Searcy High School - Lion Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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MR. JAMES AHLF Superintendent of Schools ADMINISTRATORS SERVE FAITHFULLY Mr. James W. Ahlf attended College of the Ozarks for three years and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway. He received his Master of Science degree from the University of Arkansas and has done advanced work at George Peabody College. In 1949 Mr. Ahlf came to Searcy as Coach, Physical Education and Science teacher. In 1953 he became superin- tendent of the Searcy Public Schools. Under his administration they have built a new grammar school and a new high school which are among the finest in the state. During his administration the school has increased from a Class A school to a Class AA school. Mr. Ahlf is regarded as one of the State's best School Administrators and this year he was elected to the office of State President of the Arkansas Education Association. Because of his devotion to the school profession Searcy feels grateful to have Mr. Ahlf head our school system. 22

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MR. PHIL PYEATT MR. JULIAN LIGHTLE MR. TROYCE SMITH President Vice President Secretary MR. PYEATT, LIGHTLE, AND SMITH LEAD BOARD Searcy is able to maintain its high scholastic standards because of the unselfish dedication of the members of the School Board. On them falls the responsibility of governing the Searcy school system. They, too, are the deciding factor in the establishment of new teaching methods, new courses to be taught or in adding a new school to Searcy’s constantly expanding educational program. The past years have seen new schools finished, new methods for the introduction of science, new- ly added Language lab, the addition of advanced classes in mathematics and related subjects, and new facilities installed in the schools to further develop the instruction program of educational needs.