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dministrators, Through Both Words and Ac-

tions, Refute Myths, Stereotypes

by Gila Drazen
"They're out of touch with students." and went along with what they felt they could
"They don't listen to us." "They have the easiest "Kids don't necessarily accompli sh," Dave Fitzekam, Vice Principal
job in the school." "They," by the way, were the see what the administra- for juniors and seni ors, said .
administrators, and these comments were com- tors do-it's not the kind They did acknowledge the fact that
mon myths about them. their job mj ght not necessarily have been the
The school administration: six indi- of work that's visible," most popular in the building, and their tasks
viduals responsible for both the day-to-day op- --Assistant Principal Linda Wyatt were not always enjoyable.
erations of the building and the discipline therein. "There are times in any job where you
The main task of the administration was to keep that's visibl e," Linda Wyatt, Assistant Princi- have to do things that you don 't wan t to and
the building in order and running smoothly, pal for curriculum and instruction, said . make some unpopular decisions," Principal Ike
even though not all of their work was seen by the The administrators would have liked Pane said.
student body. students to know that they were li stened to and On the whole, though, the administra-
"We like what we do. We work with that many ideas brought by both students and tors blew away myths about their positions and
the whole system and make an impact across the staff were taken into account. took pride in them.
district. Kids don't necessarily see what the "This year, some SCB members came "We have mature kids and not many
administrators do-it's not the kind of work in with pep rally concerns. We li stened to them problems," Fitzekam said. r

Vice-principal Dave
Fitzekam and assistant
principal Linda Wyatt
take time at the faculty
ice-cream party to look
at the MN spirit pillows
handed out to staff
members at the event.
The pillows were
introduced during Ron
Park's tenure as
activities director, and
the extras were free
premiums for the staff.
photo by Kelli McMahon

The Drug-Free Youth
Team sponsored a
yearly breakfast for the
staff to celebrate Red
Ribbon Week. Here,
asssistant principal Lee
Galloway takes a
moment to savor a
doughnut while chatting
with clerical worker
Sande Linbo. photo by
Kelli McMahon
Parent-teacher
conferences were a time
for the staff to check up
on each other as well as
on students. During
conferences, Principal
Ike Pane and Assistant
Principal Linda Wyatt
visit with superintenaent
204 Keith Lutz. photo by
Staff
Dave Nelson