Mars Area Junior Senior High School - Planet Yearbook (Mars, PA)

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SCHO L BO RD A D ADMINISTRATIO MARS AREA JOINT SCHOOL BOARD-Sitting: Carl Sinkula, Pres. of the Board, Eugene H. Kocher, V. Pres. Mars: Donald Knaell, Valencia: Charles W. Crawford, V. Pres., Middlesexg Richard L. Hasley, Middlesex: Mrs. Paul Horner, Middlesex: Mrs. Marian Marburger Adams Twp.g Mrs. Esther Ryan, Valencia. Second Row: James Dillan, Solicitor, John Canelos, Valencia: Loyal A. Purvis, Sec., Mars' James A. Thompson, Middlesex, John Abromovic Jr., Marsg Ralph L. Pinkerton, Mars: William F. Bell, Adams: Steven R. Bartolac Jr. Adams, Dr. Albert Manerino, Supervising Principal. Third Row: Victor H. Kaufman, Valencia, Darvin Purvis, Adams, Raymond Nichols Middlesex. CNot pictured-Elwood Neilson, V. Pres, Valenciag Parker Dobson, Jr., Mars.J ADMINISTRATION CHECKS new reaching device for the study of Earllr and Space Science. 16 EVALUATION GETS UNDER WAY The week of March 30 was a hectic one for any person involved in the Mars Area School System. Teachers, as well as students, prepared for the school's evaluation by a committee representing the Middle States Accrediting Association. The goal, accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, will be announced later next fall. Accreditation is a prestige factor for schools and gives criteria with which to judge them in relation to other schools. Two key points under consideration wereg I lj the school's philosophy and objectives, 125 Characteristics of the school and community. The evaluating committee, which was composed of educators from throughout the state, made a top-to-bottom survey of the school, its facili- ties, and its curriculum. When evaluations were made, factors such as size, type, location, financial support, and state requirements were not permitted to justify failure to provide a program and facilities appropriate to the needs of the school and com- munity. Individual staff members, as well as the separate evaluation committees, worked on a rigorous schedule. The various departments and program of studies were evalu- ated by faculty mernbers, prior to the regular evaluation.