Southern Garrett County High School - Highlander Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Mr. Clinton W. Englander, Associate Member; Mrs. Elsie Brady, Vice-President; Mr. George D. Edwards, Presi- dent, and Mr. Willard L. Hawkins, Superintendent of Schools. Board Of Education The Board of Education is the ruling body of the county school system. It also could be referred to as the policy making board, as it sets the policies for the county schools and ap- proves the plans of the Superintendent of Schools for the general educational set up of the county. The Board meetings are scheduledfor the sec- ond Tuesday of each month. The members of the Board of Education consist of Mr. George Edwards, president; Mrs. George Brady, vice-president; Mr. Clinton W. Englander, associate member; and the Super- intendent of Schools, Mr. Willard Hawkins, sec- retary. Serving as supervisory personnel are Mr. Albert Ringer, supervisor of junior-senior high schools; Mr. Edwin W. Elias, supervisor of elementary schools; Mr. A. B. Dean, supervis- or of pupil personnel, Mr. Robert Martin, sup- ervisor of transportation; Mr. James Trickett, administrative assistant;and Mr. George Brady, administrative assistant. The secretarial positions are heldby Mrs. Mary Grace Umstot, financial secretary; Mrs. Lela Paugh, assistant-financial secretary; and Mrs. Lucille Ludvigsen, clerk. The position of Supervisor of Instruction requires the able leadership of Mr. Albert Ringer. He is responsible for the overall cur- riculum of grades one through twelve, evaluation of classroom teaching, and submitting recom- mendations for curriculum improvement. Mr. Ringer also assists in the employment of teach- ers andreviewing certification requirements of teachers. Before attaining the position of Supervisor of Instruction, Mr. Ringer served as a trans- lator and interpreter of Russian for two years in the United States Ar- my, taught seventh grade for two years at Oakland Elementary School, math and 'core for one-half of a year at Northern High School, and then came to South- ern where he taught core , math, and aca- demic mathematics. Mr. Ringer holds a Bachelor of Arts de- gree from Fairmont State Collegeanda Mas- ter of Arts from West Virginia University. Mr. Albert R. Ringer.

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Mr. W. Kenneth Johns, Principal Mr. Carl Everly, Vice-Principal Principal And Vice-Principal The responsible position of principal of Southern High School is held by W. Kenneth Johns who has served in this capacity for the past ten years. Previous to his appointment at Southern he was employed for five years as a teacher in Bel Air, Maryland. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia University. Mr. Johns completed graduate work at the Univer- sities of Maryland, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Since the position of the principal entails so many duties, it is almost impossible to list everyone of them. Thus, that which follows is a resume presenting severalof the outstanding duties performed by Mr. Johns. The principal must enforce the policies of the central office and recommend policies to the Superintendent of Schools for improvement of curriculum and supervision of instruction. Asidefrom this, he directs the public relations of the school, as well as reviewing disciplinary matters refer- red to him by the vice-principal. His role in hiring personnelis the participation in screen- ing, interviewing, and nominating prospective persons. Another of the principal's duties is the purchase of all instructional material and equip- ment; he also supervises all school functions. All school purchases from individual accounts must be approved through Mr. Johns. The de- velopment of asound program of co-curricula r activities is developed by the principal. Mr. Johns interprets all bulletins and all adminis- trative directives to the staff. Vice-principal Carl Everly has many im- portant duties and functions to perform during a routine day at Southern. Mr. Everly must clear all announcements which are read over the public address system. He takes care of all funds, insurance and disciplinary matters, as well as approving the use of the school by out- side organizations. Included under attendance matters are the approving of out of school pas- ses,tardiness to class and school,and the month- ly and annual attendance reports. Mr. Everly supervises the ordering of class rings and caps and gowns for graduation. He acts as coordinator are the approving of out of school passes, tardi- ness to class and school, and the monthly and annual attendance reports. Mr. Everly super- vises the ordering of class rings and caps and gowns for graduation. He acts as coordinator for the graduation exercises each year. The vice-principalalso makes arrangements for all field trips and county events which occur. A- side from these functions Mr. Everly serves as principal in the absence of Mr. Johns. It is an obvious conclusion that each day at Southern is an arduous one for Mr. Everly. Mr. Everly formerly taught at Oakland High School, where he was employed for eigh- teen years. During this time he taught chem- istry, physics, and driver's education. He served as vice-principalfor two years at Oak- land High School; upon coming to Southern in 1952, he retained that position.