Anoka High School - Anokan Yearbook (Anoka, MN)

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JUNIOR G.A.A. The Junior G.A.A., which is similar to the Senior G.A.A., is composed of 6l members. The key to mem- bership is being a seventh or eighth grade girl. Meet- ings are held every other Thursday with Miss Sanderson as the advisor, At the meetings ditterent activities are discussed, parties are planned, and money-making schemes are cooked up. A point system similar to the Senior G.A.A. is used except that each girl must earn 300 points to receive ci Junior G.A.A. emblem. Activities participated in for winning points are bowling, skating, swimming, basket- ball, hiking, and bicycling, There are also health points. At Halloween everyone on the council sold buttions and received points. The officers and council members in charge of the sports this year are: president, Marva Sawvel, vice president, Jean Weabek, secretary, Katherine Peterson, treasurer, Margo Pinney. This organization provides a wide variety of activities in which the girls may participate with the hope of promoting an interest in leisure time activities that the girls will carry out into later life. lt furnishes a wide enough scope of recreations so that every girl may find a few in which she is interested, whether they be group or individual sport. Page twenty-three

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G.A.A. The girls' athletic program centers chiefly around the activities of the Girls' Athletic Association, which for many years now has played a key part in the extracurricular activities of Anoka High School. By stimulating an interest in a variety of sports the club plays a valuable part in developing sound bodies and the habits of wholesome recreation. Although members are encouraged to take part in its activities for the sheer fun of it, a bit of incentive is offered each girl by a point system. A number of points are earned for participation leading to the awards of emblem, letter, or the much coveted pin. This year was an especially active one for the club, partly so because of its capable officers, Margie Douglass, president, Sharon Frank, vice president, if, Page twenty-two Evelyn Morrow, secretary, Carol Porter, treasurer, and Miss Sanderson, adviser. The annual mixer was held early in October at which the girls danced, had fun, and got better acquainted. Each Wednesday night after school except during the basketball season a class in rhythm was organized. A Sadie Hawkins dance was a decided success. On February twenty-fifth the annual initiation for the girls who had earned one hundred points was held. Each year a banquet at which the mothers were guests of honor is given and is usually the high point of the year. Money for this was earned by selling refreshments at some of the basketball games and by collecting dues. For the first time in Anoka's history the G.A.A. sponsored a snow king and queen. The honored were Curt Vevea, snow king and Mary Kay Charest, snow queen. This we hope will become a school tradition sharing honor with basketball and football. The club is headed by a very capable council con- sisting of Gerry Vetsch, minor sports, Marilyn Giddings, basketball, Mildred McLaughlin, track, Barbara Knodt and Donna Laird, Junior G.A.A., Gail Bucklin, bowling, Marilyn Bush, tennis, Diane Carrol, softball, Mary Fahey, soccer, Pat Laird, volleyball, Marlys Lee, health points, Joan Reynolds, freshman representative, and Helen Wright, rhythm.

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THESPIAN Dismal groans, loud shrieks, or peals ot laughter from Room 207 simply indicate that this year's speech classes have been exceedingly busy ever since the beginning ot school, In spite ot the hardships ot limited time and places, they have produced an ambitious program ot plays. Their first major production, Green Valley , was given October 16 at the High School. Green Valley , a comedy-fantasy, was made eerie by the presence of spirits and witches. Tom DuCharme did a good iob as Eldon, as did Mary King as Prim Stokes, and Dick Ford as Grandpa Berry. Green Valley grew sun- flowers higher than the houses, and vegetables three or tour teet long. The next major production, Huckle- berry Finn , was given at the Lincoln School, December was shown in the rapid change of scenes. It was a great success with Byron Morrill as Huck, Donald Erick- son, as the negro, Jim, and Tom 6-7. Great skill Page twenty-four Spano as Tom Sawyer. Several Christmas programs were given by speech students for various P.T.A.'s, women's clubs and other organizations in and around Anoka. After the Christmas holidays, Miss Hoglund and the students concen- trated on getting prepared for the speech contest. Fifteen students repre- sented Anoka at the sub-district con- test, and eleven came away with superior ratings.