Barringer High School - Athenaeum Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Graduates. It as been said that the best things one can give a child are roots and independence. Barringer .a society in the forefront of change, continues to encourage the independence of students as evidenced by: — school and city-wide goals that are being met through implementation — an increase in student attendance — a decrease in student drop-outs — an increase in staff attendance — a forthcoming clinic — pilot programs to meet diverse student needs — widespread use of the facilities for community service — an active School Improvement Team But Barringer is a school rich in the shadows of tradition and this provides roots more as a continuum than as an attempt to maintain a status quo which assuredly impedes change and. therefore, progress. Although in its 150 years. Barringer has undergone all the societal and global changes that are encompassed in these many years it is still: of multi-ethnic racial composition. — boasting the quality of its educational leadership, — boasting the accomplishments of its dist-inguised scholars and athletes, — proud of its Old Guard — is still the Big Blue — and still retains the Barringer family-ties that tempests have never shaken”. With extraordinary humility in the past, present, and future, we will continue to acknowledge proudly that we are graduates of Barringer High School. Congratulations and good luck in the future. Ms. Rose Serra 20 Ms. Rose Serra, Principal Ms. Rose Marie Serra Born and raised in Newark. Ms. Serra graduated as Valedictorian of her class from St. Michaels High School. She then attended St. Elizabeths College for the Bachelors degree, and Montclair State for a Masters Degree in Supervision. When appointed in 1963 to the Barringer faculty. Ms. Serra taught Chemistry and Mathematics. In 1972, she was elevated to the position of Chairperson of the Math department, where she served for three and a half years. Ms. Serra then moved to the Vice-Principal's chair in 1975 before finally becoming Principal of Barringer High School in 1986. Under Ms. Serra administration many new procedures have been implemented: morning detention, in-house suspension, the pilot cluster program. the infant care center, a school improvment team, and the preparation for a school based health clinic. When she was selected as Teacher of the Month by the Acropolis News in March 1969. the paper stated: “She is truly a remarkable person, for she is blessed with the two most essential traits of a good teacher, the ability to communicate and a natural interest in her subject matter and her studies.”

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Faculty Reaching back to the late 1800's. Barringer has always had a superior faculty. In the early stages of,free education, when the classical course, which included majors In Latin or Greek, was the normal route for the college bound student and teachers were addressed as professor, an average class consisted of as many as 50 students. Some professors, such as Dr. Byron C. Matthews and Mr. Raymond Haulenbeek. even wrote the textbook for the courses they taught. The committment and distinction of those former teachers is still apparent in the current staff. In fact the Middle States evaluators consistently single out the Barringer faculty for their competence, dedication, perserverance. and fortitude.

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Edward Gad son Joseph lannuMi Victoria Manfro Vice Principals As the school year unfolds, a proportional rise occurs in the complexity and variety of administrative responsibilities. Shouldering the additional burdens, and assuming an ever increasing role in school administration, are the Vice Principals. Each one supervises a certain phase of the work, thus dividing the tremendous task and assuring more efficient administration in all areas. The V.P.s are and essential aid to the principal, assisting her with her many duties as well as fulfilling their own jobs in the most efficient way possible.