Laurel Valley High School - Laurel Yearbook (New Florence, PA)

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Board Of Education works for school improvements F' L9 Eva.: . X .1 ff? -a. nl . N-' 'ff .1 vi, 'A - 1 w 1.-N -- SITTING: flwft to Rightl Florence Kerr, Iohn Donahue, William Burkett, Anthony Catanese, Anthony Carosella, Lynn Graham, Patsy Corvi, Ernest Ziegl-ir, Lloyd Boring, Iesse Fritz, lack Treasure, Paul Roby, Dt-nnis West, Blair Henderson. STANDING: George Spinelli QI-hgh School Principall, Clifford Trexler Ql'residi-nt of Boardl, I. Ernest Johnson KSupervising Principall, john Conrad, Margaret Boyle QSecrr-tary-non-memberl, Robert lgo, ikiwin Shomo, llariy Mears, Neil Galbraith, Richard Wagner, Ralph Spory. ABSENT: Russell Fulcomer, Robert Brown. The Board of Education is composed of twenty-five members from the five districts of Bolivar Borough Fairfield Township, New Florence Borough, Seward Independent, and St. Clair Township. This organization meets the third Tuesday of each month for a regular meeting. Special meetings are also held to discuss any particular problem which may arise. The members are elected ior a period oi six years. The president of the Board of Education is Mr. Clifford C. Trexler of New Florence. Mr. Iohn Conrad oi St. Clair Township holds the office oi vice-president. The secretary is Miss Margaret Boyle oi New Florence and the treasurer is Miss Mary E. Horrell of the New Florence National Bank, both the secretary and treasurer are non-members. Our school board is responsible for many matters that tne students of Laurel Valley take for granted. They have the tasks oi hiring personnel, supplying the transportation for students, sup- ervising the maintenance oi buildings, keeping us equipped with needed supplies, approving school budgeting, and performing many other necessary tasks. New school buildings are a major concern just now. The joint junior-senior high school and the Fairfield Township elementary projects are both moving lrorn planning stage to reality. We know that these new facilities will soon be ready to serve our community. The Class of 1959 thanks the Board oi Education for the large part they have played in our re- ceiving an excellent education at Laurel Valley. We will always prosper from it. We know this energetic organization will continue to provide the best educational facilities that they can. IO

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guided our footsteps with capable leadership To the graduates--1959: Your stay in school has been very brief in terms of hours and months. What you learned here can never be measured exactly, but a frank soul-search will give you an individual answer. The answer to what you got will surely lie closest to what you gave--to your parents, your teachers, your studies, your classmates, and underclass- men. In other words, did you give yourself a high school education or did you entertain the fallacy that education is given? Only the oppor- tunity to learn is given. Mere exposure is not enough. What you did with these precious gifts was largely your own doing or undoing. And iron- ically, what you did with your school years is a pretty good sample of what you will do with future opportunities--and they are all'round you. It is my pleasure and privilege to congratulate each of you as you reach this milestone in your lives. May your future be blessed with good deeds through sound choosing in this land of opportunity unlimited. George L. Spinelli Principal Miss Bonavero was secretary to Mr Spinelli until January, 1959, when she resigned to accept a position in private industry. Mrs Io Ann Riddell, our new secretary, is known for her cheery smile and her willingness to give a help ing hand to all.

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'N FAC U LTY IRENE L. BEARD. . .geography, history, and science. . .studied at Indiana State Teachers College and University of Pittsburgh...received B. S. and M. Education degrees. . . likes good workers . . .travels irclude United States, Mmcico, Canada, and Cuba. SIZANLEY E. DOHODA. . . Health and Physical education, , ,graduated from Mississippi State College. . .received a B. S. in Education . . .eniOYS SDOVYS- - -travels include Southeastern parts of the United States if X I ELNORA I. CI-HSNELL. . . English. . . studied at Indiana State Teachers College, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Colorado. . .received a B. S. degree . . .enjoys reading creative themes. . . LAUREL Advisor. . .travels include Nova Scotia to British Columbia and parts oi United States. JOHN FISHER. . . mathematics. . . studied at Slippery Rock State Teachers College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and Clarkson Memorial College oi Technology. . . received B. S. and M. Education degrees . . . senior sponsor. . . enioys golfing. . . travels include France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the United States. or 'xsub-1 ALICE RUTH CUNNINGIIAM. . . English . . .Attendance Director. . . graduated from Indiana State Teachers College where she received a B. S. in Education. . .enjoys reading. . .travels include parts ofthe United States. VVILLIAM GRAY GALBRLATH. . . science and mathematics. . .grariuat--il from Penn Statc . . .holds a B. S. 4j fll'l'l'. . .r'nJ0Yfi Hfdliillfl . . .travels include Ccrntial and Eastern United States . it r ' ' nn