Royalton Hartland Central School - Scope Yearbook (Middleport, NY)

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Board Of Education Front Row: Mr. Louis Gillmeister, President Second Row: Mr. Paul O'Neill, Mr. Lauri Belliveau, Mr. Michael lvlolnar, Vice-President Third Row: Nlr. Luther Fink, Mr. George White, Mr. Warren McKee They Serve Us Well Just as a nation must elect a leader, so must a school district choose leaders. These representatives form a working-unit that is called a Board of Education. This group meets twice a month to handle issues which confront educators today. The Board appoints new teachers and other school personnel, prepares the budget for the school year, and publishes the informative Newsletter, which is sent to every household in the school district. In addition to attending their own meetings, the members of the Board of Education have the opportunity to attend other education oriented meetings during the year. These include the annual New York State School Boards Association in Syracuse, the Erie-Niagara School Board Association, the Western New York Development Council, and state regional conferences. To this governing body we extend our sincere thanks for the many innovations they have introduced in the Royalton-Hartland school district. Barbara Orlando MR. CHARLES H. PORTER Supervising Principal

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Father . . . Not just a father but my father, loved because his words and his wisdom come from his heart. Teacher . . . The one for whom the word respect was coined, because his classroom could be de- scribed in no other way. Principal . . . With the wisdom to take the best from the past, the logic to incorporate it into the present, and the ability to improve it with the future. Margaret Gibbs ,-fgig,--I--V..., c -W , ., I 1' ' V Sh ,.,....,..,, Y 32212: nw: 1 ' ,. 1' .., dedication There is a man whom students see less frequently after they enter high school, but who has had a great influence in shaping their future. He is a person who has a vital concern for youth and a modern outlook in a modern world. Though not required to do so, he is personally connected with everything under his supervision. When he learned that special classes were to be housed in his building, he took courses dealing with this type of student. He entered Atlantic Union College in 1942, and Washington Missionary College in 1943. After sewing two years in the Navy in the medical corps, he received his Bachelor of Science in Education at SUNY at Buffalo. He received his Masters Degree from Canisus in 1967. He is an extremely accomplished pianist and organist and has played many times in the high school auditorium, He also spent many years playing professionally with dance bands. In addition to his other activities, he is a devoted health enthusiast and still finds time to jog regularly. He taught sixth grade in Gasport for fourteen years, 1949-63, and he has been building principal since 1963. This brings his total years of service at Royalton-Hartland to an impressive twenty-two years. In recognition of your great devotion to your students and your work, and because of the respect shown you by your faculty and others, Press Club proudly dedicates the 1971 SCOPE to you, Mr. Frederick Gibbs. 8

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MR. EDWARD SANDERSON High School Principal administration IVlFl. SANDERSON I encourage every student to be all that he can be and do all that he can do. Life is but a short space of time given to each of us to accomplish a mission. There is a purpose for every living thing and each living thing must fulfill that purpose. Now is the time to discover that purpose and to prepare ourselves to accomplish that change. Nineteen seventy-one must be used to accomplish our individual missions. .. 'D l.- W., Ae--L -rx V - t ri X 'Q ,-,, 'A lg A lvlnclaas if ig , , The word education comes from the Latin word l 7 educere which means to bring out or to draw out. In the elementary school we provide experiences which will draw children into wider interests so they may feel that they are a part of a wider world. Education is the escalator to maturity, the means by which each individual prepares to take his appropriate place in society. When Confucius was asked to describe what he considered the most beautiful sight, he answered, The most beautiful sight in the world is a child going confidently down the road after you have shown him the way? This is our purpose - to show the young the way down the road to maturity. MRS. JEAN KOENIG Build- ing Principal, Nliddleport Elementary MR. FREDERICK GIBBS Building Principal, Gasport Elementary MRS. KOENIG The principal's function is to facilitate and improve instruction in his school. He stimulates, guides and, in cooperation with staff members, he works to create an environment designed to help children become useful, competent, happy citizens who are worthy of freedom. During their elementary years, he tries to help youngsters learn to manage their own lives. His ultimate goal is to help the children develop control in order that they may direct their own conduct wisely. 10