Ligonier Valley High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ligonier, PA)

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Senior High Secretary Every time our country launches a rocket or an astronaut into space, a tracking station commences to record every detail about the trip. Here at Ligonier High our office is the tracking station of our school and the chief engineer is our own Katie Marker. Besides serving as Mr. Crawshaw's very dependable secretary, she can be found writing out late slips, typing up the daily bulletin, or handing out aspirin to nerve-racked students. Practically all of us have our good days and our bad, but no day seems half as bad with Katie there to cheer us up. Her sparkling personality has a friendly effect on all of us as we make our trip through the doors of L. H. S. Mrs. Tosh, as usual, hard at work to keep our school running smoothly. Secretary To Supervising Principal Mrs. Grace A. Monticue can truly be typing the bulletin. .lunior High Secretary Mrs. Ruth Tosh is the Junior High School Secretary. If you enter the office, you will find either her or one of her student secretaries waiting to help you. A quite capable worker, Mrs. Tosh helps those students who are confused and bewildered about schedules or other prob- lems. Teachers also find her willing to help. She graduated from Ligonier High School 1 and received her office training at the 0ff1ce Training School in Uniontown. Mrs. Tosh is proud to be a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Katie cheerfully performs the daily task of tagged the efficient, hard-working secretary. Among her many duties are keeping strict financial records, school enrollment, and making out teachers salary checks. She has been work- ing as a secretary to the Ligonier Valley for nine years and in the Superintendent's Office, Ligonier Borough Elementary School for two years. She enjoys sewing in her spare time and is active in helping with the newly formed Ligonier Chapter of the Rainbow Girls. Mrs. Monticue keeps other secretaries' in- formed of required school records by way of the phone.

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Mr. Mellott thoughtfullg checks his records before leaving for Fox hapel. Senior Guidance Counselor ln September, 1958, Mr. Richard R. Mellott was appointed to the job of Senior Guidance Counselor. Since that time he has helped many students with their educational and vocational plans for the future. ln January, 1962, Mr. Mellott resigned his post to accept a similar position at Fox Chapel Area High School. Besides serving as Guidance Counselor, he coached the Junior High basketball team and sponsored the Student Council. Mr. Mellott very capably substituted as Senior High Princi- pal until Mr. Crawshaw was able to come here to take his position. We certainly regret Mr. Mellott's leaving for he has done a commendable job here, but we wish him and his family the very best in the future. .lunior Guidance Counselor Mr. Dale Zimmerman is the Guidance Counselor of Ligonier Valley Junio'r and Senior High School, as he assumed his new senior high position after the departure of Mr. Mellott in February. Always is Mr. Zimmerman ready to help any student with the problems related to himself, his school, his home, or his fellow students. The problems of each student becomes his problems, for he can assist only those he understands. lt is his responsibility to collect information about every student in school. This information is used to help the students adjust to the school program, to do their best in all of their subjects, and to plan for their futures. Mr. Zimmerman now receives calls from parents of both Junior and Senior High School Mr. Carnahan noticed a rise in absentees when the flu bug struck. students . Attendance Officer This busy gentleman is popular with all Junior High Students. He is the athletic director, is responsible for general supplies in our school district, and is the home and school visitor in charge of attendance records. lt's a good thing his flashy red Buick is in good working order, for it transports him wherever he goes. Mr. Carnahan graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. His interests are centered greatly around athletics. During summer vacations, he works with the Latrobe Recreation Board. When not substituting or visiting the homes of absentees, he can be found in the office at the Ligonier Borough Elementary School.

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Secretary Have typewriter, will travel, thatfs Mrs. John Urch, our elementary secretary. She has been in the school system for a year anda half working in the Boro Elementary Building and at the junior high school. Her beautiful voice was heard at Teachers' Institute as she sang The Lord's Prayer in memory of those teachers who had passed away during the year. Her main delight is in taking care of her son Michael. Who knows? Maybe Mike will be the third generation of math teachers for Mrs. Urch always greets us with her beauti- ful smile. School Nurse Our school nurse, Mrs. Ethel Peterson, capably fills the medical needs of the many students throughout the entire Ligonier Valley School System. She attended King's Daughters Hospital School of Nursing in Temple, Texas, and later continued her nursing at the Latrobe Hospital where she worked for eight years. As a school nurse, she serves as a ready friend and aid to those in need ofher assistance. In addition to her already busy schedule, Mrs. Peterson assists in the annual physical examina- tions of the students. In her spare time she enjoys being outside, especially working in her flower garden. Ligonier High School. Our energetic Mrs. Sinko helps all her stu- dents on to more perfect speech. Mrs. Peterson examines students for faulty V1S1OI'1. Speech Therapist Mrs. June Sinko is the speech therapist for Ligonier Valley Schools. Her purpose is to help children to speak so they can be clearly understood. She helps all first grade children and anyone else with speech difficulty. Mrs. Sinko graduated from California State College. She likes summer sports such as swimming and tennis. She also enjoys doing the twist.