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Show "LOOKING Twelve years IN' ago Ben ON BEN Lomond LOMOND High HIGH SCHOOL School opened -1964-65 its doors to approxi- and contained The school originally cost $1,775,000.00 mately 700 students. 125,000 square feet. Over 450,000 bricks were used in constructing the block long building in which 38 classrooms were housed. The gymnasium seats 3,000 and the auditorium nearly 1,000 students. In $500,000.00 class rooms 77 fully to meet two 1960 three new sections were and $73,900.00 for remodeling were added. Today there are 1669 students trained professional teachers. the new are within One requirements one hour fifth of of the of the college teachers added to the building at a cost the old building. Twenty-three enrolled in B.L.H.S. and a faculty of There are only two teachers who fail Northwest credit Accrediting of meeting in Ben Lomond degree, all teachers have a Bachelors degree, of college work beyond a Bachelors degree. and the Association The Library magazines. High School most teachers $1.50/student. The can seat over 100 people and has The Library budget is $2,584.00 Library is under the direction of a and these requirements. have a Masters have The faculty of Ben Lomond High School represents a wealth experience. Twelve teachers have less than three years experience, two have more than fifteen years. 55 current of new 15-20 of teaching and twenty- over 6,000 volumes or minium standard certified, hours full and time Libr- arian. Four -fully certified counselors serve the Ben Lomond High School stud- Eighteen members of the faculty have been serving in this school since it was dedicated, and eleven are "new" to Ben Lomond High School this year. There is a 19% turn over of faculty in the current school year, 1964-65. Advanced Period 150 or dents Due to budget limitations, it was necessary to curtail the Seminars and Placement of our school this year. All teachers have one preparation and instruct students 5 periods every day. Forty four teachers have students a day and 25 have over 150 students per day. a day fewer A total of $11,255.00 worth of scholarships were awarded among 49 stuthe spring of 1964. during High school students must buy their own text books, but $6.19/student is spent by the Ogden School District in supplying texts to students in grades one to eight. In grade K-12 $1.56/student is used for supplementary books and reference materials, $7.03/student Spent R.O.T.C., for Inservice, The by the P.T.A. above data may for instructional travel, be compared supplies, $1.70/student etc. with the following information furnished |