Hempfield Area Senior High School - Spartonian Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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I x 'Nt WILLIAM MYERS DOLORES PATRICK JAMES PEACH WAYNE PODVIA GEORGIA RICHARDSON GILBERT RUTTER MARY SERRO STANLEY SHAVARA MATTHEW SHIELDS RALPH SHORT 22 FACULTY Supervised classwork, athletics, and activities COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT is separat- ed into three main divisions: secretarial, ac- accounting, and clerical. Exploratory courses are oftered in the tenth grade to students interested in business. After the completion of this program, the student has proven it he has the ability and the necessary interest in the various areas of business to further pursue them. The Future Business Leaders of America is the extra-curricular activity of this depart- ment. Juniors and seniors who take at least two commercial subiects and maintain a C average are permitted to be members. Various activities and field trips supple- ment daily subiects. Ml. Rutter explains the qualities of an interesting news report to Mary Ann Cavalier and Robert Gettemy. ' i 1 10- KM wb'-H

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Jo 35 FACULTY Encouraged creative thinking: initiative THE ARTS play a very important part in our school life. Band, chorus and music classes provide an inspiring aspect ot the curriculum. Developing basic musical skills, the participating students display their tal- ents for our school and the community. Marching in parades, playing at football games and presenting concerts and as- semblies culminate the activities of the music departments. Providing the aesthetic touch for our school atmosphere is the challenge presented to the art students. Our class plays added to the cultural aspect of the school. Supplementing the academic curriculum is the Westmoreland County Humanities Sem- inar, introduced this year, with our school as host. Ann Churchman poses for portrait painter Duncan Mitchell Mr. Tomkon calls attention to important features. 'Y HELEN KNOX WILBUR KRAYBILL CHARLOTTE KUNKLE NANCY KURTZ CARL LAUFFER ROBERT LYNCH EMERY MILLER JOHN MINDER FRANK MISKOW KENNETH MOOREHEAD 2l

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Provided after school programs for advanced learning WILLIAM MYERS iovial driver education teacher sponsors the Wheels Club received his B.S. degree from the Indiana State Teachers College finds enioyment in collecting records. DOLORES PATRICK efficient sponsor of F,H.A. received a B.S. in home economics at Seton Hill College head of the home economics de- partment teaches vocational homemaking, bov's foods and family living makes sewing her hobby. JAMES R. PEACH our energetic sponsor of the Distributive Education Club claims selling as favorite pastime acquired his B.S. and M. Ed. degrees from Indiana State Teachers College and the University of Pittsburgh. WAYNE PODVIA boating, hunting, and fish- ing are the hobbies of this outdoorman ac- quired his B.S. in Education from California State Teachers College teaches a very interesting class of mechanical drawing. GEORGIA C. RICHARDSON a sparkling new- comer to our library staff this year makes reading and collecting records her hobbies sponsor of the Library Procedures Club Clarion State Teachers College issued her B.S. in Edu- cation. GILBERT RUTTER practices what he preaches is a sport enthusiast can be found teaching P.O.D. in room 215 attended the University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago and Harvard heads the social studies department . holds AB. and M.Ed. degrees, MARY KAY SERRO a lovely new addition to the home economics department hails from Pennsylvania State University where she receiv- ed her B.S.degree water skiing takes its place as one of her hobbies sponsors the F.H.A. STANLEY SHAVARA . hails from the University of Pittsburgh where he got his B.S. in Business Administration and M. Ed. degrees Hteaches Typing I and ll . is the competent sponsor of F.B.L.A. MATTHEW SHIELDS interesting teacher of world history and American history sponsors Proiectionist Club enioys farming graduate of Indiana State Teachers College with a B.S. degree, RALPH SHORT a personality with universal appeal amuses his biology students with his iokes earned his B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh coaches our track team and is fond of golf and sports assistant football coach. Larry Collins and Joe Rady ere finishing e bookcase by sanding under the instruction of Mr. Snyder. Mr. Mooreheed helps Peggy Komarinslri and Helen Knizner melre bend concert programs on the speed-o-scope. Mr. Glasgow assists Steve Beyure and .Iolm Yuslro in sheet lnetel procedure.