Four candidates to run for 3 school board seats. The four are Robert E. Kladifko, Jim Bryant, G. Michael Allison and Marilyn M. Perkins. Article has brief biographical information on each candidate.
Candidates for three open seats on the Arcadia Board of Education will have no incumbents to contend with. One term member Paul Friedman has joined Gloria Horstman and Pete May in announcing that he will not seek re-election.
Incumbent Carol Papay plans to file for position on the Board of Education. Her thoughts on current problems and her reasons for seeking a second term are discussed.
Gloria Horstman and Pete May, School Board of Education members, have announced they will not seek re-election. The third member whose term is nearly up, Paul Friedman, has not made up his mind.
An evaluation panel of Arcadians for Arcadia has found each candidate running for the Board of Education to be well qualified. Their "best selections" are Mary Dougherty and Joann Steinmeier.
In a surprise move, 2 members of the Arcadia Board of Education announced that they will not run for re-election next year. Carol Papay, an 8-year member and currently board chairwoman, and Donald Fickas, a 13-year member, both said they will step down to allow interested individuals the opportunity to consider running for their seats.
G. Barton Payne and Dr. Robert Kladifko are running as a team in the April 22 school board election. Both strongly oppose the closure of any elementary school except as a last resort. Biographical notes on each are included.