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

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Providing inslrumenlal music for all slage produc- fions is lhe assembly band. Mr. Sporny and Mr. Moniozzi, who are looking over a score for presenfaiion, share fhe responsibilily for insirucfion and direciion of ihis group. Mr. Sporny also di- recls lhe 'Foofball band while Mr. Monlozzi has sponsorship of fhe sfring ensemble. Boys who lake a vocalional course are required lo 'lake relafed subiecfs such as physics and mechani- cal drawing. Under fhe experienced leadership of Mr. Hoslrins, Mr. Beley, and Mr. Rorhermel, fhe vocaiional boys are laugh? lhe bool: worlc relafing fo fheir chosen shops. Mr. Cosiello is ihe head of Dislribufive Educalion. Y' ,gba ' J If . af jf' i li ' l lnspfrers of ,Voafh Sfaffed by Miss Bogovich, Mrs. Russell, Miss Bovard, Miss Smiih, Mr. Lombar, and Mr. Budimir, fhe hislory deparimenl' is a well organized, smoolh running secfion of our educafional esfablishmenl. The sophomores are faughf ancienf world hisfory, 'lhe iuniors learn American hisfory, and lhe seniors siudy problems of democracy and consumer's economics. All is noi obieciive sludying in The halls of Am- bridge Senior High. Vocal music adds a Youch of relaxafion and enioymenl fo ihose sludenls who are inferesfed in and appreciale music. This de- parimeni is direcied by Miss Parson and Miss Rice.

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Tbrougb Great Mafhemafics is a subiecf which is a necessify in one's lafer life. No ma++er whaf field a siudenf chooses fo follow, be if a housewife or elecfrical engineer, algebra, gecmefry, and frig are always helpful. Many sfudenfs are drawn fo fhese classes +augh+ by Miss Forcey, Mr. MaHuch, and Mr. Piper. foarage and Sfrengfb 47 b 'd e High is sfaffed by The vocafional side of Am ri g such capable Teachers as Mr. Axfell, Mr. Malinich, and Mr. Snyder. The boys learn au'ro, elecfric, machine, and wood shop worlc. Upon gradualion R f fhe voca- fhe boys I 'fional field. are ready 'ro pursue fhe wor o The library plays an imporfanl' parl in pracfically everycne's life. In rhe Senior High Library Miss Giles is always ready fo assisf fhe sludenl in End- in needed research, ficiion, and reference books. f The 9 The siudenf should fake every adyaniage o library. i ..,,

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ffzrouglz Self-600 fiden ce The language deparfmenl is a very imporlanf parl of our school curriculum. The fascinaiion of a foreign subiecf such as French, Lalin, and Sp-anish in+eres'rs many of our sludenls. The lhree leachers heading fhis deparfmenl' are Miss Du'Ffy, Miss Griffifh, and Mr. Osso. Mr. Sfeinberg and Mr. Palmer are members of lhe science deparlmenf. The subiecls include senior science, chemisfry, and physics. These courses are nol required buf fhey are so well liked 'lhaf all lhe classes are filled. Chemisfry is a senior subiecf, while senior science and physics can be laken by bolh iuniors and seniors. Our vocalional deparlmenl 'leachers include Mr. Fulmer and Mr. Gordon. Mr. Fulmer supervises lhe basic principles of machine shop ihal are faughf fo the sophomores. Mr. Gordon heads fhe aufo shop. The shop is run on a lwo cycle basis: lwo weeks of shop and fhen lwo weeks of sludies. The commercial course includes lyping, shorfhand, and bookkeeping. Miss Adams and Miss Mermel- slein leach lyping and Miss Kozak leaches secre- farial praclice which is laken only by fhird year commercial sludenls. This includes working in an office iwo weeks per semesfer.