Hickory High School - Hickory Nut Yearbook (Hermitage, PA)

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Board of Education at Work The power to make a school progressive and to advance the educational level of the community is inherent in the authority of every school board. The members of our board of education, like all others, are not professional educators but are mem- bers of the community who have gained the respect of their fellow citizens to the point that they have been chosen to represent the community in one of the most fundamen- tally important functions of the community. This is a task which requires great ex- penditure of time and effort and, only too often, receives insufficient recognition. Among the many duties of the board are supervision of the selection of personnel, es- tablishment of general policies for the work of the school, and the supervision of the financial situation of the schools. In order to efficiently perform these duties it is necessary for the board members to have a thorough knowledge of the general struc- ture, equipment, and personnel of the schools, through personal visitations and through information supplied by the supervising principal. Selection of personnel must be carefully weighed, not only in regard to individ- ual efficiency but also in consideration of the absolute need of school employees to be able to cooperate properly. After selection has been made it is still necessary to ap- praise the work of the personnel in the light of these two needs. The school board has a large part in the planning and study which determine the educational philosophy of a school system. They must decide what the pupils should receive from the schools and what are the most efficient methods of supplying the desired services to the students. Members must have an understanding of new develop- ments in the educational field and decide how they can be applied to our school sys- tem. , It is on the school board that the people must depend for wisely fixing the amounts to be raised by taxation and for conducting the schools within the funds available. All appropriations and expenditures must be weighed not only in the light of needs of education, but also in relation to the ability of the community to supply them. Because the school board vitally needs the support of the citizens, it is necessary for the members to see to it that the public is informed of what the school system is trying to do, what it needs to do it, and what progress has been made at each stage of development. Each school board member has accepted the responsibility for the education of the young people of the community and realizes that is an especially serious respons- ibility in a democratic society. Membership on the board of education is a hard, exacting task and the men who serve on it are to be commended for their public spirit and willingness to accept civic duties. I1

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Administration The roots of the hickory tree symbolize the administration and the faculty of Hickory High School. just as the roots furnish water and food to the heart of a real tree, so do the executives and fac- ulty of a high school furnish the way to true understanding to the student. They provide the means by which a student may gain more knowledge and, in doing so, raise himself to a better position in life. In this section we present the administration who guide and direct the student from first grade to graduation. We present the faculty who played such an important role in the shaping of our thoughts and actions all through our school life. We present the maintenance force, without whose services no school can be run efficiently, and finally, we present the bus drivers who, morning and night, transport us to and from school.