a short story BELOW: Mrs. Pletcher shows that the mechanics of a language must first be mastered before further progress may be attained. Language Arts MARVIN JEANNE BURL BROOKS FERRAND HARMON The Language Arts Department at West- port provides a vital foundation for every student’s future by the teaching of the English language Aside from instructing the student on the tools of English, it also affords the opportunity to become familiar with American and English Literature. Those who excel in the study of English may go on to take one or more of the three foreign languages offered. Spanish. Latin, and French. The study of these languages is further enriched by the use of the modern- ly equipped language laboratories, which provide earphones and tapes so that the student may listen to native speakers and concurrently improve their accent. As a sup- plement to the knowledge of our native tongue, a foreign language broadens a per- son’s scope of communication in a world that is growing smaller every day. 14