Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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And now comes winter which brings heavy coats-a corridor lined with overshoes-an echo of the basketball team practicing in the gym-noon time recreation of dancing, volley ball, and basketball. Later a gaily bedecked assembly and corridors remind us that Christmas is near. Finally comes Christmas vacation which seems to leave all refreshed. Then worried looks--reviewing-extra books carried home-point to the nearness of Semesters. The days are gradually getting longer-lighter coats appear. Winter is fading out.

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 WORRIES December 4: We start the winter season right—a teacher's’ meeting gives us a holiday. December 8: We lose our first basketball game to Villa Grove’s Blue Devils. December 12: Deck the halls!—and also the assembly. The Christmas Decoration Committee transforms the whole place into a thing of beauty. December 13: The Senior girls win the Girls’ Volleyball Tournament. New teams are formed for another tournament. December 15: Work is started on the extension of the boys’ dressing room. December 18: “ ’Tis theSveek’ before Christmas ; and all through the school; not a pupil is learning—not even a fool.” The Christmas surprises start. December 22: For the last Christmas surprise, the faculty presents Mrs. Holloway, who talks to us on the subject “How Old Is Santa”? and reads “The Night Before Christmas.” After the annual Christmas program, vacation starts. December 28-29: Thanks to our hard-working team, Bement wins third place in the Piatt County Tournament. January 2: Brrr! With the weather at zero, we resume school. January 3: The Senior girls keep their undefeated volleyball standing by beating the Freshman boys. January 11-12: The day of reckoning is here! Semester exams are held! January 16: Sergeant Kelly, of the State Police, talks to us about safety on the highway.