Brandywine Heights High School - Tracer Yearbook (Topton, PA)

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They Take Time To Take Care. SUPERINTENDENT: Mr. John Skinkus. ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT: Mr Alfred Ayres Brandywme ' s administrative staff is composed of three men, each of whom gives generously of his time and effort to the school. At the head of the school district is the super- intendent, Mr. John Skinkus. It is his responsibility to oversee the affairs of every school in the district, not only the high school. Beginning this year, the superintendent has someone to aid him in the management of the school district— the assis- tant to the superintendent. The position of assistant to the superintendent is filled by the former high school principal, Mr. Alfred Ayres. His promotion left a vacancy in the high school office which was filled in early November by Mr. Dan- iel Corazzi. Together these three men assume the responsibility of the administration of the school and the school district. They shoul- der a burden that few would want to share. PRINCIPAL: Mr Daniel Corazzi

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Man has always been concerned with time. Qut of this concern has grown a need to represent the abstract nature of time in a concrete image, something one can see and touch. A clock is just such an image. It is a tangible representation of time. But there is more to a clock than what can be seen from the outside. Behind its face there lies a mechanism which works constantly to keep the clock ticking. Without the aid of this machine- ry, the clock simply could not function. Brandywine is a lot like this clock. It is more than just a bui lding filled with rooms and desks and books; it is a place full of people and activities, and like the clock, Brandywine is made to function by the people hidden behind its face. The school would soon begin to falter without the assistance of each and every one of these people. Who are these people? They are the school personnel: the faculty, the administration, the school board, the guidance staff, and the office, kitchen, and custodial staffs. These are the people who, like the works behind the clock, keep the school in motion. Many of us tend to forget the part that the school personnel play in the life of Brandywine Heights. Their position in the life of the school is often made to seem unimportant. But it isinot so. The school personnel are vital to the existence of the school. Without them, there would be no Brandywine to write about in this yearbook. It is because of their valuable contribution to our school that we dedicate these next pages to the school personnel-the works behind the clock at Brandywine Heights.

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School Board: (ROW 1): Mr Charles Savidge, Mr Henry Fegely. Mr Robert Fisher, Mr Elwood Heydt (ROW 2): Mr Walter Hilbert, Mr Wayne Geiger. Mr Fred Derr Missing trom picture are Mr Elmer Fox and Mr Stanley Nolan Of all the parts that comprise the works behind the clock at Brandywine Heights, the school board is that part which can be most accurately compared to the mainspring of a clock. It is at the mainspring that the energy needed to keep the clock running smoothly and efficiently is begun. So it is with the school board. Here the decisions are made which are as vital to the function of the school as the energy of the mainspring is to the clock. We are not always pleased with the decisions of the school board, but the school district could not survive without them. The continuing operation of the school system is due to their leadership. This function of leadership is served by the officers, of the school board. These are the men whose authority and leadership act as the guiding influence of the school district. The school board officers serve a term that extends from January of one year to January of the next. As a result, there are two different sets of officers that serve within any one school year. The school board officers of 1973, not pictured here, are Mr. Robert Fish- er, president; Mr. Stanley Nolan, vice president; Mr. Henry Fegely, secretary; and Mr. Elmer Fox, treasurer. Officers: Vice President, Mr Robert Fisher; President, Mr Charles Savidge; Secretary, Mr. Henry Fegely. Missing from picture is Treasurer, Mr. Elmer Fox.