Mepham High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Bellmore, NY)

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Dr. Julius C. Braun Principal of the District My dear Mepham Seniors; My greetings to each of you as you near the close of your high school years. As you reminisce in future years, you will realize more than you do now the importance and value of those formative years. The learning processes of the last three years have given you the essential skills and attitudes for making an effective adjustment to the changing mature life in the years ahead. Your many and varied opportunities here at Mepham High School have given you the experiences and character necessary to develop into young adulthood in the finest American tradition. Your teachers, under the able leadership of Mr. Tennant, Mr. Tarbell, and Mr. Rutley, deserve your appreciation for their interest and assistance in your educational progress. Take pride in your school and what it has done for you. Your school takes pride in what you have done and in your potential for future accomplishment. My appreciation goes to you for the many contributions in effort and service that you have made for the betterment of your school. My congratulations to you upon your individual and collective scholastic achievements. As new and challenging horizons await you in both the world of work and higher education I wish you happiness and success. 27 Dr. Julius C. Braun Principal of the District

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SEATED: Mr. John J. Martin, Vice President, Mr. Eugene E. Adam, President, Miss Katherine E. Reif. STANDING: Mr. William A. Klare, Mr. John E. Boh- lander, Mr. Raymond D. Hansen, Mr. Harry S. Campbell, Mr. Charles A. Rcinhard, Dr. Julius C. Braun, Principal of the District. Board of Education Many times students take things related to the organization of their schools for granted. Actually, behind the effective functioning of our schools is a group of dedicated lay citizens whose interest and purpose is to provide the best possible educational program for the school community. This group is our Board of Education, which is responsible for setting up educational policy for our schools. In Central High School District No. 3, its services include the secondary education programs for 9300 students in the communities of Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore, and North Merrick. These areas include the following schools: Brookside Junior High School: Grand Avenue Junior High School: Jerusalem Avenue Junior High School: Merrick Avenue Junior High School; Calhoun High School; Mepham High School; and our new John F. Kennedy High School. The responsibilities of the Board of Education are many. It sets the policies which develop into the educational programs and opportunities for each student in terms of his needs, .interests, and abilities. These policies are implemented into action through the executive officer, the Principal of the District, the building principals, and the teaching staff. This involves the providing of a program of studies, materials of instruction, the professional and non-professional staff, the construction and maintenance of buildings, the co-curricular program, the financing of the total educational operation by means of an annual school budget, transportation, school business management, and many other related functions. Our Board of Education, through its forward-looking approach to the needs and problems of our schools, deserves our heartfelt appreciation for its time, effort, and interest spent in planning and providing an outstanding all-around educational opportunity for each of us. Mr. Bernard Morris, Counsel, Mr. John F. Mahon, Treasurer, Mrs. Ruth D. Hamilton, Clerk. 26

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Miss Agnes J. Berwind Administrative Assistant District Staff Dr. Harold McCourt Director of Pupil Personnel Mr. Eugene E. Hallenbeck Administrative Assistant Dr. Frederick H. Stunt Administrative Assistant The district staff has succeeded in maintaining the high academic standards of the schools of the district. The efforts of these individuals have resulted in the excellent and well-coordinated program of studies and extra-curricular activities. The Class of 1966 and the entire student body of Mepham has great appreciation and pride for the accomplishments and administrators. Mr. Nicholas Sabetto Director of Physical Education and Health achievements of these Mr. G. Wayne Dameron Director of Vocational Education 28