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Not onl y does Principal Ike Pane talk with students in the
hall,but he talks with teachers as weii.Discussin g new
policies is Engli sh teacher Ruth Larson. (C. Chung)
Assistant Principal Lee Galloway shakes Pat Tyrance's hand Administration, School Board change in last ten years
as he welcomes him to Millard North during Pat Tyrance Day
in October. ( J. Thomas)

-Jill Hoover-
Ten years ago the school building was four classes to be involved in athletics.
half th e size it was, with 600 fewer students. Today The year of the Olympics, 1988, and the
the second half addition has provided more classes, following year brought some big changes. One
a second cafeteria, a pool , and more office area. was parking problems and the price of parking
In earl y November of that first year the permits increasing to $20 from $1. Another change
11-12 administrators were busy moving and set- was the school became a no- smoking building and
tling into the new offices in the new 11-12 wing. a drug free zone.
The following year the School Board Also, the Board office moved to its new
moved from the old Central Elementary School to office by Millard South, and it was named after
the south end of this school. Superintendent Don Stroh. Later Stroh announced
During '85, $ 10,000 worth of vandalism hi s retirement.
was done to the school. With the work of many Last year the administrative offices in the
students, school was not delayed. New snack school were remodeled. Where the old 11-12
machines offering more variety were in stalled in offices use to be is where the counseling center
the 9-10 commons area. The school received an moved to. The new center brought all the counsel-
"Excellence in Education" award for exceptional ors together for the first time.
work in education. This year, after elections, new faces were
In 1987, the new current way of schedul- seen on the School Board :Diana Faust, Donna
in g, doing truancies, and revising policies for Thompson and incumbent Gretchen Reeder.
athletics were adapted. Scheduling was done with As the end of the last decade ended,one
advisor help which made getting sc hedule changes could sense the newness wearing off of a school
done easier and quicker. Truancies were now founded to educate any student who walked through
handled by administrators, and teachers just re- the doors. The issues today became planning,
ported them. Also, a student now had to be passing building maintenance, and security.

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Part of Athletic Director Ron Park's work is compiling end-
of- season reports. (C. Chung)
Vi ce Principal Dave Fitzekam talks with Vice Principal Sandra
Bagley about the upcoming sophomores and what he will be
expecting next year. ( C. Chung )

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