Sunbury High School - Torch Yearbook (Sunbury, PA)

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Mr. Hatton aims to make SHS the best high school . . . The main purpose of my job is to make Sunbury High School the best high school I possibly can.” This, says Mr. Francis C. Hatton, is the ideal goal of a principal. Setting up the curriculum prescribed by our state and community, carrying out the policy of the school board, and scheduling classes and assem blies are only a few of a principal's everyday tasks. In fulfilling his obliga- tions, Mr. Hatton strives to establish unity among students, teachers, and community. RIGHT: Mrs. Carol Ries, switchboard operator, replies to the inquiry of student, Jeff Neyhart, at the main office. BELOW: Mrs. Lois Burgess, the secretary of the principal, distributes memos to the individual mailboxes of the teachers.

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 imsnws Superintendent Hutchinson uses 'democratic approach’ to improve schools utchinson, acting superintendent of Sunbury Area Schools, Eervises the entire educational pro- ni. His responsibilities include main- ling an efficient staff and providing ample teaching facilities and materials to aid'learning. We try to use the demo- cratic approach by setting up methods for the faculty and other personnel to make suggestions for improvement in school. Developing an adequate, inservice pro- gram to inform teachers concerning the latest teaching methods and acquainting -the citizens of the community with the school’s goals and the methods of ap- proaching these goals are particular interests of Mr. Hutchinson LEFT: As secretary to the superintendent, Miss Romayne Killian types all correspondence. BELOW: Mrs. Harriet C. Ramage and Mrs. Sarah J. Rhoades, clerk-typists in the school board office, re- cord the accounts of Sunbury Area Schools.

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Director of Vocational Education Mr. John Kaiser, the director of vo- cational education in Sunbury High School, is also the state president of the Department of Vocational and Prac- tical Arts Education of the P.S.E.A. Mr. Kaiser believes the purpose of vo- cational education to be the training of students for entry into the skilled trades Mr. Kaiser advises Keith Klinger about his curriculum. These Administrators Contribute to the Chief Clerk Guidance Counselor The financial accounts of the high school are handled by Chief Clerk Paul K. Rossiter. Included in his duties are the ordering of supplies, the paying of bills and salaries, and the filling out of financial reports. ABOVE: Mr. Rossiter studies a school financial report. Mr. Frederick Padgett, guidance counselor and teacher, aids students with problems of high school, college, and home. A guidance class included in the curriculum teaches students how to study and by means of aptitude tests helps to determine their abilities iir- many occupational fields.