Parkland High School - Par Key Yearbook (Orefield, PA)

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Mrs Hamm taking dictation from Mr. Smith r 7 r uperuzfelz emf 5 ffwe Our pcrsmizilmle SlllJC1'illlClKlC11l, Mr. H. Edimmcl Smith. is ruspoiisilmlc for thc Cx- pcclir-nl and c-xpcrl IIIZIIHIQCIIICIIL of both the high scliool :incl clcnicnlary scliools. Thin otlicc i-lllll'IiOllS zu an cxcculiw clcpzlrl- mem in that il crurrys out thc legislation of lhv Scliuul Boarcl. Xssisling Mr. Smith is his 1-ificiiclll sCi'1'Cl2ll'y'. Hrs. Iflclcll Hllllllll. To thc class ol' '59 Mr. Smith CXICIICIS words ol' cmmm-iiclulimi :mal SillL'L'l'C'SI crm- gl'Zlllli2lliOllS. May you fulhll gl'C2ll cxpccv lilliolls as you niow l'o1'w11i'cl lo cw-1' new and XN'iilClliIIg l1m'ifom.

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Page S .A..-hal Looking in on a meeting ofthe School Board, we find Kenneth Mensinger, Kenneth Ochs, Fred Steinacker, Lewis Steckel, Herman Snyder, Holmes Gangewere, and Charles Henninger engrossed in the hard task of running the school district. SClZ00! .Boar The seven members of the lJ31'l4l2lllll School liozircl, who are elected from the Upper Al1lCLl1lglC,'SOUlll XX'l1ileliall, and North XVl1iLel1z1ll districts, are responsilnle lor the overall direction of the school clis- lrici. These men determine the inzijor policies lo be followed llirougliout the eu- lire area. Their able leaclersliip and cle- fisive policies lizive mzule Pzirklzmcl one ol' llle llIlCSl schools in the lCl'l'lIUl y. Mrs. Frances Smith handles the actual bookkeeping involved in the school district.

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Mr. German discussing school policies with Mr. Meckley Mrs. Gertrude Kelchner handles l-lj ' ,' I , ' the switchboard and makes out 5 the daily absentee lists. , . w Page JO As secretary to Mr. Meckley, Joanne Hartranft finds her time occupied with many details. On Mr. Frederick Meckley and Mr. Floyd German rests the respon- sibility ol' executing the policies which the school hoard decrees are to he followed ill the high school. The daily problems that tend to hinder the smooth operation of school allairs must he met and solv- ed hy these two men. As principal, Mr. Meckley has the arduous task, in addition to his other adminis- tratiye duties, ol' scheduling Sill- dents and teachers lor the coming year. The assembly programs pre- sented to the student hody Monday and Tuesday activity periods are under the carelul' superyision of Mr. German, the ,Xssistant Prin- cipal. Along with his many other chores, Mr. German conducts two very liyely P. D. classes. 'Together they have helped to make Parkland all that it is today.