Beaver Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Beaver Falls, PA)

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Pete Mendicino David Murray Mary J. Padezanin Charlotte Paliani Yes, Mrs. Hutchinson, there is a Santa Claus. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jute are ready for a night out on the town after chaperoning the Usher’s Christmas Semi-Formal held on Dec. 12. Kids At Heart 28

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Mr Wilson instructs the students on how to behave prior to the bus drills. Gifted and Talented classes on the rise Beaver Falls provides, through its District-operated programs, Gifted Classes to meet the needs of identified gifted students. Gifted and Talented classes on the secondary level have been in operation at B.F. for four years. They are coordinated by Miss Hazel Kronk, the Resource Teacher. Placement in the program is initiated through referrals by teachers and parents, intelligence tests, and individual psychological evaluation by the school psychologist. Each student follows a planned Individualized Education Program which is developed by the students, the parents, an academic classroom teacher, the princpal, and the resource teacher. The 18 students in Miss Kronk's Gifted Classes have been involved in many interesting and educational field trips over the past four years. These include: walking tours of the buildings in the Beaver County Health Complex and Red Cross Building, lunchtime lectures at the Medical Center’s Educational Center, United Way Building and Services, Fort McIntosh Historical Site, Beaver Trust Bank Hidden Art Gallery, Merrick Art Gallery, a trial at the Beaver County Court House, Beaver County Times tour, a Golf Field Day Event and Buhl Science Center in Pittsburgh. Each year five students participate in Geneva College’s High-Q program, and Advanced Spanish students observe Spanish Classes on the Geneva Campus. Nancy Hutchinson James Irwin Lucille Jute Vicki Kaercher Patrick Keeley Richard Kinkead William Kness Hazel Kronk 27

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Mr. Regis Frankhouser, Mr Donald White, and Mrs. Ann Butera keep a watchful eye. B.F. Teachers roam the “Halls of Fame” As is evidenced by their induction into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame, our teachers provide excellent role models for the athletes of B.F. Mr. Richard Kin-kead, a driver’s education and history teacher was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He played basketball for Geneva from 1950 to 1953. He ranked tenth among Geneva’s leading scorers. Mr. Kin-kead earned first team honors on the NAIA All-American team and the 1953 Tri-State All-Star team. After graduating from college he was assistant coach to Nate Lippe at BF from 1961 to 1963, and he was head coach from 1964 to 1966. Mr. Karlin Ryan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. During his high school career at BF, he won eight letters in football, basketball, and baseball. During his sophomore and junior year, Mr. Ryan was a defensive back and a running back. As a senior he took over as quarterback and lead his team to a perfect 10-0 record which was a dream come true. Mr. Ryan is now coach of the Beaver Falls Girl’s Track and Basketball teams. The most recent inductee is- Coach Frank Chan. He was inducted on April 17, 1988 at the 18th annual banquet at the Fez in Aliquippa. Coach Chan, a math teacher, retired as coach after the 1987 basketball season. One of the most thrilling moments of his coaching career came in 1977 when B.F. outscored the number one high school team in the nation, DeMatha Catholic of Baltimore. Coach Chan has guided his teams to one P.I.A.A. state title and five WPIAL championships. 29