Academy High School - Academe Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Our friendly assistant principal takes time out for some friendly words with Dan Geertson and Bob VanDresar. PROFILE Educational Background Elementary-Washington, Emerson, Burns Junior High School-Gridley High School--Strong Vincent College Bachelor of Arts-Duquesne University Master of Arts Degree-University of Pittsburgh Graduate Work-Syracuse, Lehigh, Purdue, and Gannon Teaching Experience Wilson Jr. High School-Erie, Pa. East High School-Erie, Pa. Strong Vincent High School-Erie, Pa. Guidance Counselor-Strong Vincent High School-Erie, Pa. Assistant Principal-Academy High School-Erie, Pa. Interests and Activities Pitt Alumni Association Bowling Spectator Sports Toastmaster General Mr. DeNardo is friend and disciplinarian Mr. DeNardo's good sense of humor wins out as he eyes a gift from a student. AJWX Sometimes it is difficult to control one's temper during the many trials of a busy day.

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PROFILE Educational Background Elementary-Reynoldsville, Pa. Junior High School-Roosevelt High School-Academy College Bachelor of Science in Education-Duquesne University Master of Arts Degree-University of Pittsburgh Graduate Work-Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.g Penn State University, University Park, Pa, Teaching Experience Lincoln High School-Elwood, Pa. Oil City High School-Oil City, Pa. East High School-Erie, Pa. Strong Vincent High School-Erie, Pa. Academy High School-Erie, Pa. Assistant Principal-Wilson Jr. High School-Erie, Pa. Principal-Academy High School-Erie, Pa. Interests ami Activities Sports Shakespearian Drama Officer in Alliance Club .QQ Mr. Ferrare relaxes by reading the newspaper after a hard day at school. Mr. Ferrare anticipates greater improvements A busy administrator, Mr. Ferrare takes time out for a moment to contemplate the many tasks facing him throughout the day. V Academy's principal enters his car as he departs for school. i Q fb .ox

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e-P-1 --.-..- Besides her routine secretarial duties, Mrs. Kern also takes charge of making sure the P.A. system is in working con- dition. 5 - -t 557 -, ,A 55, Q U 4' it f l :I,gQ'?3,-Yelylfj , Y .k,X,, ,jifxyva .t Mx, , 'iff .D W 's,f'7 Xt '43, ,- ,, N4 , X -H ' f-Effie.-. J? if 40' I ., s -1 .Q-.,l ,sv 'Ki . a C' Mrs. Toth looks grudgingly at a new ing to he typed. stack of transcripts wait- ' Office staff is Academgs backbone Keeping permanent records handy a.nd up to date, check- ing attendance records and registers, amassing reports, and relaying vital messages from the school district office are just a few of the many duties expedited daily by our com- petent office staff. Specific jobs handled by our chief clerk, Miss Olivia Hakel, include preparing reports, posting grades and fig- ures, preparing faculty payrolls and figuring senior class rankings. An additional assignment is that of keeping rec- ords of the students who receive free bus tickets. To her goes much of the credit for the numerous services the office renders to both faculty and students. Mrs. Ruth Kern and Mrs. Janice Toth have been at Acade- my for three years. Mrs. Kern works with student entries, withdrawals and checks attendance registers. She is also responsible for the distribution of supplies. Mrs. Toth, sec- retary, assumes the main secretarial duties in the office, one of which is the mailing of hundreds of college transcripts for college bound Academy students. Miss Hakel, chief office clerk, transcribes her notes dictated by Mr. Ferrare.