West Deer High School - Coalagra Yearbook (Russellton, PA)

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MRS. BERNICE JAMES LOUIS CASTELLO PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Board Member'2 years Board Member IB years Occupation: Night Supervisor Occupation: Nationwide Insurance of Property Assessments, Agent Reviews, and Appeals Resident of Curtisville Resident of Bairdford MRS. EDNA MAE STOUT TREASURER Board Member 3 years Occupation: Employed Glenshaw MIKE G, SEMKO SECRETARY Board Member 2 years Occupation: Merch-Broker Glass Resident of Bairdtord Resident of Allegheny Acres GEORGE MICKLOW Cf JI ' Sahara! Beard i-lardworking community citizens who vc unteer their services without pay helped to malc the 56-57 school year one ot the best in We: Deer history. Many problems confronted the West Dee Board ot Education during the year. l-lowevei in each case the board members acted accorc ingly in line with the goal ot providing the bee education possible tor the young people of Wes Deer. It is fortunate, indeed, that West Dee Township has a Board of Education made up o citizens constantly striving tor an educationa system which will rank second to none. YM' MAX O. SIEGEL SOLICITOR fl' X, ROBERT GRAHAM Board Member 6 years Board Member I6 years GEORGE VRANESH Occupation: Republic Steel Occupation: Florist B d Member 4 years Employee and Salesman Resident of Russellton oar for Napoleon Pontiac . . W k . E:33'21':02y Qllzmgec e' Resident of Russellton

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7aR The school year T956-57W a year of memories, fashions, fads, and progress. This was the year of Elvis Presley, rock and roll, calypso, and romantic ballads. New fashions invaded West Deer. We wore Ivy Leagues, bucks and sad- dles, Bermudas, and car coats. Congestion reigned in our halls because of girls wearing billowing hoops and can cans. Our hair was fashioned in chignons, pony tails, crewcuts, and balboas. The era of girls in jeans and boys in D.A.'s was over, replaced by an era of neatness and snappy dressers. We sighed over Pat Boone, Julie London, Sal Minio, Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson and Anita Ekberg. Still unforgotten was James Dean. Our favorite songs were Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, True Love, Banana Boat Song, and Young Love . In school we were first to have a P. A. system, demerit system, Student Congress, and a Homecoming. The hot spot of the world was centered in the Middle East, meanwhile Hun- garians were fleeing to the borders to escape Communist agression. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon were elected to a second term in the White House. The biggest and best news science offered was the discovery of the polio vaccine by Pittsburgh scientist, Jonas Salk. A year to be remembered'-l956-57. James Dean Elvis Presley 7 7UU'3 I 14 Ween

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5a!zoal,0 ' mae .l - yr CLARENCE E. NORRIS SUPERINTENDENT School and community service seemed to be the by-words of the West Deer administrators during the 1956-57 term. Superintendent Clarence Norris made head- lines by observing conditions in Europe first hand. He toured six European countries during a two-week trip. His interesting reports and observations were well received. I WILLIAM E. BURNS PRINCIPAL Principal William Burns, marking his l4th year as head man at West Deer High School, re- ceived his community's highest award by being selected as the West Deer Citizen-of-the-Year. The honor is bestowed annually by the Lions Club to a West Deer citizen who has demonstrat- ed superior, unseltish civic pride and devotion. DR. BRUNO A. Dr. Bruno Casile again handled the detailed duties pertinent to instruction and guidance. Constantly striving for a betterment of the West Deer educational program, he assisted in pro- moting many of the improvements brought in to the system this year. DIR. or INSTRUCTION GURJANCE