Westside High School - Shield Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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i 2 s l Planning a future assignment and noting student progress is only part of Mrs. Jane Rankin's iob. Nurses Busy Giving Tests, Making Calls, Helping Sick Mrs. ,lean Panek is a part of the VNA, or the Visiting Nurse Association. She is responsible for making home calls on students who have been sick for a period of time. She also spends much of her time at Sunset Hills and Loveland Elementary Schools as well as other schools in the district. Mrs. Edith Moore is considered a health aid and is a full time employee of the high school. Included among their many duties are visual screen- ing, and audio testing for all of the new sophomores. Stu- dents who become ill during school hours is another one of their concerns. Mrs. Panek and Mrs. Moore agreed that Modular Scheduling has made it difficult to find students for testing purposes. The Special Education Department, under the able assistance of Mrs. ,lane Rankin, aids her students in find- ing jobs. These students are kept quite busy with their full schedules. They spend some time in the Special Education Room, attend various classes, such as home economics, shop, art, and typing, and then may participate in a job as well. The students may also be found during the lunch hours working in the cafeteria. Time which is spent in the Special Education Room is often devoted to reading and studying up to date maga- zines. This type of work gives them the opportunity to become well informed on current events and happenings. Putting stickers on magazines for a local department store was one of their main projects this year. The profits went towards a trip which the students took. Interesting, timely magazines give special education students a chance to study today's current events and also improve their reading skills. Locating a student's file, Mrs. Jean Panek checks to see if he has received the vaccinations required by the health officials in the state. While Mrs. Edith Moore issues an annual audio test to a Sophomore, she intently watches to determine if the student has any hearing problems.

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Students Ditficult to Locate As a Result ot Free Time The greatest daily problem which plagues the sec- retaries of Westside is locating students during their free time. Even though a special office file lists the schedules of each pupil and teacher, confusion still exists. Mrs. Darlene Eliason, secretary of the Guidance De- partment, is responsible for the IBM forms, report cards, and data processing. The personal correspondence of Mr. Farrar and Mr. Hoyt is handled by Mrs. Joyce Walker. Mrs. Alice Gillogly assists Dr. Kenneth Hansen. Mrs. .lo Catania arrives early each morning in order to take student atten- dance. Mrs. Virginia Hall oversees the regulated study halls. Work pertaining to Mr. Lee Perkins, the administrative intern, or athletics is shared between Mrs. Gillogly and Mrs. Walker. Another problem modular scheduling presented was due to the flexibility of Seniors' schedules. Often students forgot to sign in and were counted absent. DAY CUSTODIANS: Front Row, A. Wondra, J. Kulawik, T. Kurez. Second Row, G. Kobs, S. Spur- ano, L. Ulanowski, R. Selk, M. McCallum. COOKS: Front Row, D. French, M. McGehe, R. Severine, M. Holm, and N. Partridge. Second Row, W. Fitzpatrick, A. Clearman, L. Grimm, R. Humphrey, V. Alsman, E, Skar, M. James. Not Pictured: M. Osborn and E. Schlicker. Preparation of Meals Now Requires Careful Planning If you spend any of your free time near the kitchen, you may hear a variety of noises. These familiar sounds heard each morning indicate that the cooks are busy preparing another meal. Modular scheduling has greatly affected the lunch program. Careful and precise planning is mandatory as students are free to eat whenever their schedules permit. According to Mrs. Ruth Severine, head cook, Adjustments are being made, and everything is going quite wellf' A special line was formed each day for those students who were allowed only one mod in which to eat. Students could take advantage of this by displaying their schedules. The custodial staff is constantly busy keeping the build- ing and grounds clean. Other jobs include preparing the football field before a game and setting up the bleachers for special events. Six men and two women work during the day, while four men work the evening shift. NIGHT CUSTODIANS: R. Janek, I.. Fredericks, B. fSn00kieJ Harrison, P. Manley. E