Centerville High School - Elkonian Yearbook (Centerville, OH)

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Because of the financial state of affairs with the administration. Miss Virginia Cartel, Clerk-Treasurer, had to exercise greater con- trol in all areas of spending this past year. She was all for the small school concept, for one of the advantages a smaller school had over a large school, she felt, was its more lasting relationships. l ' tg, ,- E ig if ,I . , f,zfr MV : '53 l f it-5 5 -1 . t . I ,F , . t!:.5'5':i!f:f?t7,Q' . ,.--31.TzQi??:1 F .221 ' fv,mg:,i,f.1' f.':Cf:?9sTr.'i' 512 '5 i': ,fy jiiiizy ff: , Q v jajlzatgilgiizg -gt:-,'p-'.-fE'itf ' , ifizif, V 'f' :iff 1.-i7ifif5iz'i: ' iff -2 .t5::t2n:z11.?t-ai . Planning the vocational relationships with Oakwood and Kettering High schools for the next five years, was the responsibility of Stanley Moreland, Director of Curriculum and Instruction. He said how the levy effected him personally, My fob of coordinating vo- cational programs and making the teaching staff balance was not made any easier. For his fourth year as Assistant Superin- tendent, Dr. Sid Roach described how the levy effected him personally, PrimariIy business, it involved a lot of entailment, affected the transportation. and greatly delayed our long range program. When asked if he felt the second levy would pass, he said it depended on the economy at that time. In her third elected term on the Board of Education, Mrs. Martha Freedman spent most of the year working on solutions to the prob- lems of how to function without any money. When asked how the levy effected her per- sonally, she stated, A lot of my individuali- zation plans have gone down the drain as a result of that first levy. in addition to his regular job with LM. Berry and Co., Controller, limes Payne was a member of the Board of Education. He stated the reason he felt the first levy didn't pass was hard times. He also said, l really hope it passes, it is needed so badly. With four children in the Centerville School Sys- tem, Mr. Payne was especially concerned. As Director of Personnel for his second year, Roger Snyder was faced with the task of helping the principals define what the pro- gram will be, and aided in the reduction of teachers. In reference to the levies, the first levy he had some hope for, but knew it would be close, while the second needed alot ol work and a stable economic condition. We just didn't get the message across, were the feelings of freshman board mem- ber, Dr. David Karl concerning the failure of the levy. He said that he was deeply disap- pointed, especially for the kids, and because he was a parent of three children in the school system, as well as a board member, he had an extra reason to be concerned. Holding the position of President of the Board this year was Mrs. Carol Reiniger. She remarked that in the beginning of the year, the board was busy with appropriations for '75, but then later in the year, it was working against a second defeat ol the levy. Be- cause of the levy's effects, she worried about the quality of the program, Reverend Harvey Smith has been a board member for over a year. He thought the small school concept for next year was definitely a good concept for he said, lt has proven effective now, and in the East building it will be better. Getting to know each other is made easier, discipline is less and the shut- tling was such an inconvenience. Faculty 185

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T M MlAcll'Dl2 I T Mft MlA.ll'Dll2 ttention. Attention please. This meeting will now come to or- der. This was a familiar cry heard at the beginning of each monthly Board of Educa- tion meeting. Heading the a- genda throughout most of the year were two issues, the small school concept and the November operatingxlevy. ln the past years, t e small school concept was a- chieved through the separa- tion of the three buildings. But with the completion of the East building wings, the '75-'76 student body was soon to be housed in one buildin . School Board members emp a- sized the need for individu- alism and better student- teacher relationships that the small school concept offered. To keep this concept alive, students will be placed in their new location according to the building they pre- viously attended last Lear. Another major pro lem dis- cussed was the voters' failure to pass the November operat- ing levy. The 6.9 mills levy was to provide for the reno- vating of Magsig and South, the a dition of new courses, and more bus transportation. Board members felt the reason for its failure was the slump in economy. The Rev- erend Mr. Harvey Smith also sighted some other reasons. The voters didn't realize the importance of this issue. They were also voting against the government in general and the evy ha pened to be caught in tlie middle. To make sure the February levy would pass, a campaign was started. Informing the public through advertising in media suc as news apers, flyers, and radio, wast e main point of this idea. 184 Faculty - SNUIES., 1310 XILS Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Donald Overly, when interviewed, sighted some goals that he was working for that might offer a solution lo some ol the problems caused by the November operating levy's not passing. The passing ol the levy in February, which would take care of the busing problem, the renovating of the high school buildings for new middle schools, and improving on an already good process, were just a few ol the obiectives that were to be achieved by this additional money obtained from the levy. When asked if he wanted to add any add- itional comments, Dr. Overly mentioned The Centerville High School System is one of the best anyone could expect, There is a lot of warmth and friendliness, and being a par- ent :tnd an administrator, this makes me happy, Reviewing the schooI's financial state, Dr. Donald Overly and Dr. Sid Roach make im- portant decisions concerning cuts that would have to be made if the levy did not pass its second time around. They both have been in the administration for many years.

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186 F Hunting, fishing, golfing, gardening, and traveling to the New England States were fav- orite pastimes of Will Cale, the East build- ing unit principal. Before coming to CHS 13 years ago, Mr. Cale attended Ohio Univer- sity where he obtained his B.S.E.D. degree and also Ohio State University where he obtained his M.A. degree. Unit principal, lack Durnbaugh expressed his opinions saying that he enforced the idea of the small school concept as he thought it was much better for the average student. Before coming to CHS nine years ago, tc serve as the South building unit principal, he at- tended Bowling Green State University earn- ing a B.S. degree and Miami University. As Head of Food Services for the entire school system, Mrs. lean Hubbard was always busy as she worked planning lunch menus within a given budget. Making visits to all of the school cafeterias also occupied much of Mrs. Hubbard's time. She attended Penn State University where she obtained her BA. degree before coming to CHS. aculty Setting up programs and teaching songs took up much of Donald Lehman's time as he directed the Concert Choir and the high school singing group, the Ellttonians. Mr. Leh- man became the head of the entire system's music department after attending Witten- hurg University where he obtained both his B.A. degree, and M.A. degree. rincipals and various coordinators are a vital part of a good school s Stem. The average person oes not realize the time and effort that oes into the planning ogschool re- lated activities. Many hard working hours are spent planning lunch menus, scheduling and coordinating s orts events, organizing t e entire music department, and supervising the routes and working order of buses. The coordinators work to- gether with the principals to achieve the important goal of a better, more plan- ned school life. Problems and more problems confronted Mrs. Thelma 0'Donnel, the supervisor of Centerville's transportation department. It was her iob to arrange and rearrange sched- ules while also coping with snow-bound and vandalized buses. With the failure of the op- erating levy she handled the elimination of transportation for high school students. In his leisure time. Dave McDaniel enioyed gardening and fishing. He spent his summer months last year vacationing in Canada. Dur- ing his 14 years in the system, he has been a teacher, a unit principal, and this past year he was the head principal of Centerville High. Mr. McDaniel attended Manchester College where he earned his B.A. degree. Coach of the Varsity Wrestling team, Ken Simmons, was also in charge of setting up and organizing all of the sporting events while he served as Athletic Director. During the school day, he instructed Boys' Physical Education classes in East building. He received his BA. degree at DePauw University and his MA. degree at Xavier University. After teaching for 11 years, lames VanTine received his promotion to the position of the Magsig building unit principal. Before coming to CHS, Mr. VanTine attended Ohio University where he earned his 8.5. degree and Xavier University where he earned his M,E.D. degree. During his after school hours, he enioyed sports and woodworking.