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U T h e principal is the chief educational leader,"
■ said principal Lon Bernth. ‘‘He provides lead­
ership and management of the entire school. He
takes total responsibility in all situations.”
To be a good principal, a person has to take on
many duties, such as going to meetings, talking with
students and parents, making new policies or
changing the old ones, and working well with the
entire staff.
He has to be on top of the issues. According to
Mr. Bernth, the merger situation has had no change
because it hasn’t gone through the courts. In his
opinion, he doesn’t think it will pass because the
Omaha Public Schools have such a large district
already.
For the 1980-81 school year there won’t have to
be any programs cut or teachers riffed (reduction in
force) because of the budget. Eight teachers from
the entire district weren’t needed, but because of
resignations they were all hired back.
Career Education Day was successful again this
year, but it won’t be held next year. The main reason
for not having it for the 1980-81 year is because you
“wear out the welcome” of the speakers. They may
not want to come back, but you keep asking them
anyway. It will be scheduled again in one or two
years. Then, it will be held for two years in a row.
Then, it won’t be held for another year or two and so
on.
“ I feel that this year the attitudes of the students
are more positive, and the students are more con­
cerned about their education,” said Mr. Bernth.
Secretaries like working at RHS because of the
friendliness and cooperation of the staff and the stu­
dents.
‘‘I like working at RHS because you get to know
the people that work here better, and you get to
know the students much better also,” said guidance
secretary Rita Perich.
"I like it here because of all the kind people. It’s
really a nice atmosphere to work in,” said secretary
Kathy Palensky.

Confirming a schedule. Attendance secretary Margaret Siewerdsen checks with assistant prin­
cipal Don Fleming to make sure she has a student’s current schedule.

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