Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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the highlight of the year for the girls in gac, which is now open to ninth graders as long as they participate in any varsity or gac sponsored sport, is the annual slumber party held february 26 in the gym. another major event of the gac was the entry of their 'float, haunted house”, in the annual valley halloween parade, haunted house won first place for the “best over-all float.” in modern lit. class, instructed by mrs. bresee, students spend most of their time in discussion, they study books, poets, authors, and related things, seats in the class are arranged in a circle most of the time, to encourage participation. food service, a one year course, is presented during the last half of the junior and the first half of the senior year, the students, both boys and girls, work with large quantities of food and institutional cooking equipment. 14

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on november 16, the library aides entertained the faculty at a tea to celebrate book week and to introduce their new student teacher, brenda davey. during homecoming, October 31, 1970, honoring the 1951 and 1961 football players and cheerleaders, donna harris was crowned queen, attended by pam dixon and gloria kleckner. interior decorating is a one semester course offered to junior and seniors, its purpose is the study of the various phases of design. 13

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the theme of the Christmas ball held december 12, 1970 was “this magic season.” the cafeteria was brilliantly decorated with Christmas trees, holly, snowflakes, and tinsel to carry out the theme, sophomores, juniors, and seniors attended the ball, each couple brought a gift to put under the Christmas tree, these gifts were later given to the salvation army, the music was provided by the corn-stock limited, later in the evening santa claus arrived and crowned debbie young queen.