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9/10 Cooks: Front - Dorothy Diedrich, Mary Healy,
Maggie Stikas, Karen Mines, Back Row - Helen Placek ,
Jan Davis, Adrienne Reese, Mary Ann Jordan, Kathy
Goergen, Bonnie Larsen
Staff helps run school
T he saying went, " Behind every good summers off" was a rea l benefit.
man is a good woman." Likewise,
Then there were those who helped
behind every good school was a students with jammed lockers. These
good support staff.
custodians who came to the rescue had
Support staff included secretaries, one of the more thankless jobs in the
1 /12 Cooks: Front - La Nita Krause, Marge Wright,
ack - Eleanore Wagner, Sandra Leopoldt custodians, and cooks. Without these school. They cleaned up after the students
people, this school could not have and faculty, helped repair equipment, and
Me and My Shadow." Custodian, Bob Cherek cleans
chalkboard after students have left the building. functioned. took out the daily trash .
For example, did you ever receive a Finally, there were those who relieved
pass during school? This pass might have fifth hour hunger pains. According to Head
been sent to you by a secretary. Locating Cook Karen Mines, many times students
students was just one of the many tasks looked forward to lunch . " We enjoyed
performed by secretaries each day. They making lunches. We liked to try different
also did plenty of typing, acted as things and asked for students' reactions."
receptionists, answered the phones and Each day cooks made over 1400 lunches,
intercoms, and sometimes even consoled a 800 for the high school and 300 each for
few students or sent them to the principal's two elementaries. " We tried a ne w taco
office for disciplinary purposes. item and soft pretzels and those went over
With all these duties, why would well enough to put into the menu . We tried
anyone have wanted to be a secretary? that with french fries and found out how
According to secretary Lorraine Chambers, much kids liked them - we made over 300
" working with students and ha ving my pounds of french fries a day."