Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Assistant Principal JAMES PRUYNE Assistant High School Principal B.S. East Stroudsburg State College M.Ed. Cornell University Administrative Assistant Mr. Martin, as the Administrative Assistant to the supervising principal, has many varied responsibilities. First thing each morning he is in the attendance office giving excuses to students that have been absent. He prepares the material for the daily attendance sheet for the secretaries to type. Mr. Martin, in conjunction with Mr. Marvin, supervises the irfbintenance of the school and school equipment. He is the purchaser of school supplies and textbooks. This includes filling the teachers requisitions and making sure that everything gets to the right teacher. Added to all this, he is also athletic director; a big job in itself. He must make out game schedules, buy all uniforms and equipment, keep records of all receipts and expenditures, hire officials for all home games, hire ticket sellers and takers, and he must attend all home games. Mr. Martin is a very busy man, indeed! The role of Assistant Principal is determined primarily by the principal. In many occasions this position is dimly viewed by those who do not sufficiently understand his administrative duties. This stems from the fact that the main job of assistant principal is to insure proper order and discipline within the school. In short, he is the one who delivers the necessary punishment. Although discipline is one of the major duties of the vice principal, it is not the only one. A few of his specific assignments include locker management, homeroom assignments, the regulation of traffic, supervision of assembly and cafeteria conduct, and taking over fo the principal when called upon to do so. Mr. Pruyne is in his own right an educational leader, and he deserves the regard and co-operation called for by this position. ROBERT MARTIN B.S. Shippensburg State College M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University 12

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RICHARD FINLEY High School Principal Potomac Junior College B.S. Pennsylvania Slate University M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University Principal of A.H.S. The job of High School Principal is one of the most difficult and complicated in the school system. The principal must confer with parents, teachers, and local, county and state supervisors. With the aid of the Supervising Principal and the Board of Education, he studies, corrects, and recommends school policies and activities. The planning of the curriculum and any innovations or experiments are under his supervision. He attends professional meetings and plans the school year. Mr. Finley is an extremely busy man and deserves our appreciation and wholehearted co-operation. II

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The Business Offices Mrs. Celia Arnold Mrs. Barbara Finley Busy fingers. Mrs. Frock and Mrs. Arnold are Mr. Marvin’s secretaries. They do all the secretarial work associated with the Athens Area School District. This includes making out the payroll, taking letters for Mr. Marvin, and handling the cafeteria funds for the school district. Mrs. Arnold is also the secretary for the Athens Area Board of Directors. She records their meetings and handles their business. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Schmieg are the office secretaries for the Athens Area High School. They take care of the office work for this school only. They also handle the school club funds and give out information. Mrs. Finley is the Guidance Office secretary. Besides handling all normal secretarial duties, she also corrects tests given by the Guidance Office and receives students. These secretaries are a vital part of the Athens school system. Mrs. Molly Frock Mrs. Helen Robinson Here it is! 13