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

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School Board and Administration f ING. MARS AREA JOINT SCHOOL BOARD: Seated-lNTERlM ING COMMITTEE, Sleven R. Bnrfolac, Jr., Adams Twp.: Nichols, Middlesex Twp.: James A. Thompson. Middlesex Twp.: l-l. Kocher. Mars Boro.: William F. Bell, Adams Twp.: Mrs. OPERAT- Raymond Eugene Ruth E. Horner, Middlesex Twp.: Parlrer Dobson. Jr., Mars Boro.: Vicror Kauf- man. Valencia Boro. lNoi Piciured: Carl Sinlrula, Board Adams Twp.l Slanding-ADVISORY COMMITTEE lafler Ju President, ly, I9b5l. ADMINISTRATORS DISCUSS merger. Darvin D. Purvis. Adams Twp.: Marian R. Marburger. Adams Twp.: Ralph Plnlxerion, Jr.. Mars Boro.: John Abromovic, Jr., Mars Boro.: Donald Knaell, Valencia Boro.: Rev. William K. Lieloler. Valencia Boro.: Mrs. Ester S. Ryan. Valencia Eoroq Elwood Neilson. Valencia Boro.: lNol' Ficiured: L. A. Purvis. Board Secreiery, Mars Boro.: Richard L. Hosley. Middlesex Twp.: Charles W. Crawford, Middlesex Twp.i Highlighfing the pasl year of lhe Mars Area Joinl' School Board were lhe official merging of fhe school disiricl' in January and 'lhe promulgalion of evaluaiion resulis from lhe preceding year. A Team of evalualors represenling lhe Middle Allanlic Siaies Accrediling Associalion sfudied ihe high school in March, l964. Resulis were received in lale fall, Mars became an accrediled school disiricl' wi-lh a high raiing. Due 'ro legislaiion passed by ihe slaie congress, Pennsylvania school dislricls were required lo merge for a more eflicieni sys- iem. Allhough 'rhe Mars Area Join? School was virlually unaffecled, lhe school board diminished in size from 20 members fo an ln- lerim Operaling Commillee of nine. This reduclion was accom- plished in January by an eleciion of nine school direclors from The exisiing 20. Aided by lhe Advisory Commiliee composed of The remaining members, ihe lnlerim Operaiing Commiiree assumed ihe cluiies of 'rhe Board. The size of lha school board has been aliered. buf lhe goal. lhe besi educarion for ihe available linances, remains unchanged. Educaiing every sfudenl' lo meer individual needs is vilal 'lo The board.

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3 Receive Evaluation Dr. Alberf Manerino Supervising Principal Mr. F. Pairiclr Long Elemenrary Principe Results Mr. Roberi C. Downie High School Principal The scope of adminislrafive work is diverse and complex. School board efforf musr be linlced wilh lhe individual slu- denl as leachers are selecred and curriculums are planned. S'ludenr's individuel problems musl' be considered and resolved. Pilofing 'rhe high school, Mr. Roberl C. Downie adminislers lo fhe needs of fhe 49 faculry members and 979 individual sludenfs. The principal direcfs new programs, such as ihe enrichmenr program and insrrucrional rnalerials cenfer. Ad- vanced courses in summer school compose a phase of rhe enrichmenl program. If is augmenfed by fha TEMAC pro- gram, reading programs. and a possible Honor's course in English-Social Sfudies. The lnsfruciional Maferials Cenler confains audio-visual malerials. films, and a professional library for faculfy. As Supervising Principal. Dr. Alberl Manerino guides The complele educafional effori of rhe school sysfem. He allo- cales suflicienr lime in his schedule for bolh sludenis be- lween lhe elemenfary and secondary schools. Mr. F. P. Long is fha elemenfary principal and co-ordinafes The primary and infermediafe school. The elemenfary pro- gram was under evalualion ihis year. New ideas in This area are lhe sludy of Modern Marh. Also newly infroduced is an experimenfal reading program. reaching lhe I.T.A. rarher lhan rho fraclifional 26 leiler alphabet 17