Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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f W U WLQALECKQ 5, FRESHMEN OPPORTUNITIES RFSHNH-Nl Sit up and talcc notict of tht opportunitits sou haxt which tht rtst t th st ioo tun .Stnmrt do not posstss You will all h1vc four wars ol' woc1t1on1l training, Wh inttrtstinq and htnthcial uh L. vshici is last attaining 1 position o importanct in tht school systtm You will lt 1 L ' oo f1I'UL1g1 tu nts o experitnct tiost M10 tt1c1 xou tus course Turt x ltcturts hx ttachtrs xx ho can show xx l11t tht htld of tmching has to otlcr, succtssful nuslntss inttrtsting lecturts xou will e ahh to choost 1 work for which vou are htted an which mi should enjox And alter all, the choict ol tour work is an important step in lift and is not 1 class which will enahlt you inttlhgcntly to select your vocation 1 great opportunity' Another of tour uiclusiwe opportunitics is a fourxtar course of physical education For vou girls phxsical tclucation offers socctr hockex, and hasthall all taught bv a coach who nous all ahout it Tht oxs plax asthall an socctr an sttm to get a kick out o t O courbe a ccrtain amount ol formal uorlc is requirtd for xour health hut this due not last long enough to he tiresomt l'our mars o thcse Qamts will not onlv improwt xour health and give some skill in playing hut will also teach you sportsmanship ancl fair plat hoth of which are important in tl1e great qamc of life Ancl best of all two credits will ht gum for vocational training and plaxsical education enaa ing xou to gracluatc with tht nom rtquire 18 crtclits x ith little more elfort than uc who graduate with 16 credits So cherish xour opportunities and make the most of them 56 , 'J' :ff ,tif-fl Y Y V Y W lie'-'--,lil f .' ' Al .. lf' 1 - , J s , ,, J K 4 X 3 . I 1 5 V x I ' i -if V' lx A ' lu ll- Lx fl . Q' . f' . -' 5 . A 1-.l1l' to l lc l l l - f - F of l 'l 1. l ' IE l e - vill he men will address You and acquaint vou with the advantages of their worlc. From these most ie I- sis 1 is..- A x Q ti 4 f i . f ' . ' Q L l l ' 4 ' ' , t 's I - K L , -' s V s ' d , ' V' ' K it J. C. S., NSI.

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The ALE LKO AMBITIONS OF A FRESHMAN HEN a Freshman enters hlgh school he naturally feels more mature and so drops many of the habxts of hxs chrldhood davs In the HFS! place everythlng IS ent1relv dlfferent He rs gxven more freedom but on the other hand the work IS harder and requlres more lI1dlVldL13l effort and attentlon on the part of the student He lb made to realue that hc must malce a certam number of cred1ts to graduate and for the hrst t1me he 15 allowed to select hxs subjects Naturally ln malcmg hls selectlons he hnds h1mself shovsmg a preference for certaln branches of educatlon whlch wlll ultxmately perhaps affect hxs whole llfe Havmg chosen the sublects most agreeable to h1m or best fitted to lns needs as the case may be he begins to feel the sudden sproutmg of amb1t1ons These ambltxons wlll cause the student to expand and develop hlmself rn sundry and dxyerse helds Ir 15 at thls perlod m hfe that he talces an mterest tn athletxcs Here through the opportunltxes generally ollered by the school a great panorama of new posslbllltxes IS opened for h1s profit and enjoyment The student who 15 not athletlcally lncllned has many other ways to develop hxs talents and further hrs 1ncl1nat1ons Debatmg oratory dramatlcs and llterary orgamzatlons furmsh h1m means of self expressxon W B 4 FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Preszdent WELBY BDERLEY Vzce Preszdent ELNIER RIDGELY Secretary Treasurer GW ENDOLYN ORR in V :YE -ar ,Y a ,aa W.- :ff-17,1 nn., ----ff Tiff, f 4 - .- H - 1 VL Q1 01,41 ' r q J r -,Q l , I 1 I I 4 -f - f Y , 1 H Q 5 - Y . v, . . . . 7 . Q V. . . . Y. . V, , , . n . 1 ' - 7 I 7 7 - , ff V as . - a V, . . 7 v A A I I x I - - - A A ev 1- as , . ., 3 .

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