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

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.f- - s -rv , '- ,gs if I .14 ..,. .-.--9..- Wlilliam Burns, Superintendent of Schools Administration of Schools Calls f Untold hours ol' dedicated effort are put in daily, weekly, and yearly by the administrators and School Board ol' the XN'est Deer Twp. School District. This term, 1962-63, some extremely important decisions had to be made. For one thing, the district continued its unrelentless enrollment pace as more and more families moved into the township. The entire school district popula- tion climbed near the 2,500 mark, while the high school cleared l,000. All planning for the education of these individuals rested in the hands of VVILLIAM BUR NS, superin- tendent ol' township schools, BURTON H. STEVEN- SON, supervisor of elementary schools, and MAT- THEXN F. PETRINA, high school principal. Of course, all their decisions were subject to the School Board's approval. Extremely missed in our school administration was i I BOARD OF EDUCATION-Scaled, 5 Robert Graham, Mrs. Elinibclli Do- I ' 22 man, William Rodger, john Makula. Standing, Louis Castello, Clarence Nor- ris, Roberl Hallett.

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Administration Matthew F. Petrina, High School Principal tience, Ability, and Critical Judgment DR. BRUNO CASILE, former director of curricu- lum who last year left West Deer administrative du- ties to become a professor at Duquesne University. Probably the most signihcant event of the year was the announcement that an O.K. had been received for Mfest Deer to construct a 7th-Sth grade annex near the high school building. This was expected to greatly alleviate jam-packed conditions at the high school, built for around 500 and now housing more than l,000. Previous building plans for more class- room space had been blocked by county and state authorities pending outcome on various merger plans that were discussed in length but never got off the ground. However, the future for the school district appears pointed towards another era of success and eiiiciency, with an able, progressive administration and School Board to lead the way. RIGHT HAND CALS-The West Deer Twp. School District is a near-million dollar a year industry, And a large portion of paper work connected with that industry is handled by our cflicient ofhce secretaries, left, Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Kondrak, at the high school oflice, and Miss Lawrence and Miss Broglia, at the Bairdford school district ollicc. They're important cogs in keeping WVest Deer humming. ,Q