Nazareth Area High School - Comet Yearbook (Nazareth, PA)

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE NAZARETH AREA SCHOOL BOARD SEATED: Carl Fry, Hugh Leake, Joseph Fry, Charles Saltern, Marguerite Thomas, Stanley Clewell, Rev. Floyd R. Shafer, John Fox, Wilfred Sheetz, Business-Manager, Charles Schnerr, Herbert Cobley, Supt. of Schools, George Bartron, Lewis Kleintop. STANDING: Floyd Lahr, John Lieber- man, Charles Peischl, Lester Scott, Russel Metzgar, John Urban, Woodrow Brong, Maurice Zellner, William Beck, Gustave Fox, Woodrow Hartzell, Leo Shook, Raymond Reinert, C. Forrest Bowers, Norman Millheim, missing, William C. Smith. Our School Board has a particularly large job this year as there are several new schools to be built. If their past performance is any criteria, they will do an exceptionally fine job. AREA SCHOOL BOARD OFFICERS President.REVEREND FLOYD R. SHAFER Vice-President.JOHN J. FOX Secretary.WILFREDSHEETZ Treasurer.CHARLES SCHNERR George Bartron William Beck Forrest Bowers Woodrow Brong Stanley Clewell Carl Fry Joseph Fry Gustave Fox John J. Fox Woodrow Hartzell Lewis Kleintop Floyd Lahr Hugh Leake John Lieberman Russell Metzgar Norman Millheim Charles Peischl Raymond Reinert Charles Saltern Rev. Floyd R. Shafer Charles P. Schnerr Lester Scott Leo Shook William C. Smith Marguerite Thomas John E. Urban Maurice Zellner 3

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CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION. 1 -- 4 CURRICULUM AND FACULTY. 5 -- 16 SPORTS.17 -- 30 STUDENTS.31 — 64 ACTIVITIES. 65 -- 96 ADVERTISEMENTS.97 -- 112 HOW FIRM THE FOUNDATION Approximately one year ago the citizens of Bushkill Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Nazareth Boro, Stockertown Boro, Tatamy Boro and Upper Nazareth Township voted to merge these six districts to form the Nazareth Area School District. The consolidation of these dis¬ tricts can mean better educational opportunities for the children of the Area through coordination of instruction and instructional materials. To scientifically plan for the future and further improve the educational program, the school board engaged the Educational Research Service, Inc. to survey the expanding school population and present school facilities. This group of educational experts produced the bulletin Nazareth Area School Building Survey , re¬ leased by the School Board in December 1959. The report indicates the urgent need for con¬ struction of new elementary school buildings, centered in those areas where the pupil popula¬ tion is concentrated and indicates the potential of greatest growth. These new school centers will streamline the educational program by more efficient and economical programming and elimi¬ nate operationally expensive and hazardous buildings. The research team further recommended that because of the current and impending growth the present Junior High School building should be renovated and enlarged. They also suggest additional space should be provided in the Senior High School. The school board and school administration, because of the capital outlay necessary to cope with the recent fire hazard ruling of the Depart¬ ment of Labor Industry, and the conclusions and recommendations of the research team, have outlined a plan of building construction to meet the physical needs of the district. The board also recognizes the heart of an effective system of public schools is the teacher. They, therefore, want the schools staffed by well qualified, competent and dedicated teachers. To this end the board has made every effort to furnish an adequate salary schedule to encourage and hold these good teachers. The school administration subscribes to the educational philosophy which recognizes the im¬ portance of equal educational opportunity for all children. To assure this, the curriculum of the entire school system is being reviewed and re¬ vised by the professional staff, to ensure all boys and girls an educational befitting their interests and abilities. 2

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OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS As principal of our high school, Mr. Benfieldis the chief co-ordinator of student and faculty activities. He is responsible for the supervision of curriculum, advising the student body, and.for the general operation of our school. Another of Mr. Benfield’s many duties is to resolve the problems of students, teachers, and parents. Mr. Benfield received his B. S. in Education at Dickensen College and his M. A. in Education at Bucknell University. zz:jt ' ZZl MNNIKRNMMRMIMMMHM ZZ3- ZZi Herbert F. Cobley Mr. Herbert F. Cobley, head of our school administration, assumes the respon¬ sibilities of correlating the programs of the Nazareth Area Schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade. These programs are designed to meet the needs of the various types of students and to provide equal op¬ portunities to all students, encouraging them to reach their highest goals. Mr. Cobley received his B.S. in Educa¬ tion at Kutztown and his M.A. in Administra¬ tion and Supervision at Lehigh University. Through the efforts of Mr. Cobley, an analy¬ sis of the facilities oi our school district was completed, showing the need to plan for new growth and a long term building program. Frederick C. Benfield Left, Mrs. Elaine Doyle, secretary to Mr. Benfield, right, Mrs. RuthKlep- pinger, secretary to Mr. Cobley. These two secretaries are import¬ ant members of our school district, helping to organize the business and clerical work involved in running our schools smoothly.