Mineola High School - Signet Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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Zke exec. The Assistant Principal of Mineola High is Mr. Levine, who took the po- sition in October 1957. Since then his name has come to strike a note of dismay in the hearts of wrong-doing pupils. However, besides his job of assigning detention and otherwise disciplining students, he has other important duties. Mr. Levine is re- sponsible for scheduling assemblies, and fire and air-raid drills. Other duties are to arrange for substitute teachers, order supplies, and oversee the general maintenance of the school. His task also includes making various reports, which have a way of becoming more numerous and fre- Mr. Levine in the role of detention assigner. quent. So you see, Mr. Levine is not quite the tyrant he is sometimes pictured to be- — that is, unless the student has recently done something to regret. 8

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the navigators of the ship The Administration of the Mineola Public Schools is directly responsible to the Board of Education, and the administrators are the ones whose duty it is to see that the policies of the board are carried out in the proper manner. The Administration serves also as an advisory committee to the board, especially in matters of curriculum, as they have a closer association with the various schools. At this time the Administration is working on a new and improved course in citizenship education. They are also revising the manner of testing the elementary school students in order better to relate all of their subjects and give a clearer picture of what the students’ ability will be in high school. For the high school student, the Administration is setting up a work experience program so that the vocational and business students will have the opportunity to do actual work in their chosen field and then dis- cover if that is the type of work they are suited for and will be happy in. The Administration’s aim is to help the school system and the students as much as they can. DISTRICT-WIDE ADMINISTRATION: Mr. M. J. Rudner (Assistant Superintendent of Schools), Dr. Ray- mond Ostrander (Superintendent of Schools), Mr. Thomas Marshall (Administrative Assistant), Mr. John Seiferth (Director of School-Community Relations). 7

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and the captain Mr. Wallace is a warm and friendly person to Mineola’s students. Many of the students feel that they know him well. They would be surprised to know that he can say the same about them. He is much closer to the stu- dents than many other principals could claim to be. Much of this easy manner with all types of students comes from his having been an Eng- lish teacher for several years. He has a serious side, too, that many students are unaware of. The responsibility of being the principal of a high school is a huge task, which requires a combination of humor, courage, diligence, and an often nec- essary sternness in making decisions and meting out discipline. Mr. Wal- lace is surmounting the problems of his office, while remaining a friend and counselor to the students. Mr. Wallace in his familiar position of directing the center hall “traffic”. 9