Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Paris, KY)

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Paris Elementary School 1966 Southside Middle School Addition and Renovation—1972. Fine Arts Center 1968 Busing Program 1971 SccrrtKtrb Ctancntarp ftcftool fcpstmi Mill U'U»' 'XW0U ire acrradrtdd for thd chOt» OC y«W o( 1972-1973 by Km ftoutbrm a«ocul»on at CoOt n and frctjool Elementary School Accredited by South- ern Association of Colleges and Schools 1972-73. 3ctrrtnteb ©rmottarp j ctjool Th« Certifies Thet MV IUHUU XML -s eccre ted lor the echotesOc y«t of 1972-1973 by the ffrotit tjrrn «contficn d CoUrgre mb fetoote and t wMM K an ih. mtxcm pri.eajaa and pro««e»»on1 »ac8Q»»fuw » tiding Owratron I 9fcgg JbA Southside Middle School Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1972-1973. Urrrtditcd Scrondaru School Th» Certified That »«dit ■» « rcwaa •or itw tcnetaaec yaw 1972-73 SeetVra luonanon of CoUrjt» School» Paris High School Accredited by South- ern Association of Colleges and Schools 1972-73. Commonuvalth of Kentucky lirpirtmrnl tf himdttm hmnifm Urn (emftc 4 km ken mamkei fie the ekmi ym--“■ . h k Smr W if EJmitim W n emnU 4» iB femUgo mi megmUm eankmg fmm thm mam Comprehensive High School by State Board of Education 1972- 1973.

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Mr. Paul W. Polly is currently serving his ninth year as superinten- dent of the Paris City School System. His first two years at Paris were as principal of the high school. A na- tive of Whitesburg and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, he re- ceived his bachelor of arts degree in 1955 and his Masters degree in 1957. Mr. Polly is the person directly responsible for the tremendous ad- vances in the Paris City School Sys- tem. It has been through his efforts the comprehensive rating and the ac- credidations have been obtained. Through his constant desire for the finest and safest school system, he was awarded a Kentucky Colonel commission for having the only school system in the state having no fire deficiencies. He was president of the Central Kentucky Education Association in 1968-69 and served as a member of the CKEA Board. Mr. Polly Honored by City School Board of Education He was one of seventy school su- perintendents presented a Leadership Award by Dr. Robert Martin, Eastern Kentucky University. He was elected president of the Central Kentucky Superintendent's Council in 1964-65 and has been se- lected to fill this post for the 1973- 74 year. He has been president, vice-presi- dent and a member of the board of directors of the Paris Rotary Club. Mr. Polly and his wife, Cleta, are admiring the portrait presented him by the Board of Education. The portrait of Mr. Paul W. Polly, superintendent of our Paris City School system is now hanging in the Fine Arts Center, along with past superintendents --thanks to the Board of Education. Mr. Edward H. Sutherland, vice-chairman of the board, made the presentation on behalf of the other members of the board in appreciation of the many accomplishments of Mr. Polly as superin- tendent. The building programs carried out have been many and varied. The building of a new elementary school, a new fine arts center, an addition to the Southside Middle School, the remodeling of a residential property to serve as administrative offices, the remodeling of the Southside gym lobby and an addition to the field house at the athletic field. The athletic field has taken on new dimensions with new bleachers, a chain link fence, gravel walkway, a quarter-mile track and a complete renovation of the playing field. Academically the Seventh Street Elementary and Southside Middle Schools have been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Paris High School has been awarded a comprehensive rating, the highest academic rating a high school can obtain, by the State Board of Education. The purchase of school buses for children being transported to and from school has also been introduced by Mr. Polly. There have been many edu- cational contributions by Mr. Polly to this system, and with this portrait the board has recog- nized and honored him.

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Mr. Paul Polly Superintendent Mrs. Merle Lawson Secretary to Superintendent Mrs. Edward Sutherland Title I Coordinator 1972-73 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Mr. William Woodford, Mr. Paul Polly, Mr. Edward Robinson, Mr. Willmard Wat son, Mr. Robert Thompson, Dr. J.P. Shipp, and Mr. Edward Sutherland. 3