Red Creek Central High School - Centralite Yearbook (Red Creek, NY)

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TO GUIDE STUDENT LIFE AT R.C.C.S. ! . er Claflin, the li i !iool Prin- cipal, is constantly trying to instill a de- or maturity in i le tuck lit at R.( :.C.S. iut the day he can be seen helping it and communicating with t their own level. It is for this reason that Mr. Claflin is able to gain respect from idents while, at the same time, he is able to maintain his authority. This authority, composed of discipline, i ail , is essential in main- taining a smoothly run school. MR. HOMER E. CLAFLIN Mr. Howard Whipple is the Bu ini Admin- istrator ,ii R.C.C.S. li is his job to keep ths chool operating efficiently by fulfill- ing the i omplex duties of coordinating the chool ' s transportation v item ' , arr, fi ' i ; i; 1 1 [ ' .in , and orderin I I boi ik and supplies. In addition, he is in oi the high hool and i I. mental y cafeteria and he Ip c la and c lub treasurei ■ I • keep aci urati ecord of theii lunds. MR. HOWARD Will 23

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THE ADMINISTRATION WORKS AS A TEAM Mr. Ralph DeMas, our District (or Supervising) Prin- cipal, is an important leader in the Red Creek School District and community. Serving as Executive Officer to the Board of Educa- tion, it is his job to carry out Board policies to the best of his ability. His schedule is a busy one which includes overseeing the school ' s many staffs and meeting with students and their advisors to keep abreast of student problems. To keep au courant with administrative affairs, Mr. DeMas attends two Administrative Staff meetings per month and many other conferences throughout the year. Mr, DeMas could likely be termed the Boss of the many employees and students of R.C.C.S. However, few people realize that he too has several bosses with whom he must meet before any important move is made. With the coordinated efforts of the Board, the taxpayers, and the State Department, Mr. De- Mas is able to run R.C.C.S. smoothly and efficient- ly. MR. RALPH D. DeMAS Mr . Nora DeMas is the Director of Guidance at R.C.C.S. It is her responsibility to advise Jun- ior and Senior High students as to an appropriate curriculum of study for the high school years. She takes upon herself the task of meeting with individual students and their parents to form plans for the years following graduation. Wheth- er the students ' choice be college, the armed services, or a vocation, she is always willing to help him obtain the very best. By helping then with their plans for the future, Mrs. DeMas is not only benefiting the students themselves, but also the society which they will oon be joining. 22 MRS. NORA S. DeMAS

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rhese busy citizens cooperate with school administrators to coordinate an effective school program. They are Grace -rost, Bernard Brundidge, Leon Fitch, Clarence Cooper, Melville Warford, Robert Burghdurf, and Delores VanWie. R.C.C.S. BOARD PROBES CROWDED CONDITIONS MR. MORRIS J. LIVINGSTON District Superintendent Red Creek Central School is governed by a Board of Education, composed of seven members elected by the residents of the Red Creek School District and headed by President Bernard Craine. The Board ' s main purpose is to provide the best possible means of education for every student. Their functions include determin- ing school policy, and appropriating money for books, supplies, and personnel salaries. The Board is currently dealing with the over crowded conditions which exist on both the high school and elementary levels. In the planning stages is a new high school which would alleviate these expansion problems. Mr. Morris J. Livingston is the District Superintendent of Schools. He serves as the liaison officer between the State De- partment in Albany and the schools in Wayne County. Mr. Liv- ingston also holds the position of head of the Board of Education- al Co-operative Service.