Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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School Board Sets Policies. . . Row 1: Mr. Lon P. Monbeck, Superintendent of School; Dr. John Sanik, Jr., President; Mr. Gordon T. Heim, Treasurer; Mr. John H. Strange, Secretary. Organizing and operating school programs are essentially the jobs of a typical school board. On its shoulders rest the great responsibilities of securing capable teachers and determining a budget to provide for school equipment and facilities. Three citizens who are appointed by the town board trustees share the duties of school board mem- bers in Highland. The present members, who have served on the board respectivly for two, eight, and one year, are as follows: Dr. John Sanik, Jr., President; Mr. John H. Strange, Secretary; Mr. Gordon T. Heim, Treasurer. These men work through the state educational laws to pr ovide the best possible schooling for Highland students. The school board ' s special concern has been to finance the building of additional classrooms for Highland ' s rapidly expanding student population. Foresight as to Highland s future educational needs has been a strong characteristic of this and past boards. This was made further evident when bids were open- ed on January 26, 1960, for a 13-room addition to the high school; even earlier, plans for a new junior high school were announced. One fulfillment of their work is the realization of a first graduating class at Highland High School. It is to these students and those to follow that Dr. Sanik directs the thoughts of the school board: With its first graduating class, neighbors, employers, and many colleges and universities will be evaluating the first product of Highland High School. The School Board is confident that whatever your immediate en- deavors are, the first impressions you create will be not only favorable but everlasting. - 10 -