Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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William R. Beazley, B.S., M.S. V Pl., University of Virginia, Superintendent of Schools The School Board of the City of Covington: Jack Persinger, Arthur L. Blankenship, Dr. William P Fletcher Ralph Stettner Chairman .Mrs. Charlotte B. Wright, Clerk, and Norwood Tingler. School Board Rewards Scholastic Efforts Five public-spirited men from Covington take the time from their busy lives to assume the responsibility for running the city's schools. ln addition to carrying out their duty as the employing agency and the policy-making group for the schools, these Board of Education members take a keen in- terest in the scholastic progress of the students. Believing that academic excellence should be recognized, each year the school board presents awards to those students who achieve a grade average of 93 or higher. At a special assembly the board chairman and the superintendent present certificates and pins or bars to these outstanding students. For the benefit of all pupils in the system a book-rental system was adopted this year, and a special project for the high school has been initiated: old classroom desks are being replaced at the rate of one hundred a year. Mr. Beazley, school superintendent, estimates that within three years all the desks in school will be the same new-styled, light colored ones presently used in the new wing. The improved school facilities and the rewards for achievement are just two indi- cations of the interest the Board of Education has in the school and its students. lillian L. Alexander, B.S., M.S. Madi- son, University of Virginia, Supervisor of Education, City of Covington. 22

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4225 :L :sw ,ues ' iss: ' ,, cf i Q John S. Heretick, B.A., M.A., Sr. Q sity Mrs. Humphries opens the gaily decorated office door to reveal Mr. Heretick, CHS's own special Santa. Principal Heretick John S. Heretick, principal of Covington High School, possesses a genuine interest in the education and well-being of every student in the school. He is often the guiding force behind the scene of many school activities - coaching the endmen for the Minstrel, meeting with the school board and schedul- 1 'J i c 'x A principal and his telephone are seldom parted. Here Mr. Heretick's conversation is a pleasant one. Mary's University, Univer- of Virginia, Principal. ' s Is Friendl But Firm ing athletic events. Mr. Heretick's firmness in dis- ciplinary actions, friendliness in his association with people, and diplomacy in carrying out the policies of the school have won him the respect and admiration of both faculty and students. 23 l