Westside High School - Shield Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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dministrators Seek Best Curriculum Mr. Vaughn Phelps, Superintendeni Six elecTed members oT The Boord of EducoTion conTrolled ond monoged The prope-rTy ond Tunds of School DisTricT 66. While working closely vviTh The odminisTroTion, They were olso responsible Tor The generol policy-molcing ond supervising of The educoiionol sysTem. Members of The Boord were pleosed ond relieved wiTh The end of DisTricT 66's school building progrorn in sighT. Upon iTs cornpleTion, The Boord's el7TorTs will be shiTTed To The TurTher developrnenT of The besT curriculum possible ond To The con- Tinued promoTion of o close reloTionship beTween The Teochers, The odminisTroTion, ond The Boord of EducoTion. Mr. Voughn Phelps, superinTendenT of DisTricT 66 public schools, worked wiTh The Boord of EducoTion, while Mr. Ken- neTh l-lonsen, principol, ond Mr. Rolph Forror, ossisTonT princi- pol, guided sTudenTs Through onoTher ocodemic yeor in The high school. Mr. Forror wos olso Deon of Boys, ond in chorge of The oTTendonce ofhce. Board of Educaiion FRONT ROW: Mrs. Marge Durham, Vice President, Mr. Irvin Yaffe, Secretary, SECOND ROW: Mr. Verne Moore, Treasurer, Mr. A. Clark Murdock, THIRD ROW: Mr. Roberi Heimrocl, Mr. Jackson Barton, President.

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Office Staff Keeps Students' Records QQM Y What do you mean drudgery? I love to dry dishes! exclaims Bob Bucholz while he, Scott Holdrege, and Scott Anderson clean up after the chili sup- per. Far East classes, Z Club, and Key Club sponsor the project to raise money for the Westside Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Allice Gillogly Miss Marge Murphey Miss Charlene Olson Secretary Bookstore Attendance All activity taking place at vifestside was centered around the ottice and guidance stag, Here, tiles vvere kept on the accomplishments, aptitudes, and attitudes ot every student trom the beginning ot his elementary school days. This in- tormation was available to prospective colleges and em- ployers. Also hled was a copy at each student's schedule so that he could be located, it necessary, at any time. Each day ad- mit slips were issued to those who had been absent. School supplies were readily available in the book store. ln order to get hrst hand evidence about various colleges, Westside's guidance counselors made personal visits to many campuses. One Week, Mr. Karl Pecht visited nineteen colleges covering an area ot l9OO miles by car. Colored slides ot the various schools visited vvere later shown to interested iuniors and seniors, As a result ot such trips, there were more col- lege representatives visiting Westside. Thirteen ot the 98 National Merit Semi-tinalists in Nebraska were Westside seniors, They were eligible tor tour-year scholarships vvorth as much as STSOO a year. Westside also boasted ot having ll students place in the top TOO among all vvho took the Nebraska Regents Tests. These tests were given to the upper one-third ot senior classes from schools all over the state. Four-year tuition scholarships to the University ot Nebraska were ottered to the vvinners. Nebraska Regents Scholarship winners, FRONT ROW: Mickey McFarland, Bill Bailey, les Johnson, and Al Beauregard, SECOND ROW: John D'Audney, Stan Lemon, Gary Gray, Bob Rose, Carol Cleaves, and .loe Limprecht eagerly crowd around the list posted on Mr. Karl Pecht's office window. Not pictured, Steve Curelop. its