Atlantic Highlands High School - Atrecall Yearbook (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)

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MANUAL TRAINING THE Manual Training Department offers a generalized program forrml- lated to meet the needs of all the boys. The boys may work in any field found by them to be most interesting or advantageous. In addition to their own projects mang boys work on school nec- essities. Scenery for class p ays, refinls ing desks, easels, icture frames, and magaz ne racks, are some of the class projects carrged on. The year 1937 has been a banner one from the standpoint of enroll- ment. More students than ever before have taken Manual Training for diploma credit. HOME ECONOMICS IiOME ECONOMICS training is given in the high school and grades to teach the girls to be better home-makers. he work is based on the pup1l's needs and upon local community conditions. The cooking work consists of the planning, preparing and serving of family meals, and also meals for special occasions such as Thanks- giving and Christmas. In addition these classes are given the oppor- unlty to do some Quantity cooking. The preparation and serving of a dinner to the Boar of Education s an annua project. The eighth grade girls have as their project each year, the mak- ing of their own dresses for graduation. O her students make garments of their own choice which fll their particular needs. Cotton, linen, rayon, silk, and woolen fabrics are used In the construction of these garments. A great variety of dresses, blouses, suits, skirts, aprons, pagamas and ch1ldren's clothing is made during the year. Croc eting an lknittlng for leisure time are other actlvl ies of the first year g r s. Q A course in cooking is given to boys. The boys learn how to pre- pare and serve simple meals and foods.

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GIRLS TNTRA-MLVRAL SPORTS THE 1966-37 season started with a series of exciting intra-mural games on the soccer field. The seniors making the most of their greater experience, defeated all-coxners but only after two her -fought contests w th the freshmen and sopho- mores. The standings of the classes were as follows: Team Games won Games Lost Seniors 3 O Sophomoree 2 1 Freshmen l 2 Jxm lore 0 3 Archer! as an individual sport aroused greater interest this year because the hopefu Dianne were able to sink the arrows into the new four-foot target. Badminton and paddle tennis were popular with boys as well es the girls. The intra-mural basketball Eames were plazed with the usual interest. This ieer each class was represented tg an A and B emu, thus more girls had a chance o play. The seniors again won e A League Champlonshaig, however, before the season ended the little freshmen gave the vic ore e fr ght en they held the score down to 15 to 13. The sophomore'e B League team won the championship for their home room. At least three quarters of the reshmen girls partie pated n the games. On March 13, R. Hauser G. Parker, Rowan, Page, J. Zirmnerman, E. Parker, and E. Hauser journeyed to Neptune High School to per lclpate in the Monmouth County Basketball Flag Dew. The girls plaied baske ball rom 10:30 to 12:00 in the morning while iss Haight and ruse reyton competed with other coaches in ping pong, ehurtleboarcl, dar s peddle tennis and bingo. After lunch the semi-finals were glayed off and Ruth Hauser was a forward on the winning team. Now that baske be 1 season is at an end we are looking forward to fun on the baseball diamond. 'I'he following girls were active in the soccer and basketball program: SENIDRS - - -Andrews, Bedle, Budd Prlmpter, Hauser, Janus, Johnson, Parker, Troy, Porsklevles, Rowan, Qorenscn. JUNIORS - - -Atlee, Bienenwald, Kruse Natalie Walsh. SOPHOHORES- -Ambrose, Banfield Dennis, Hertfgan, Hell Horan Lavoie, Leonard, Papa, Palmer, Parker, Plo er Zimmerman, Ruoley, white. FRESHMEN- - -Bowne, Burton, Casso, Egldio, Gardner, Groch, Groves, Helleren, Hauser, Johnson, Martin, Parker, Fcberts, Ewan, Sutton, Throcldnorton, Tucker, welsh, Woodward, wright, Zirmnerman.

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