Bentley High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Di looadiife tsl its lei.. Faculty members were treated to holiday goodies as the home economics teachers and librarians combined to present the Christmas Tea. With shoes parked unceremoniously along the sidelines, Bentley students danced at Sock Hops following all home football and basketball games. I tAAJiA,,, V Imiiii ' --. 4 'ii i' , Ron Mitchell and Mike Bright weren't dancingg they were enioying the Varsity Club Splash Party. During the year many groups had such gay events at Bentley's beautiful pool. With Jim Toplin at the rudder, lrene Giannetti and Pat Farmer proudly rode a Venetian gondola, Junior Class entry in the Home- coming Parade. H iiw F . U M . ii .I

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Am 440121911 Jack can't possibly be a dull boy if he is a Bentley student, because there are plenty of moments to play and relax the tensions of school work. Dances this year ranged from informal, post-game soc-hops to semi-formal Junior and Senior Proms. ln between was crazy, casual Sadie Hawkins. Dressy affairs included Homecoming, Royalty Romp, Spring Frolic, with royalty crowned at the first two of these. Field trips, splash parties, theater parties, professional games, and of course, lots of home gab sessions rounded out the lighter side of life. li was great Sporl all Second Semester to Stop by ,lie Best dress and best behavior were normal procedure for North window of second floor to see how construction . .. l. . January s Out of a Dream Junior Prom Five dressy dances, including the proms, are c part of Bentleys annual social calendar. a

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Heather Fitzgerald and Bob Klingensmith found AFS student Kiki Jawad, of Pakistan, a most interesting addition to school life. Members of the advanced iournalism class interviewed Congresswoman Martha Griffiths after she had ad- dressed senior government classes. September school bells do more than call students back to classrooms. They also signify an even closer relation- ship between teen-age school activities and other phases of community life. Bentley's students participated in such fund-raising campaigns as Community Chest, March of Dimes. They brought canned food in a Christmas drive to help needy families. They assumed city offices and pon- dered civic problems on Student Government Day. In return, PTA and Back-to-School Night gave adults opportunities to observe Bentley's program first-hand. Again this year, AFS made it possible for a foreign student to attend Bentley, thus to absorb typical American living and to acquaint Americans with foreign traditions and beliefs. Once again this summer a Bentley student will go abroad for the same purpose. From any standpoint, Bentley is very much a part of the world around it.