Derry Area High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Derry, PA)

Page 14 text:

D INISTR TIO THEY KEEP THE WHEELS PRINCIPAL Always a busy man. Mr. Kurtz suddenly found on the morning of July 6 that his job was doubled in responsibilities and work. He was faced with a school that was onlv partial- ly usable and a larger enrollment of students than before. It was largely due to his dili- gence and hard work that school was able to open on September 2 as planned. It was a difficult task and Mr. Kurtz spent many long hours on it. The beginning of school found him with his usually full schedule coupled with the problems of rebuilding the burned section of the school. Nevertheless. he still took time to help the students with their various prob- lems as they arose. In December he was chosen to replace Mr. Hardy as supervising principal and has continued to work for the betterment of the school. GUIDANCE DIRECTOR To aid the students in choosing their fu- ture careers, Mr. Stump, the former Guidance Director and now principal of Derry Town- ship, gives an aptitude test to all freshmen. In addition, he supervises I. tests that are ad- ministered to sophomores and seniors. Each student in the high school is interviewed by him individually at some time during their four years here. Elected to replace Mr. Kurtz. Mr. Stump took over his new post in Ianuarv. NVhile quite busy with his duties as actingiprincipal. he still finds time to help the pupils with any problem that might arise concerning their plans before and after graduation.

Page 13 text:

TR T UL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Although dealing more with the grade schools than the high school, Mr. Hardy is still a familiar figure around here. Until the fire this year which destroyed part of the building, his oflice was located in the high school and students often encountered him While passing through the halls. He spoke annually at the pep meetings in the fall and presented the seniors to the school hoard at graduation in the spring. At the end of December, however, Mr. Hardy took a sabbatical leave of absence because of ill health and has been replaced by Mr. Kurtz. IO MR. HARDY SUPERVISINC PRINCIPAL

Page 15 text:

RUNNING SIVIOOTHLY IN A BUSY SCHOOL SECRETARIES Due to the lack of a public-address system this year, Mr. Kurtis secretaries, Marie Sabo and Beverly Yacobush, have had their work doubled. All messages to the teachers must be mimeo- graphcd and delivered in addition to their regu- lar chores of taking dictation and typing letters for the office, and filing records and reports. Chosen at the end of their junior year be- cause of their outstanding Work in the commer- cial field, these girls have Worked very diligently i11 taking care of all the various office corres- pondence. Not only have they been of invalu- able aid to the otlice, but they have also earned a great amount of practical.experience for their future careers. ' D I I I NURSE Assuming the duties of nurse this year for the Township School District is Miss Virginia WVer- ner. This pert, little nurse is kept quite busy serving all the Township schools. For a brief period each day she can be found here at the high school, but the majority of her time is spent visiting the numerous schools of the district. Medical and dental examinations were given to all the students in grades one, three, five, seven, nine, and eleven. Check-ups of sick students at home, main- taining of medical supplies in the various build- ings, and general help Wherever needed all add up to very busy days for the school nurse.