Sewickley Herald

              Herald
¡2 NO, 49
The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1955
Price Ten Cents
nnual Santa Claus Parade Saturday
Santa Coming To Sewickley Again By Helicopter Saturday
School Districts Would Receive A e Bonus Of $23,048 Every Year A Jointure And More For A Union
Most of the Ten Districts Criticized For Not Operating A Complete School Program ■*
.port, Current Data on the Lower Ohio Valley School Dis-prepared by the County Office, pointed out the fact that most districts in the Valley do not offer a complete school pro-estimated that the districts would receive a total of $23,048 ear in additional state subsidy if they signed jointure con-and operated a unified school system embracing all grades dndergarten through twelve. The report and a field study iresentatives of the State Department of Public Instruction •risburg resulted in recommendations that the ten districts to operate jointly for the remainder of the current school liât the joint board proceed to define the nature and scope cational services; that the board determine elementary atten-areas without regard to district boundary lines; that the s be re-organized on a six-three-three basis with 7-9 assigned mior and 10-12 to a senior high; that alterations be made present buildings to make them conform to state standards unior or senior high school and that a permanent agreement ide on continued joint operation and maintenance until a r or union can be placed before the voters report covered present organ-' pupil membership, buildings, rtation, summary of assign-and services, program of in-n and finance. It also included : concerning the pupil distri-in^ulldings and resident dis-present pupil membership; g studies at junior and senior hool levels; transportation map ita; transportation cost data; ation of costs; comparative iges and disadvantages of the owning buses or having the hauled by contract; assign-and services in the high ; financial data, joint budgets b reimbursement for jointure, present organization is ten it school districts in eleven palities with Aleppo and Se-' Township not operating any , but sending out all pupils on m basis. Leet Township and Brth-Sewickley Heights oper-igrams of first through sixth and there are-more Sewickley dp pupils in the Leet Schoo'
.eet Township pupils. Edge-operates a kindergarten for t pupils only. Osborne, Hays-id Glenfield' operate program,*-; through eighth grade. Os-ms grades 1-3 with 34 pupils 4-5 with 22 pupils' and grades h 30 pupils in a three-room Haysville has grades 1-8 in 'm- Glenfield also has a three ¡et-up; grades 1-2 with 32 grades 3-5 with 38 pupils, ides 0-8 with 21 pupils, dale operates a program of »de through twelfth with 254 420 pupils non-residents of le, drawing from five other in the lower Ohio Valley and Wets outside that group, ddey operates a program . of “ften through twelfth grade in tho high school which from seven other districts in |icr Ohio Valley, There are
administrators in Leet, dale,- Edgeworth-Sewickloy and Sewickley. Both Lects-, Sewickley have high school s ®od Sewickley also has a ’elementary principal, All ricts are fourth class, except ■V* which is third-class, fcpott on tho present organ-concluded by stating that . ?n interdependency among ® * °» too area with respect resent operation; there are a tiL	grade rooms;
wo districts operate inttmt-
plete school programs; eight districts do not have any voice in the type of program offered their 9-12 grade pupils and the flexibility of scheduling and offerings at tire senior high level are not sufficient.
The present pupil membership portion of the report stated that there are sufficient public school pupils to operate a junior and senior high school. The junior high school, with no pupil growth, would approximate 564 pupils in 3 years and 729 in 6 years. The senior high school, without any pupil growth, would be about 514 pupils in 3 years, 564 in six years and 729 in nine years, since there are 1,293 pupils in the present »lementary grades from 1 to 0. Those figures do not include the pupils in the Edgeworth and Sewickley kindergartens, but do include the parochial school pupils who would be expected to attend public high school, 45 a vear by nine years.
On buildings, the report says that there are sufficient buildings to house oresent pupils with the Leetsdalc Elementary, Leet Township, Edge-worth and Sewickley Elementary sufficient in size to house complete elementary programs. In Osborne and Glenfield, the schools could handle a small primary or intermediate unit, but Haysville has only one room. All buildings have received normal maintenance and most, for the age of the building, are in good condition.
The Leetsdale High School Building would need the addition of ap-oroxlmately 30 classroom equivalents to house 750 pupils in a Junior High School program and the Scwicklev building 20 units, The Leetsdale building would need the addition of approximately 38% classroom equivalents to adequately house 750 pupils in a senior high school program. Sewickley, 23 classroom equivalents to adequately house 750 pupils In a senior high school program, Sewickley High School, as Is, has a capclty for 050 pupils, compared with present enrollment of 476 and Leetsdale has a capacity of 460 compared witn present enrollment of 419.
The Leetsdale High School gym-(Continued on Page 30)
Photo by Bob Wallace
This scene will be repeated at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10th, at the Sewickley YMCA’s outdoor gymnasium, which is fenced and can be kept clear of people until after the whirly-bird comes in for a landing,. However, everyone will have a good look at tire helicopter, as it will remain on the ground a few moments after Santa alights. Santa will parade to the corner of Beaver and Broad Streets, as he did last year and will give candy canes to all good childr en who visit him. Santa conres in his helicopter at the invitation of the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, Inc., and the only tiring which may postpone his trip by helicopter is unflyable weather. But even if the weather is too bad for flying, Santa will be at the corner, in any event.
Tots-N-Teens Shop Is One Of Sewickley's Modern Stores
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In tire past few months, a number of improvements have been made in Sewickley’s business district. One of the newest and most modem of the new shops is tho Tots-N-Teens, owned by Mr. and Mrs, Frank Karasek of 412 Beaver Street. They took over the empty storeroom at 419 Beaver Street formerly occupied by tiro Giant Eagle Market and completely modernized it. A new aluminum and colored glass front was installed with windows opening directly on tire store interior. New tile flooring, new fixtures, new lighting, newly decorated walls and ceiling all lend a light spacious effect to the interior. The opening on November first celebrated the 11th anniversary of the store in Sewickley.	. _______ ’	_____________________________________
EXAMINATIONS FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES Congressman Corbelt is again announcing tlie competitive examinations for appointment to West Point tmd Annapolis and also for nomination to compete for the Air Force Aeodew*
As in yoars past, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts Will conduct tho elimination, All boys, ages 17 to 21 inclusive, are eligible and should contact one of the Veterans Posts In their neighbor-lrood for details. Promptness is most important, since it is planned to com-
plete these appointments before January 1, 195A____________
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