Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Commzmizyf Interest A SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE P.T.A. SAIWIPLES CAFETERIA The schooi, as integrat part ot every community, must he responsihie tor certain stand- ards of achievement. Acting as a medium hetween the school and the community, the school hoard, whose memhers are elected hy the citizens. can interpret the schoot to the community and the community, in turn, to the schoot. Controlled hy the desires of the people, the progress of the schooi depends iargeiy on their needs and the way in which they iceep pace with the other groups around them. To heip in interpreting the school to the community, the Parent-Teacher Association holds regular meetings at the high school. The heatth and nutrition program. featuring a dinner typicat ot' those served in the cafeteria each day to the students, was served to show the parents just how aware Ot prevailing con- ditions the schooi has hecome. Posters and informative displays, prepared hy students of the home economics ciasses, placed emphasis on the need for education in nutrition. Dur- ing Qpen House the whole community was given an opportunity to see the notahie ac- compiishments of the students. Every depart- ment dispiayed wortc that had heen recently mastered. Actual demonstration in many rooms showed not only the tinished product hut also the method and rate of progress. The uniforms of the hand were of speciat interest to the Association, who saw them for the first time at the hand concert in March. PARENTS LEARN THE SCHOOL ULUPHUN Sixteen

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