Brownsville High School - On The Moon Yearbook (Brownsville, PA)

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Mrs. L. Miller, Prin,-West Brownsville School. WHERE WE COME FROM Many different districts are represented in the classes of Brownsville High School. The borough schools make up less than half of the total enroll- mentg the remainder comes from the outlying dis- tricts, each having its own elementary schools. In the borough of Brownsville, there are three public grade schools. Prospect Street School, largest in total enrollment, is supervised by Miss Sarah McCloy, while the smallest, Second Ward School, is under the leadership of Mrs. Mfilda Keyes. Perhaps the best known to township students because of its proximity to the Junior High School is the Front Street Gracie School, which Miss A. K. Mechein su- pervises. There are two other grade schools within the borough limits. These are the parochial schools sponsored by St. Peters' R. C. Church, under the direction of Father james Shay, and that of St. Marys' R. C. Church under the supervision of Father M. J. Yesko. Then there are other students who did not at- tend borough schools but who are also non-trans- ported pupils. St. Clair School in Brownsville Town- ship supplies many such students. The principal of this school is Mrs. Blanche Simeral, who has had wide experience with young people. The other com- munity represented by non-transported students is NVest Brownsville. Mrs. l.aura Miller this year re- placed as principal, Thomas Craig, who resigned in order to enter War industry. These schools provide about one-fifth of the student body, since there are seventy-one pupils enrolled from West Brownsville and SSVCIIIY-fOl1l from Brownsville Township. Top Row: Mr. R. D. Conn, Principal Brownsville Junior High School. A typical classroom.-Front Street Grade School and Junior High School Buildings.-Allison grade building 4Luzerne Township.i- Jefferson Township Central Building.-Jefferson Township Newell Building.-Jefferson Township Madison Building, fGrindstone, Pa.J -Mr. Stibbetts, supervising principal of Jefferson Township.-Busses waiting for afternoon dismissal, 16

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CHAPTER TWO Front entrance of Brownsville Senior High School OUR SCHOOL

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St. Clalr School Brownsville Twp.-Mrs. Blanche Simeral, Principal THE CONTRIBUTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS Most ol the remainder of the pupils are trans- ported. Luzerne Township has the largest number of Students carried by bus-a total of two hundred fifty-two. Mr. David Fitzgerald, formerly principal of the Isabella Grade School, has been Supervising Principal of Luzerne Township Schools since 1936. Included in this township are Hiller, Maxwell, lsa- bella, Central and Allison Grade Schools. The final locality represented at Brownsville Senior High is jefferson Township. Largely com- posed of rural communities, it is made up of three grade schools: Madison, Newell and Central Build- ings. From this district, one hundred forty-eight pupils travel daily. Mr. Nelson Stibitz, former prin- cipal of the Crindstone School, has been serving as Supervising Principal since Mr. Lloyd L. Evans left for Army duty. The building in which the total enrollment of the Senior High School meet for the first time is that of Brownsville junior High School, as members of Freshman classes. Here it is that most of the students for the first time lollow a program of changing classes and traveling by bus. This is the place where rules and principles for our conduct at Senior High School are laid. Overseeing this important step in our education is Mr. R. Donald Conn, who has served in this capacity since borough consolidation in l9?l4. These, then, are the districts from which we come. Here are the places where foundations are laid for our patterns we follow as Senior High stu- dents. lt takes them all to make Brownsville the successful Class A.-X school which it is. Top-Mr. David Fitzgerald, Supervising Principal of Luzerne Town- shin vt Luzerne School District Bus-Luzerne Central School-- Isabclln Grade School. Luzerne Township-Hiller School, Luzerne Township-Prospect Street Grade School, Brownsville Boro-Second Ward Grade School. Brownsvllle Boro. l'7