A student handbook and registration manual for Excelsior Union High School

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A STUDENT HANDBOOK AND REGISTRATION MANUAL FOR EXCELSIOR UNION HIGH SCHOOL

A P r o je c t P re se n ted to t h e F a c u l t y o f t h e S c h o o l o f E d u c a tio n The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a

In P a r tia l F u lfillm e n t o f t h e R e q u ir e m e n ts f o r t h e D e g r e e M a ste r o f S c i e n c e i n E d u c a tio n

by L u c i l e E . Torahs June 1950

UMI Number: EP46101

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THE PROBLEM............................................................................................... 2 G en era l v a lu e o f handbooks S t a t e m e n t o f t h e p r o b le m

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PART I I THE PILOTS' BEACON HISTORY OP EKCELSIOR UNION HIGH S C H O O L ....................... 1 4 H i s t o r y o f E x c e l s i o r U n io n H ig h S c h o o l CAMPUS INFORMATION

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PART I I I STUDENT MANUAL FOR REGISTRATION G r a d u a tio n r e q u ir e m e n t s

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J u n io r C o l l e g e e n t r a n c e r e q u ir e m e n t s C o l l e g e e n t r a n c e r e q u ir e m e n t s P rogram o f s u b j e c t s

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PART I INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM I.

GENERAL VALUE OP HANDBOOKS

The v a l u e o f a h an d b ook o f I n f o r m a t io n f o r s t u d e n t s new to a s c h o o l i s g e n e r a lly r e c o g n iz e d by s c h o o l a d m in is t r a t o r s , who r e a l i z e

t h e im p o r ta n c e o f o r i e n t i n g t h e s t u d e n t t o t h e new

e n v ir o n m e n t i n a s s h o r t a tim e a s p o s s i b l e .

A s y s te m a tic

a r r a n g e m e n t o f p e r t i n e n t s c h o o l f a c t s w h ic h i s

r e a d ily a c c e s ­

s i b l e w i l l a i d t h e new s t u d e n t i n t a k i n g h i s p l a c e m ore q u i c k l y a s a n i n t e l l i g e n t , a c t i v e member o f t h e s c h o o l . By m eans o f f a s t u d e n t h a n d b o o k , d e f i n i t e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n in g t h e a d m in is ­ t r a t i v e o r g a n iz a t io n , r o u tin e p r o c e d u r e s , e d u c a tio n a l opp or­ t u n i t i e s , s t u d e n t a c t i v i t i e s , and s c h o o l r e g u l a t i o n s i s to a l l s tu d e n ts on th e day th e y e n r o l l .

p r o v id e d

In a d d itio n to p ro­

v id in g f a c t u a l in fo r m a tio n a b o u t th e s c h o o l , th e s tu d e n t h a n d b ook may s e r v e t h e p u r p o s e o f d e v e l o p i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g s c h o o l a t m o s p h e r e , s p i r i t , c u sto m s an d t r a d i t i o n s . A lth o u g h s t u d e n t h a n d b o o k s a r e u s u a l l y p u b l i s h e d w it h t h e v ie w o f a i d i n g new p u p i l s i n t h e s c h o o l p a r t i c u l a r l y , t h e y e o n t a i n i n f o r m a t i o n o f v a l u e t o t h e o l d e r s t u d e n t s , and p r o v id e a m anu al o f r e f e r e n c e f o r them t h r o u g h o u t t h e i r s c h o o l l i f e . P a r e n t s a l s o p r o f i t fro m t h e s t u d e n t h a n d b o o k , f o r from it

t h e y may l e a r n o f s c h o o l r e g u l a t i o n s , a v a i l a b l e f a c i l i t i e s ,

c u r r i c u l a r and c o - c u r r i c u l a r o f f e r i n g s , r e q u ir e m e n t s f o r

g r a d u a t i o n and c o l l e g e e n t r a n c e , and g e n e r a l I n f o r m a t io n r e ­ g a r d in g t h e s c h o o l t h e i r b o y o r g i r l i s II.

e n te r in g .

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

E x c e l s i o r U n io n H ig h S c h o o l i s a f o u r - y e a r h i g h s c h o o l w h ic h , l i k e many S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a s c h o o l s , h a s e x p e r i e n c e d a p h en o m en a l g r o w th s i n c e 1 9 4 0 .

A fe w y e a r s a g o t h e a r e a

s e r v e d b y th e s c h o o l was p r e d o m in a n tly r u r a l , w i t h n o s i n g l e com m unity o r tow n o f a n y s i z e .

A t t h e p r e s e n t t im e t h e s c h o o l

d i s t r i c t c o n t a i n s s e v e r a l r a p i d l y d e v e l o p i n g su b u r b a n communi­ tie s .

T h is c h a n g e i n p o p u l a t i o n and r e s u l t a n t i n c r e a s e i n

s t u d e n t e n r o ll m e n t n e c e s s i t a t e s m ore c o m p le x a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , m ore s y s t e m a t i z a t i o n o f s c h o o l p r o c e d u r e s , and a n a d e q u a te m eth od o f d i s s e m i n a t i n g s c h o o l I n f o r m a t io n t o t h e s t u d e n t s . The s t u d e n t h an d b ook p r o v i d e s a m eans o f o r g a n i z i n g s u c h m a t e r i a l i n t o a c o n c i s e and a c c u r a t e fo rm t h a t w i l l b e e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d b y t h e s t u d e n t , an d g i v e h im i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n in g a l l p h ases o f sc h o o l l i f e . III.

PURPOSE OF THE HANDBOOK

The p u r p o s e o f t h i s s t u d y i s

to p rep a re a s tu d e n t

h a n d b ook f o r E x c e l s i o r U n io n H ig h S c h o o l t h a t w i l l m e e t t h e f o llo w in g n eed s: 1.

F a c ilita te

th e o r i e n t a t i o n and i n d o c t r i n a t i o n o f

new s t u d e n t s .

4 2.

P r o v id e b a s i c r e f e r e n c e m a t e r i a l f o r u s e i n t h e o r ie n t a t io n u n it o f in s t r u c t io n in th e S o c ia l S tu d ie s c l a s s e s .

3.

A c q u a in t new s t u d e n t s w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l p l a n o f th e s c h o o l.

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In fo r m s t u d e n t s r e g a r d in g a d m i n i s t r a t i v e p r o c e d u r e s and r o u t i n e .

5.

S u p p ly I n f o r m a t io n r e g a r d i n g s e r v i c e s and c o n v e n i­ e n c e s o n t h e campus t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e t o s t u d e n t s .

6.

E x p la i n th e s t u d e n t g o v e r n m e n t, i t s

o r g a n iz a tio n

an d o p e r a t i o n . 7.

P u b lic iz e th e c o -c u r r ie u la r a c t i v i t i e s

in c lu d in g

a t h l e t i c s , h o n o r s o c i e t i e s , a w a r d s , c lu b s and s o c ia l e v e n ts.

8.

D e v e lo p p r i d e i n th e s c h o o l an d s c h o o l m o r a le b y i n c l u d i n g t r a d i t i o n s , h i s t o r y , s o n g s an d y e l l s .

9.

F a m i l i a r i z e s t u d e n t s w i t h th e o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f f e r e d t o them b y t h e s c h o o l .

10 .

P r o v id e a r e g i s t r a t i o n m an u al f o r s t u d e n t s b y I n ­ c l u d i n g t h e c o u r s e s o f s t u d y , w i t h r e q u ir e m e n t s and e l e c t i v e s a t e a c h g r a d e l e v e l . IV .

METHOD OF PROCEDURE

H andbooks o b t a i n e d from t w e n t y - e i g h t L o s A n g e le s c o u n ty and c i t y h i g h s c h o o l s w e r e e x a m in e d w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f m ak in g

c o m p a r is o n s a s t o t y p e o f i n f o r m a t i o n i n c l u d e d , o r g a n i z a t i o n o f m a t e r i a l , s t y l e o f w r i t i n g , g e n e r a l a p p e a r a n c e , and p h y s i ­ cal fe a tu r e s.

A s u r v e y o f t h e s e h o o k s sh ow s t h a t many it e m s

a r e common t o a m a j o r i t y o f th e m , h u t e a c h o n e i n c l u d e s ma­ t e r i a l an d f e a t u r e s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l s c h o o l . An e f f o r t w as made t o d e t e r m in e t h e s t a n d a r d it e m s g e n e r a l l y i n c lu d e d i n h a n d b o o k s f o r h i g h s c h o o l s t u d e n t s . p u b l i s h two h o o k s f o r s t u d e n t s : c o n ta in in g d e t a ile d

A f e w .s c h o o ls

o n e a r e g i s t r a t i o n m anu al

in f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g c u r r i c u l a , c o u r s e

and g r a d u a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s , an d c o l l e g e e n t r a n c e r e q u ir e m e n t s t h e s e c o n d h ook d e s i g n e d f o r o r i e n t a t i o n o f new s t u d e n t s .

The

m a j o r i t y o f t h e h o o k s e x a m in ed i n c l u d e d b o t h a c t u a l c u r r ic u lu m o f f e r i n g s an d g e n e r a l I n f o r m a t io n c o n c e r n in g t h e s c h o o l and its

a c tiv itie s . A s t u d e n t c o m m itte e w as a p p o in t e d fro m t h e L e a d e r s h ip

c l a s s , w h ic h i s

c o m p r is e d o f a l l e l e c t e d s t u d e n t o f f i c e r s ,

to

a i d i n s e l e c t i n g t h e m a t e r i a l t o b e i n c l u d e d and p l a n n i n g th e o r g a n iz a tio n o f c o n t e n t s .

T h is c o m m itte e e x a m in ed t h e h a n d ­

b o o k s g a t h e r e d fro m o t h e r s c h o o l s i n s u r r o u n d in g s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s an d made r e c o m m e n d a tio n s a s t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n w h ic h t h e y , fro m t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e a s s t u d e n t s , f e l t s h o u ld h e i n ­ c lu d e d i n a h ook f o r s t u d e n t s new t o E x c e l s i o r . A s t u d y w as made o f t h e m im eograp h ed m a t e r i a l p r e p a r e d a s l e s s o n p l a n s f o r t h e t e a c h e r s o f th e o r i e n t a t i o n u n i t o f fr e s h m e n S o c i a l S t u d i e s c l a s s e s .

I n d i v i d u a l c o n f e r e n c e s w ere

6 h e l d w i t h t e a c h e r s o f t h e s e c l a s s e s w i t h t h e v ie w o f a s c e r ­ t a i n i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n w h ic h , fro m t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e w i t h t h e new s t u d e n t , i s o f m o s t im p o r ta n c e t o h im . The c o n t e n t and o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e h an d b ook f o r s t u ­ d e n t s o f E x c e l s i o r U n io n H ig h S c h o o l p r e p a r e d f o r t h i s p r o j e c t w e re b a s e d u p o n t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s t u d y o f h a n d b o o k s a l r e a d y i n u s e , r e c o m m e n d a tio n s o f t h e s t u d e n t c o m m it t e e , an d s u g g e s ­ t i o n s s u b m it t e d b y t e a c h e r s o f fr e sh m a n o r i e n t a t i o n .

CHAPTER I I PROCEDURE I.

SURVEY OP HANDBOOKS COLLECTED

S tu d e n t handbooks p u b lis h e d by t h i r t y h ig h s e h o o ls l o c a t e d i n t h e c i t y o f L o s A n g e le s an d t h e s u r r o u n d in g a r e a w e r e c o l l e c t e d and e x a m in e d .

The b o o k s u s e d f o r t h i s p u r p o s e

v a r ie d g r e a t ly i n s i z e , a p p e a r a n c e , o r g a n iz a tio n o f c o n t e n t, and am oun t o f m a t e r i a l i n c l u d e d , b u t a l l v e r e p r e p a r e d f o r t h e sam e p u r p o s e ;

t h e s u p p l y in g o f n e v s t u d e n t s v i t h i n f o r ­

m a t io n c o n c e r n in g t h e s e h o o l an d i t s

a c tiv itie s .

I n r e v i e w in g t h e h a n d b o o k s c o l l e c t e d , t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s w ere g i v e n c o n s i d e r a t i o n ;

c o n t e n t , o r g a n iz a ­

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