Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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BELMONT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS COVER DESIGN. ARTHUR KALAJIAN

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I become aware of so many new things during high school. My total scope of life and my objectives in life expand. I see the realities of life, and at the same moment I see the horrors and the beauties of these truths. I grope for the truth. Traditions are sometimes shattered in my search, but nothing can remain unexamined by my searching mind. A new subject in school opens a new world of thought for me. In »hc classroom I listen to others and in turn express my own thoughts. My intellect is growing. Millions of tiny facts and ideas arc swarming. I pick from this buzzing confusion, formulate, and draw my own conclusions, conclusions which make me an individual. wonder . . . I discover . . . conclude . . . “Sound Mind . The growth of my body surges as if in answer to my expanding mind. My body acquires the form and capabilities of an adult. 1 try to strengthen my body since I suddenly discover the aesthetic qualities of a well proportioned human being. I become conscious of its development. I notice and care about its shape, its sturdiness, and its structure. I take pride in its capacities and regret its limitations. 1 try to increase the limits of its capabilities. I compete with others to test my own agility. Although 1 am sometimes victorious and sometimes suffer defeat, from both experiences I win. I develop the ability to be a good sportsman, to succeed and to fail and to accept the result. When my body is fit I feel healthy and able to learn. grow ... I compete . . . I triumph . . . “Sound Body”. My high school years arc synonymous with Sound Mind. Sound Body”—the necessities for a successful youth and a successful future — Sound Mind, Sound Body . Paula Sokolove