Dyer Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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language, the fascinating lessons of history, the soul¬ stirring message of the arts, and our identification with man and his monumental successes-his colossal failures. Students ' lives are measurably affected by their adjustment to the formidable rigors of study, an d their personal success-or failure-may well hinge upon the degree they succeed-or fail-in the classroom. Curriculum has left inscribed its impeccable mark¬ ing on our minds, our bodies, our very being, regard¬ less of individual response to the machinations of edu¬ cation. We cannot live it over, we cannot vow to do better, we cannot make new resolutions. The record of our efforts will shadow us for the rest of our lives.

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Shadows . . . Curriculum Curriculum-the essence of school life, the anvil of learning, the heart of educational experience.... We learn from infancy-we begin to mature physically and mentally from the day we draw our first breath. Our lives are linked unalterably to the educational ex¬ periences we receive and our response to them. The random learning of pre-school life is soon replaced by the academic discipline of school known as curriculum- a new experience, a new academic force that will un¬ deniably leave its imprint upon our mind and body. Math-English-reading-writing-science-history-speak- ing-listening-and a myriad of other areas unfold their wings and whisk us away on a soaring adventure. Cur¬ riculum presents new ideas to be absorbed-rejected- debated-discussed-discarded. We marvel at the my¬ steries of science, the order of numbers, the fluency of

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Administrators Guided Mr. George Bibich is Supervising Principal. Mr. Fred Jones is Principal. Mr. Louis Cinko is St. John Township Trustee Mr. Bibich and Mr. Jones work diligently over school matters. Our progressive admini stration, diligent and hard working, is headed by Mr. Louis Cinko, trustee, Mr. George Bibich, supervising principal, and Mr. Fred Jones, principal. Mr. Cinko, in his second year as Township Trustee, finds his job a great responsibility, but a rewarding and satisfying one. Handling financial matters, relating the school needs to the public, and hiring personnel are among his various duties. Mr. George Bibich, in his eighth year in the St. John School System, is constantly striving for improvement of the schools. Among his varied duties are the purchasing of needed school facilities, and the establishing of school policies. Mr. Fred Jones, in his eighth year as principal, is de¬ dicated to the constant improvement of school standards. He continually seeks to improve the general school spirit and to build school morale.