Blumenhof High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Blumenort, Manitoba Canada)

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Sports Committee Standing: Gerald Warkentine; Dorothy Unger; Corny Friesen, convenor; Arnold Reimer. Sit¬ ting: Grace Friesen; Ruth Unger. Hello there! Rea.dy for a bird’s eye view of our sports program of the last school year? Most students joyously participated in the ' recess actvities which included football and volleyball in fall; table tennis, soccer and hockey in winter. The girls had exercise periods in the spare classroom. We are expecting to have volleyball and softball in spring. In fall we got our biggest, strongest, most gifted football players together to practise. After a few good prac¬ tices we had a game against Landmark, who proved our practise had been insufficient to cope with their team. In winter we tried our luck in winning a game of hockey against another team which also resulted in a defeat for us. The lumbermen from across the highway downed our team 4-3. We are not very disappointed because of the defeats, but play with more enthusiasm, making better use of recess, and hoping for a nice warm, early spring for some good volleyball and softball. Corny Friesen PAGE 31

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Left to Right: John Klassen; Helene Thiessen; Phil Doerksen, convenor; Amanda Barkman; Delbert Friesen. The School Christian Fellowship meetings are being held on Wednesday noon, every two weeks. At 12:20 of the day that a meeting is to be held, some helpful fellows will start carrying chairs into the grade ten classroom. Then at 12:30 the bell is rung to inform the students it is time to start. Approximately forty to fifty students will then come rushing into the room to fellowship together for about twenty minutes. Sometimes the meeting will start with singing but usually with scripture reading and prayer. The rest of the program may in¬ clude songs, poems, musical numbers, films, discussion groups, ' an object lesson, testimonies, or a message. You may wonder why we have these meetings. It is not to kill time, but “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known”. Phil Doerksen PAGE 30

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Social Committee Standing: John Klassen; Ruth Friesen; Lloyd Fast; Sitting: Josephine Toews; Pat Janzen; Bernie Brandt, convenor; Elsie Friesen. Everyone likes changes, even a rest sometimes, and we are no exception. We, as the social committee, have the respon¬ sibility, to meet the students’ needs in this area. We have had several socials in the past year. Our aim has been to make these socials serve as a change and a rest from our studies, thereby making school-life more bearable. Our annual “get-acquainted party” took place in Sep¬ tember. We enjoyed an evening of games, a wiener roast, and singing. After this evening we all knew each other better and we looked forward to get to know each other still better through the coming year. During October we had a masquerade party. The cos¬ tume prizes, a skit, “The Three Bears”, games and a tasty lunch, made it a delightful evening. Our Christmas social consisted of a play, a skit, mus¬ ical numbers, singing and games. The evening was topped off with a distribution of candy, chocolate milk, fruit, and gifts. After some hard battling with the February exams the teachers and students boarded two buses to go tobogganing at Falcon Lake. It turned out to be a lovely day which made the tobogganing and the trip very enjoyable. On our way home refreshments were served to the tired students. Now we eagerly anticipate the coming of warmer weather so we can go on a field trip. We, as the social com¬ mittee, hope that we have been able to make school life more pleasant during the past year. Bernie Brandt PAGE 32