Harrold Junior High School - Herald Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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4l Harrold Alma Mater Adopted Jan. 1952 Patricia McKee Watkins We sing our praise to Harrold Our Alma Mater true, We'll hail the colors red and white, , We'll always honor you. With courage strong and hearts so bold. N'er let her spirit die. We sing our praise to Harrold, Long may her colors fly. iw' 0urSclwol...

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THE 1955 HERALD +I VOLUME III Presented by The Annual Staff HARROLD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RD NO. 6 Greensburg, Pennsylvania Editors: Jim Henry, Victor Rossi Business Mgr.: John Devitt Sponsors: A. Curiale, M. Mansour

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Through Twenty-F we Years . . . A milestone in the history of our school was the date April 5, 1929. On this date, ground was broken and construction for our school was started. By the Fall of the year 1929 the Har- rold School was completed, and a new era in educational advancement was made. A definite need for a new, larger school in the Harrold community of our township was felt necessary due to a steady growth of pop- ulation and other factors. At the time only one room was available for school purposes, and it was felt that school facilities, of necessity, must be expanded. Thus the stage was set for the structure which today bears the name of Har- rold School. Creation and erection of schools are not hurriedly done. On the contrary much thought and detailed work, financial considerations, lo- cation of site, transportation and other factors had to be considered. After numerous sketches, bids on contracts and other necessary details were brought into consderation, the School Board acted. On March 2, 1928, a preliminary sketch of our school was presented to the Board and then later approved. Actual construction started in April of that year. Successful bidder and builder was the Westmoreland Construct- ion Company of Greensburg. The architect was Charles Sorber. The site that was chosen was a portion of the old Eisaman farm on Route 71 near the old one-room Harrold School. It is interesting to note that the persons responsible for voting the school into existence was the School Board composed of the follow- ing members: President, J. K. Silvis, V. Pres- ident, H. C. Long, Secretary, E. Meek. Other board members were W. E. Shrum, C. G. Hall, and W. I. Davis. The words spoken on that memorable dedi- cation date of November 26, 1929 are well worth repeating: This building is dedicated whole-heartedly to the be'st interest of the boys and girls of Hempfield Township who are to help maintain and perpetuate the ideals of Am- erican democracy, and to the interest of their parents and teachers who are privileged to lead and inspire them in this service. May every child find here the opportunity to discover and develop those capacities through which he can best serve society. 3 Larry Six, Our President. In its beginning, the school set-up for Harrold was markedly different from today's training. Provisions were made for grades from one through ten. Pupil enrollment was large, though not nearly as large as our present enroll- ment. Five busses were able to transport the pupils to school. The remaining portion of the students walked. Supervising principals who have had much to do with the success of our school and other schools in the district were the following: James L. Spiegel, R. W. Robinson, E. S. Gard, Jesse ltltenour, and Theo Fullerton. The first prin- cipal of our school was Mr. Kieter. Council Officers