Bernalillo High School - Spartan Yearbook (Bernalillo, NM)

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Board of Education Governs School Mr. H. D. Sanchez. Superintendent THIS picture show a typical school board meeting. Members are loft to right: Mr . Grace Howe. Mr. Candelario Torre , Mrs. Ruben Montoya, Mis Rebecca Baca, Mr. Monico Aguilar and Mr H. D. Sanchez. Our Board of Education, as all others in New Mexico, is made of up five members. Each member is elected for a term of six years, and there is no limit to the number of terms a member may be re-elected. All members serve without pay; most of the time they don't even get paid for the expenses they incur in connection with their duties. The Board meets regularly on the third Tuesday of every month. Each meeting lasts any- where from three to five hours. This legal body is charged with the responsibility of providing an education for the boys and girls of our school District. Most of the action taken by the Board centers around the mak- ing of policies for governing the schools. These policies are used as guides by all employees of the board. Aside from policy making they listen to re- ports and act upon recommendations present- ed by the Superintendent in connection with the operation and management of the school system. Typical of the many items on which the Board acts at its meetings are such things as the approval of all expenditures, the open- ing of bids for awarding construction or equip- ment contracts and the hiring of personnel. mrs. Rita tafoya. secretary to superintendent. MRS. GRETA EUBANKS, secretary to principal.

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Administration Dream Becomes Reality B. H. S. saw a dream become a reality as it was accepted in 1958 by the North Central Accreditation for colleges and secondary schools. 13

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Administrators Promote Better Student Education First of all, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate your Annual Staff for the excellent work it did in producing last year's book. We are confident that this year's book will be even better. Any yearbook is, of course, a precious possession for any student to have. It furnishes him in later years with a historical account of the many important events which he was associated with during his high school ca- reer. Be sure to avail yourselves of the great number of opportunities that you have at your disposal during your high school years, and live those years in such a manner that the accomplishments and gains made will be so numerous and so profitable that you could not record them in one thousand yearbooks. Mr. R. R. Esparza: The history of the Spartan is very closely allied to the history of the school as a whole. B. H. S. was just three years old in 1952 when the first Spartan was published, and I was serving my first year as its principal. The problems we had to face in those days were terrific. Since then, how- ever, a tremendous amount of improvement has taken place. Today the Spartan enjoys the distinction of a high rating in The National School Yearbook Association. The school has also achieved the highest standing possible for high schools through its recent acceptance into The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. All of this has been made possible by the hard work of students, teachers, and interested citizens. As I leave B. H. S. after eight years of service I feel proud of having contributed in a small way to the general improve- ment of the school, and I wish it continued success in the years to come. mr. esparza informs student body that BHS was accepted by the North Central Association.