Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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5 Q54 1 I an H 9 f P p y y dB biy OB j0U,I 0U,l ff ln, CI, CL CC ,Ney lohnny ya got your hnes memonzed tor the play? lohnny would you help on the decoratlons commlttee tor the prom? lm chalrman and Dont forget H1 Y tonlght lohnnyl Hey lohnny Ill go W1th you to Tux1s next Week Iohn Robert Smlthl You get that lawn raked be tore you do another thlngl You re go1ng to have to pay more attentlon to your homework, Iohn, 1t you Want to keep up that B averagel Iohnny's ID a tlxl So many thmgs to do, and not halt enough t1me to do them all And he hasn't had much practlce tn saymg no Iohnny IS not Wanted 1n Polnte Players H1 Y decoranons commlttees or TUXIS 1f he hasnt the tlme to memorlze llnes help out on proyects plan clecorat1ons or attend meettngs It he shlrks on hls home dunes he Wlll cause more work tor the other members ot h1s famlly And tt he neglects h1s home Work he may ruln h1s chances ot enterlng the col lege ot hls cholce or of gettlng the kmd of 1ob he Wants after graduatlon lt IS clear that our hero must make a cholce He can take a chance and hope that hell be able somehow to struggle through thtrteen thlngs at once or he can resolutely ehmmate some act1v1 nes lnterestlng though they may be from hlS program, thereby maklng more probable better marks, a greater enjoyment of after school act1v1 tles, and a happler relatlonshtp Wllh the other members of hrs tamlly CContmued on Page Fxvel Page Three s.. -A af' M 1 ff X -., . Q is 5? A ll it A If gi Q1 W Q. .M 41,1 'Elf t ' , . 5 , are 55 1 s ' 1 f W at W 1' The main job of a leen-oger is lo get an educalion-lhal is, lo acquire lhe lcnowled e, skills, and afiifudes he will need as he goes on io adull living. To fhis end we devofe more of our waking hours fo classroom work than lo any olher single aclivi y. Here we discuss and lislen, read and recite, pose questions and solve roblems. ln a lypical classroom silualion, Miss Eslellu Honenslein explains a geomeiry roblem Io Nam: W rkoff, 70A, an ill Trom e , 7 - o - g . 1 1 1 ' 1 , , . . . . , . i I I lx . - 1 . 1 l , . . , . it ' l . . . . I I K1 I I ' ll ' - ' , . . . . I - H I U U . . . . . l l II I D ll ' . 0 ' I . if it 1 - . . . . .

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Any realist?c program provides time tor homework. Since the amount of time required to finish assignments varies with the individual, senior high school students, like Bruce Coleman, HA, need to allot enough hours per week to enable them to achieve the scholastic standards they want. who mix fun with work in the scene shop. ONLY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN A DAY lcontinued from Page 3l Some moy soy thot the choice is solely up to lohnny: After dll, o person knows himself better thorn onyone else doesl This, however, is not en- tirely true, lohnny thinks he knows his cdpctbili- ties, but he checks with older people who hove hdd experience with such problems before . , . his counselor, his homeroom teocher, his poironts. When lohnny decides to cut down, things begin to come eosier for him, ond he is better contented with his school life-ore YOU? Another interest to which teen-agers want to devote attention and energy their church. Illustrative of the worthwhile groups for young people in High school students gain a lot by reserving time for outside activitiesglike Pointe Players. Bob Richardson, lOA, Ilene Bryant, llB, Jack Wilson, lOA, Sally Sieber, 728, and Donna Smith, lOA flett to right! are only a few of scores of people community is Tuxis, a club meeting at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church President Tom Lister, 728, calls one ol the weekly meetings together. Another expenditure from a student's time budget is lor special school events. The A diversion considered practically essential by teen-ag-ers today is provided by pep rally was just as much an attraction as the round-ups, play productions, S.A. television and mation pictures, They appeal to our desire for entertainment with dances, concerts, sports events, and other such activities, which the entire student little or no exertion in any direction. Providing relaxation from the pressures at body was invited to attend, every-day lite, they hold great importance for us. Page Five