Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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Board of Education SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Bill Conquergood, Bud Gullickson, Glenn Branagan, Mac Quinn, Kenneth Cnauvet. STANDING: Jerry Handl, Lloyd Marty, Ronald Upham, Marvin Osterman. This school term has been an especially busy one for the school board as they have formu- lated plans for the new elementary school to be conducted during the coming year. Before presenting their ideas to the architects, the board visited e mentary schools throughout this area to confer with other school board members, school administrators, teachers, and citizens to find out what the various communities would do to improve their structures if they were building again. As each building program is done under different circumstances, the local board found it necessary to spend nearly a day in each community to examine construction properly. After the current building program it is the hope of the board that construction will no longer occupy most of their meeting time and they can devote more time to policy matters that have been relegated to the background due to the pressing building needs the past four or five years. Numerous meetings last after midnight and some after 3:00 a.m. due to the large arrxount of business that must be handled. Some of the rural board members travel many miles to meetings and would rather extend them than have any more specials than necessary. The Big Sandy School board has a total of 123 years of experience. Mr. Gullickson, Chairman, has been on the board for 18 years. Mr. Marty has a total of 25 years, 24 of which were spent on rural boards. Mr. Osterman has served 11 years in rural areas and 5 years in town. Mr. Conquergood, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Upham each have 14 years to theic credit. Mr. Chauvet has served 10 years. Mr. Handl and Mr. Branagan have 6 years each. Mr. Handl, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Upham, Mr. Chauvet, Mr. Marty, and Mr. Osterman all attended Big Sandy schools. Mr. Snow, clerk 4 Mr. Snow, the clerk, is a graduate of the Big Sandy High School.

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Superintendent’s Message Schools of a community usually reflect the out- standing characteristics of that community and the local schools are no exception to the rule. Big Sandy has been noted for many years as being a comparatively stable community; the school system is also recognized throughout the state as one that enjoys a great deal of stability in a period of somewhat unstable times, ed- ucationally speaking. In many communities board members change fre- quently, faculty members flit across the local scene, and school administrators do not become as well ac- quainted as many traveling salesmen! Fortunately this condition does not exist in our community—board members serve as many as eight three-year terms, teachers often teach children of former students, and administrators become well acquainted with the people of the community before moving on to larger school systems. The advantages in such a situation are very obvious. Faculty members know the children with whom they are dealing—Johnny is a real person and not the third seat in the fourth row. Experienced board members handle business much more efficiently due to the fact that they are familiar with school law. A school administrator who knows the community, school board, and staff can operate a school that reflects the educational philosophy of these three groups and do it more efficiently than the administrator who is new to the staff, school, and community. Students of Big Sandy have consistently reflected the stability of their school and com- munity by a mature approach to the challenging situations confronting them in school and following graduation. This stability is undoubtedly due to the school and.community atmos- phere in which they have grown to adulthood. In examining the past history of the Big Sandy Public Schools, we should seriously con- sider the potent force that the school system has been in our community and give credit where credit is due. Two individuals should be mentioned as having contributed a great deal to the status of the local schools—Mr. F.E. Miley, high school principal and faculty member for over thirty years, and B.H. Gullickson, board member for six three-year terms and chairman for five three-year terms. Both men have given more to the school than time and effort—they have put their hearts into a great service! Congratulations to the Annual Staff members and Miss Hanley on a superior piece of work. I know this book will be a landmark in school history as well as your personal history. This Class of 59 is the finest group of seniors I have had the pleasure of working with. I sincerely hate to see you leave. I am sure your success as a group will be well above average. Good luck to each one of you. 3

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Faculty MR. MILEY, B.A. High School Principal Shop, Math MR. PECK, B.A., M.A. Superintendent German. Guidance Drivers Training Honor Society, Council MR. HAMMOND, B.A.,-M.A. Social Science, P.E. High School Coach, Lettermen MR. GREEN, B.S. English, Plays, Library MR. BURLEY, B.S. Shop, Ag., First Aid Drivers Training F.F.A., Rifle Club MR. DELANEY, B.S. Science, Math MR. PAUL, B.S. Music, Pep Club, Geometry MR. ELLINGSON, B.S. Junior High P.E., Coach MR. SCHWARTZ, B.S, Junior High Principal, Coach MISS HANLEY, B.A. Commercial Paper, Annual MRS. MAXWELL, B.A. Home Ec., P.E. F.H.A. 5