Ambridge Area High School - Bridger Yearbook (Ambridge, PA)

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M VE, the students of Ambridge High School, Wish to express our appreciation of the school board. We take this opportunity to render our thanks for their efforts and wish them further success in their work. This policymaking body, consisting of eight members elected for a six-year term, considers the problems of administrating the schools. Broken into seven committees, the Board further studies the programs of education and maintenance. The presiding officers and standing committees are: President ....,.. ,..... . . , Vice President Secretary ...,.,,r..... Treasurer . Solicitor ...,.... . F I N A N C E Mr. Frank Duzy, Chairman Mr. Joseph Bufalini Mr. John Majcher BUILDING Mr. George Haskell, Chairman Mr. Frank Duzy Mr. Joseph Bufalini EDUCATION Mrs. Mary Leiper, Chairman Dr. James Direnzo Mr. George Haskell Mr. Elmer Blanarik Mr. George Haskell .Mrs. Mary Leiper Mr. Frank Duzy Mr. Eugene Caputo GROUNDS Dr. James Direnzo, Chairman Mrs. Mary Leiper Mr. John Majcher ATHLETIC Mr. Joseph Bufalini, Chairman Mr. Frank Duzy Dr. James Direnzo SUPPLY Mr. John Majcher, Chairman Mrs. Mary Leiper Mr. George Haskell SINKING FUND Mr. Elmer Blanarik Mrs. Mary Leiper Mr. Frank Duzy Mr. E. Blanarik Mr. J. Bufalini Mr. E. Caputo Dr. J. Direnzo Mr. F. Duzy Mr. G. Haskell Mrs. M. Leiper Mr. J. Majcher -1 -1,

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PRINCIPAL OF SENIOR HIGH MR. MICHAEL F. SERENE The school is the institution where education not only takes place but is put to use. In a highly civilized democratic society the use of writing and printing make-s education a necessity. An educated individual has com- mand of the pronunciation of words, the connotation of synonyms, the flavor of idioms, and the use of his mother tongue. This is Education! From it results social organization. The tendency of human minds to learn from one another results largely from social intermingling through- out school life, It is by this intermingling that one demonstrates his education. From social inter-mingling comes also social change since whatever new is discovered by one individual becomes the property of all through the use of the spoken and printed word. The aim, content, and method of formal education is the same as the aim, content, and method of social progress. What- ever change is made in our schools comes out as change in the society of the fuutre. Within limits, education is practically the guiding force in social change. Therefore, we educate not only students, but in the long run the .world itself. The Ambridge High School has a place to play in the future. Its students go forth prepared to assume their places in the Society of Tomorrow. LEADERS rl... . img' -gl,-iiffli. ErI???L1l' ' I I 'I' I DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS MR. L. TAGGART The importance of vocational education in our local, state and national economy, was very aptly ex- pressed by our Pennsylvania State Chief of Industrial Education at a recen-t meeting in Harrisburg. His state- ments follow: We believe vocational education is a personal asset to an individual because it enables him to earn a living, maintain a home, and afford a family. We believe vocational education is an economic asset to our country because trained workers create wealth by increasing the amount and -the quality of production. We believe vocational education is a social asset to our people because success in work gives them happi- ness, satisfaction, and a feeling of security.

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Miss Bartolo Miss Bauerlein Miss Bycura Mrs. Bologna Miss Kammski Miss Izak Miss Nicklewitz Miss S. Serack HE office staff is one department of our school whose work is never Hnished. This group of eight efficient secretaries handles all records in both the junior and senior high school. Miss Esther Bauerlein, head secretary of the superintendenfs office, is assisted by Miss Dorothy Izak, who attends to all pupils' records and working certificates. Miss Irene Kaminski is in charge of the tuition. The duties of the prin- cipalis office are handled by Miss Louise Serack, head secretary. Her aids, Mrs. Bologna and Miss Nicklewitz, are in charge of senior high and junior high, respectively. Tasks in the vocational office are performed by Miss Sarah Bartolo. Her assis- tant is Miss Margaret Bycura.