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

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4-I Xb' W:- WELCOME AND FAREWELL - It resulted in an exchange of greetings last December when two new School Board members, Mr. Norris and Atty. Rodger, were elected to positions formerly occupied by outgoing mem- bers, Mrs. Edna Mae Stout and George Vran- esh, Sr. Extending the official Uwelcome' and farewell wishes was Mr. Graham, the Board president. TAXPAYERS SPEAK UP fBelow leftl - Mrs. Elmer Hol- libaugh, representing Russellton P-TA, presents a request to the School Board during a typical meeting. Other township citizens on hand for the meeting that particular evening were, from left, Mrs. Everett Maw Daugherty, Mrs. Mervin Grunden, Mrs. W. E. Nary, and Mrs. Dorothy Booth. School Board meetings are always open to .the public and taxpayers of the township are extended a standing invitation to present suggestions for the betterment of their school district. STILL GOING STRONG - Probably no one understands func- tions and responsibilities of a School Board as do Mr. Graham, left, and -Mr. Castello, the deans of the West Deer Board. Mr. Graham has been a member of the West Deer Board for the past 19 yearsg Mr. Castello, the past 21 years. Both have been key figures in formulating the decisions which have resulted in almost phenomenal growth for the West Deer School District in the last decade. Within that time the district has advanced from dilapidated, dangerous wooden buildings and no high school to the present picture of three modern elementary school struc- tures and a high school that provide top notch education for a student enrollment of well over 2,200 - and still growing. - L1 F gf! x .. it fx .H 'Dpi REQUEST GRANTED CBelowl - From the apparent pleased look on the faces of the visiting citizens, their request or sug- gestion was accepted by the Board. During the course of the year the Board must act on countless requests, some in the form of hot tempered criticisms, ranging from permission to use build- ing facilities to why didn't the school bus wait a few minutes extra yesterday morning for my daughter? . At times the requests or suggestions come in the form of illogical criticisms from selfish individuals who have not attempted to examine the point in question from all sides. .v ' .A I .sf .N 'ww-My W p ,. ,..

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.IUST A CHAT - Although it appears serious, it's really just a friendly chat between Barbara, Gre- beck and Dr. Bruno Casile, director of curriculum. Dr. Casile, now in his 14-th year with West Deer schools, never loses contact with students, even though most of his duties relate to planning and co- ordinating phases of instruction with teachers and other administra- tors. BOSS MAN CBelowl - Heading operations at West Deer High for the second year was Principal Mat- thew Petrina. A glance in his office, always a bee-hive of activity, was proof enough that Mr. Petrina had a particularly active year. ..i BT' X it ay sg 1, ,x Challenging Year Met By W.D. Administrators It turned out to he an extremely challenging year in many ways for the West Deer administrators. The challenges came from varied sources. The world at large continued its dizzy, maddening pace of progress that created exceptional demands in the world of education. Thus the curriculum had to be re-examined, re-vitalized, re-inforced as never before. Another challenge came from the state level which established new educational requirements attempting to utilize every available minute in the school day for full academic advantage. The administrators had to see that these requirements were carried out completely. From the school board, voice of the local citizens, came more challenging tasks and projects which had to be planned and distributed to the appropriate depart- ments. All in all, if you were a West Deer administrator in 1959-60, you had a mighty challenging year. LIVING IT UP tBelowJ - Faculty row seems to enjoy school parties as much as the students do. From left are Mr. and Mrs Nlonnier, Mrs. and Mr. Burns. and Mrs. and Mr. Pctrina. 2. .1-ft-fr , +- .H r Z 5 1