Sunbury High School - Torch Yearbook (Sunbury, PA)

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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.

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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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Curriculum Co-ordinator As the curriculum co-ordinator, Miss Grace Beck insures a balanced and com- plete program of education from kinder- garten through twelfth grade. As the director of elementary education, she visits classrooms, supplies substitute teachers, arranges teachers' meetings, and interviews prospective teachers. Her primary concern is the development and correlation of classroom instruction. Mr. Lewis Rovenolt, a sixth-grade teacher at the Hill School, con- sults with Miss Beck about improv- ing elementary English. Efficient Operation of Sunbury Schools Home and School Co-ordinator School Nurse In addition to teaching at junior high school on Fridays, Mrs. Rhoda Pass- more's position involves promoting a closer unity and a better understanding between the home and school. Organiz- ing a continuous census which would eventually eliminate the present annual census was a recent project undertaken by the home and school co-ordinator. BELOW: Mrs. Passmore checks a stu- dent's working papers. Mrs. Faith Rogers, school nurse, is an alumna of the University of Pennsyl- vania Graduate Hospital and is presently attending Bloomsburg State College for further study. In school she assists the medical examiner, Dr. James Landau, in physical examinations and hearing and vision tests. Home visits, first aid, and health counselling are also among her duties. BELOW: Mrs. Rogers ad- ministers first aid to Fred Faust.