Harrison High School - Reminiscence Yearbook (Harrison, NY)

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Makers of Harrison High As Superintendent of schools, Louis M. Klein wos re- sponsible for the supervision and direction of all schools and personnel in the district. He also attended the Board of Education meetings at which he reported on matters of concern to the Board members. Mr. Klein also acted as the representative of the schools at all public functions. Dr. Clayton A. Friis, the Assistant Superintendent, was chiefly concerned with the instructional program in the schools. He conducted an orientation program for the new teachers to acquaint them with the schools and the town. He also supervised the teacher workshops that were held this year. Dr. Clayton A. Friis Assistant Superintendent of Schools The principal and assistant principal of Harrison High have many difficult and time-consuming jobs. They are responsible for the education and welfare of the student body as well as the overall functioning of the school. As school administrators, they are in- strumental in developing new ideas and policies. This year, Mr. Smith and Mr. Meyer changed the lunch schedule. Three half-hour lunch periods were estab- lished. They also extended marking periods to ten weeks and for this reason report cards were issued quarterly. Mr. Kenneth Meyer Assistant Principal Mr. Nelson E. Smith Principal TO THE CLASS OF 1966: During your six years in Harrison Junior- Senior High School, much history has been made. You have witnessed the start of a social revolution; legislation in Civil Rights, Educa- tion Laws, Anti-poverty and Human Relations will make society a better place to live in. Your obligation in life will be to implement what has been started. Refinements will have to be made and we hope the fine background our faculty has given you, has prepared you for this task. Congratulations to the Class of 1966. Sincerely yours. Nelson E. Smith Principal 13

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The Policy To The Closs of 1966: The purpose of educotion is not so much the occumulotion of knowledge os it is an attitude of mind ond o familiarity with the process of thought in all areas of life. Each of you has had on opportunity to develop your mind through your high school educotion. However, this is but a start. The mind must be continuously cultivated for it is something like a wild horse; it must be conquered. A tight reign is necessary or it will run away from you, always seeking the path of least resistance, pursuing pleasant thoughts, never quite willing of its own accord to buckle down and work. To get the best out of your mind, willpower ond concentration must be thoroughly cultivated so that the mind shuts out oil outside noises, at- tractions, and distractions ond thinks only ond completely of the subject at hand. May eoch of you, as you go beyond high school, give your mind count- less opportunities to grow so thot your success as a humon being may be more firmly assured. Cordially, Louis M. Klein Superintendent Board of Education This year Mr. Fleder was elected Presi- dent of the Board of Education. A long resident of Harrison, he has been a mem- ber of the Board for the past four years. The other members of the Board include Vice-President Antonio Carpinello, Mr Francis Carpenter, Mr. John Drew and Dr. Anthony Sisca. With the constant increase in enroll- ment throughout the district and especial- ly in the high school, the Board has been planning a number of necessary renova- tions such as new science laboratories. Among other educational improvements instituted by our School Board has been the beginning of our own summer school for grades five through twelve. During our first summer session approximately six hundred students attended, taking both remedial and advanced courses. Further- more, arrangements made by the Board enabled a greater number of students to participate in the BOCES program this year. The program has been highly suc- cessful in preparing students for their fu- ture, especially in the technical fields. Mr. Louis M. Klein Superintendent of Schools 12

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Mr. Joescph Berino Mrs. De Mocy trying to tackle the early morning rush hour. They Guide Us Into The Future Mrs. Grace Higginbottom Mike Corpiniello worries with the rest of the seniors about college admissions. M