Carlisle High School - Oracle Yearbook (Carlisle, PA)

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Superintendent Swartz Gives Vigorous Leadership Under the leadership of Superintendent David L. Swartz, the Carlisle Schools have made outstanding progress. Mr. Swartz has been Superintendent of Schools in Carlisle since 1950 and has during those years provided strong leadership. Under his direction eight schools have been constructed in the Carlisle area, including the Senior and Intermediate High Schools. The Carlisle Area School Board named this last school the David L. Swartz Intermediate High School in his honor. Mr. Swartz was responsible for the board ' s decisions that transportation be provided for all pupils living two or more miles from their respective schools and that kindergarten be made available for all children in the school district. Active in various professional organizations, Mr. Swartz is a member of the Carlisle Rotary Club, the Carlisle Hospital Board, the United Fund Board of Di¬ rectors, American Red Cross Board, the Army War College Advisory Committee, and the Cumberland County Cancer Society Board of Directors. Mr. Swartz was one of fourteen school executives selected by the American Association of School Ad¬ ministrators to evaluate the program and philosophy of education in the West German Republic in April, 1964. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania Asso¬ ciation of District Superintendents of Schools, and is now a member of the Executive Council of the Pennsyl¬ vania Association of Chief School Administrators. MR. DAVID L. SWARTZ New principal comes to Senior High School Mr. Charles Sanders assumes leadership responsibilites at CHS and begins a campaign to develop strong school spirit. 13

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JKT- FRONT ROW: Dr. John H. Harris, Jr., Miss Nancy George, Mr. Jerome H. Eichert, Mr. Raiford E. Spencer (pres.), Mr. Reed B. Teitrick (vice pres.), Miss Mary Martin (clerk) , Mr. H. Paul Keller, Mr. Harry B. Kime. STANDING: Mr. David L. Swartz (superintendent) , Mr. Harold L. North (assistant superintendent) . School Board Studies Educational Problems The Carlisle Area School Board consists of nine members serving without pay. The School Board answers student need, reviews school problems involv¬ ing faculty and students, approves courses of study, maintains teaching staff and administration for Carlisle Area schools, and allocates financial aid for all phases of education. The board also serves as union district for four school districts. Mr. North proves instrumental in developing curriculum Mr. Harold L. North, assistant superintendent, first came to Carlisle High School in 1957 as vice-principal. In July of 1964, Mr. North was offered the position which he currently holds. In addition to his other duties, Mr. North is the coordinator of the work of the Department Chairmen and of the development of the curriculum and courses of study in the secondary schools. Mr. Evers Shank (elementary supervisor) , Mr. James Flower (lawyer) , Mr. B. F. Dunkelberger (business manager and secretary) . ABSENT: Mr. Edgar D. Landis, Dr. Alvin Levin. Non members. MR. HAROLD L. NORTH 12

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ABOVE: Mr. Sanders listens intently to student suggestions concerning school life. LEFT: Vice-principal Secrist and Principal Sanders enter the school together with similar philosophies of education. School Spirit Booms Under New Leaders Making arrangements for a field trip, Mr. Secrist checks plans. During the 1969-70 school year, Mr. Charles M. Sanders became principal of CHS. Although new at his present position, Mr. Sanders is not new to the Carlisle system as he taught mathematics at Carlisle Junior High School from 1955-59 during which time he earned his Master ' s degree in education. From 1959- ' 67 he was in guidance and administration at Cumberland Valley School System and from 1967- ' 69 worked in education in Micronesia where he was co-ordinator of elementary education. He was in Palau, a trust territory of the United States. “To have a school which is truly for the student and to have the students realize it was Mr. Sanders ' s goal for CHS. He was favorably impressed with the cooperative friendly atmosphere in CHS and pleased to see the enthusiastic student involvement. Mr. Secrist defines school spirit Mr. H. David Secrist left West Chester State in 1953 taking along a B.S. degree in secondary education. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1955, Mr. Se¬ crist taught the next six years as a driver education in¬ structor at John Harris High School and Carlisle High School, respectively. In his spare time, when he is not doing graduate work at Shippensburg State College, he loves to play golf. When asked about school spirit, Mr. Secrist said that to him it meant being concerned and enthusiastic about Carlisle Senior High School. l 14