Beaverton High School - Beaver Yearbook (Beaverton, OR)

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Beaverionu Glie Road to Knowledge . . . The discussion of the proof concerning a difficult geometry problem. . . wwlqgwqpp, . . . The daily, never-ending bout with the tuba. . . . . . Or the concentration of individual study, in this case the write-up of an after-school physics experiment.

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f , as f. A e X Academically Beaverton students were once again kept busy and on their toes, their attention focused on such endeavors as the study, by record, of Mark Twain. . . From 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Beaverton is alive with the murmur of discussion, the solitude of the lecture period, the action of experimentation and the quietness of study as the school day, the academic day works its way from beginning to end. Under the guiding eyes of Beaverton's 84-member faculty, students work toward grad- uation in courses ranging from General Math to Russian, P.E. to Home Economics and Biology to Number Theory. Although tiring and sometimes bothersome, the parade of homework, papers and tests suddenly becomes worthwhile when the mark of approval, a good grade, is accorded them. But the knowledge and experience gained by these efforts is the important thing, making the student a better person, more capable to cope with today's world.

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Beavertonu Gite geeling of Belonging The academic day, while predominant, is not all there is to Beaverton, for Beaverton, in addition, is a social center where friends congregate to work on various activities and projects, continuing old traditions and establishing new ones. Events such as Hello Week, Homecoming and Spring Reign unite the student body and instill in the stu- dent a certain feeling of pride and belonging. Intra-school competition --the class battles for the spirit totem pole club, class and student body elections, and the individual contests for a first string position, a lead in a play or an acceptance into an honorary or- ganization-build student character in readiness for today's competitive society. But these events, too, provide memories, mem- ories that in many cases last a life-time. Beaverton, though, is more than just the classroom. It's being Homecoming parade chairman on the day of the Columbus Day Storm and on crutches at that. . . . . . It's the saluting of the Flag before a pep assembly I i