Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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PERSONALITY PROFILES Tc o many students she is affec tionately known as Mom. And for nine years, Mrs. Margaret Finch has Indeed acted as surrogate parent, psychologist, teacher, sometime disciplinarian, but always friend to the hundreds of Wood- ward students who venture in to the Colquitt Student Center to study, pass some time away at the pool tables, or simply talk. About Wood- ward, Mrs. Finch says, I love this place and the kids, they ' re are my life: they keep me going. Mrs. Finch ' s devotion to the school and its students is eveident in her pro- Academy attude. As she criss- crosses the campus each day, stu- dents seeming compete for her at- tention; Mrs. Finch never disap- points them as she greets each one by name. If ever there could be a Mrs. Chips, she would most cer- tainly be personified in our Mrs. Finch. T he word involved ' ■ ' ,;-:-.. j is the best one to descrioii Miss Debbi English. Since coming to Woodward three years ago, she has taught both second and third grades in the Academy ' s Lower School. Miss English also eissists Mr McClung with Festival Chorale pro- ductions, helps Dean Krueger as the faculty coordinator of resident life activities, and Is the Academy ' s assistant swimming coach. Her magnetic personality literally draws people to her. Often, at the end of conversations. Miss English tells students that she Is glad that they had an opportunity to see her. In fact, we arc fortunate to see her and to work with someone with so much energy and such a positive approach toward students. ' ■ ■ % J V PERSONALITY PROHLES 11

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r Oince coming to the Academy in 1950, Mrs. Betty Hays has watched literally thousands of students begin their first timid days of school life, grow into energetic Upper Schoolers and finally mature into the successful adults she always knew they would become. In addition to her usual Low- er School secretarial duties such as typing and filing, Mrs. Hays skillfully bandages scraped knees and doctors hurt egos with a kind of common sense psychology that every child needs at some- time or another. Being the versatile person that she is, Mrs. Hays has taught kindergarten and typing, monitored the student lounge, and acted as secretary to six lower school principals. Having watched the institution ' s development over the past thirty years, Mrs. Hays maintains that each year, the Academy gets better and better. We feel the same holds true for Mrs. Betty Hays. iVlrs. TonI Wallace is one of those in the Woodward community that keeps phenomenally busy. If you walk past her desk in the Upper School counseling of- fice, she is always working on a project, getting grade reports together, or making counselor appointments. Besides her quality of staying busy, perhaps the most noticeable characteristic about Mrs. Wal- lace is the fact that she is always incredi- bly nice to everyone. Students, teachers, and parents are all greeted and treated in the same friendly and competent manner that has effectively become Toni Wallace ' s trademark. Having to visit the counseling office to discuss a deficiency or something of like nature is never a situation that one looks forward to, but knowing that Mrs. Wallace is the first person that you ' ll deal with makes the experience not quite so frightening. Smiles and kind words come easily to Toni Wallace. For that, we can all be grateful. C ill Largin, a 12th grade student has at- tended Woodward since 6th grade. Begin- ning in his first year here, he has worked on the upper and lower school television crews and in 1978, he began working with the Fine Arts Department in technical drama, on the play Don ' t Drink the Water. Since then, he has been involved in all of the school ' s dramatic productions, including being tech- nical director for two one-act plays, the school musical in 1979, and producer of the lower and middle school production of The Wizard of Oz. Bill feels that Woodward has helped develop his interest in electronics, and because of his experience here, he plans a career in telecommunications. Known for his persistent attitude. Bil l was elected Most Industrious Senior by the members of his class. Kr Lnown to almost everyone at Woodward, Mrs. Joan Jones fulfils her role at the Academy in a quiet and friendly manner. As the President ' s wife, she is often called on to assist with a multitude of Academy projects which range from helping with Parent ' s Day to acting as hostess at Alumni Homecoming activities. Evident from ones first meeting with Mrs. Jones is her genuine warmth and positive attitude. Although Woodward functions keep her busy, Mrs. Jones always finds time for one of her favorite hobbies-gardening. Students leaving campus in the afternoon can often see Mrs. Jones working in her yard or gathering vegetables from the garden next to the President ' s Home. Mrs. Jones is certainly one of Wood- ward ' s most likeable personalities; we are fortunate to have such a gracious lady in our midst. lO PERSONALITY PROFILES

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I The people of W.A. share a unique sense of closeness, of belong- ing to a family composed of Wood- ward ' s administratiors, teachers, counselors, and students. In this fam- ily, relationships exist between ail sectors of the Woodward communi- ty. At the Academy, students see ad- ministrators, teachers, and counsel- ors as truly interested people, not just as persons with authority. Many of the relationships at W.A. naturally involved the students who make up the majority of the commu- nity. A unique relationship exists be- tween Woodward students and ad- ministrators because students are en- couraged to go to them with ideas and problems: administrators do not live behind closed doors out of the student ' s reach. The teacher-student relationships aie very specied also be- cause Woodwcird teachers put forth an extra effort to help the student achieve his goals. The tutorial period probably exemplifies this effort best because during this time, teachers give students one-to-one instruction, going beyond their classroom duties to help the student succeed. Another of the unique relation- ships at Woodward Academy, is the student-counselor relationship. The counselors act not only as advisors, helping students plan schedules, make college amd career choices, but are friends listening to students ' problems and trying to help them. Probably the most important as- pect of Woodward ' s many unique re- lationships is the fact that Woodward students see teachers as real peo- ple . Teachers at the Academy inter- act with students as coaches and club advisors, cis chaperones for interest- ing field trips and dorm parents for resident students. Through participa- tion, the faculty show the students that teachers do other things , too. Administrators, also, involve them- selves in all aspects of school life, giving wholehecirted support to the many eind diverse activities which contribute to the unique quality that distinguishes Woodward Academy. 12 RELATIONSHIPS