Belvidere High School - Belvi Yearbook (Belvidere, IL)

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pkgfiicaf glcfucafion . . . acquiring I9 gfsicafhfneafi an Hlenfaf aAl tl'I.265 The boys and girls of Belvidere High School participate in four years of physical education as required by state law. Ex- ceptions are made if the student has a doctor's permit, which allows him to be excused. An extensive intramural program of sports has been developed in the gym classes. This program for both boys and girls provides a wider range of activities for a greater number of students. Teams in basketball, football, track, soft ball, and volleyball provide contests within the boy's classes and between classes to produce championship teams. These games provide a close correlation with the aims of the department program, promoting skill, competitive sport, and good sportsmanship among the contestants. The members of the championship teams receive individual trophies. This year, due to the inadequacy in size of the girls' gym, it has become necessary to divide the girls' classes into two groups. Each group participates in active gym classes for three days a week. For the other two days, First Aid instruction is given. How to care for an injured person, to make proper bandages and splints, and to keep calm in the face of an emergency are all parts of the training in First Aid. Written and physical examinations, testing First Aid knowledge and practical application are given to all girls. The Physical Education Department, through its many activi- ties, aims toward producing muscular strength and coordination, body poise, sufficient skill in various activities and good health and social habits. MR. JOSEPH LEWIS, B.S. Athletic Director of Community Unit District H100 Boys' Physical Education Dept. Head, Football, Baseball Coach Athletic Honor Society Adviser B Club Adviser MR. GEORGE GOESER, B.S. Physical Education, Asst. Football, Wrestling and Baseball Coach WATCH THAT NET! - The upperclassmen girls strive to perfect the skill of volleyball. 27 l MISS RAE ANN WEIGERT, B. S. Physical Education Pep Club Adviser C

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unJer-dfancling fluid LUOPZJ . . Social studies' classrooms are laboratories thatexplain to the students the past from which the ideals and principles of demo- cracy have evolved. ln the study of the histories of various coun- tries, often it is found that history repeats itself and that many of the problems today could be solved from those errors in the past. Three years of social studies courses are required for gradu- ation. Civics, taken by all freshmen, emphasizes to the students their duties and rights as citizens. During the first semester, a great deal of time is spent study- ing city, county, and state government. Various local officials visit the classrooms and explain the functions of their departments. The local community a-nd how well it meets the needs of the people who live in it are stressed through panel discussions, reports, and outside reading. Field trips to local courtroom sessions are planned for second semester. Sophomores are offered opportunities to an understanding of the past. World History gives to the student a fundamental understand- ing of the world in which he lives so that he may be better prepar- ed for his role as a citizen in a democracy. The use of maps and newspapers enables the student to keep well aware of the happen- ings around the world which make history. NOTES! NOTES! NOTES! - American History students discover that the art of note taking is a skill. 29 MISS RUTH HELLIGAS, M.S. Social Science Dept. Head American History MR. ROY COLBERT, B.S. Civics Asst. Football, Basketball, Track Coach xQ? MR. RICHARD KNUDSON, B.S Civics, Current Problems Social Problems