Branton Junior High School - Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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SENIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM Winner of the City Championship 1957 Mr. Mayell, Physical Education Supervisor, presenting the trophy to Val Brock. Left to right standing: Val. Brock, Lynne Thornton, Vicky Wade, Gaydon Willis, Carol Baker, Shirley Walker. Left to right sitting: Meredith Smith, Marianna Miller, Donna Paterson, Barbara Broocker, Fran Van Sant, Miss A. Murray (coach). BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONS Left to right: hack row — Fran Van Sant, Shirley Walker, Carolyn Dunford, Shonnie Guy, Miss Murray (coach). Left to rigid : middle row — Vickie Wade, Marjorie Hohenacker, Donna Paterson. Left to right : front row — Carolyn Baldwin, Val Brock, Linda Drew. Thirty-Five

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GIRLS ' SPORTS The volleyball playday was held at Queen Elizabeth School in the fall of 1956. Grade 9C team and Grade 8A and 8B team had a good time playing against teams from Colonel Walker, Balmoral and Queen Elizabeth. No record of wins or losses was kept. The junior All Star team made the semi-finals but lost a close game against Rideau Park at Western Canada High School 21 -19. Geraldine Sheppard Carol Harris Bonnie Perell Sandra Howard Carolyn Baldwin Ann DuPerrier Marilyn Lawson Carolyn Dunford Janet Korman Betsy Krap Sandra McWhinney Mavis James Linda Hutton The senior girls All Star team won the A division city championship when they defeated Viscount Bennett in the finals at Western Canada High School. Florin Kormans’ 8A team won the junior Houseleague championship and Valerie Brock’s 9A team won the senior championship. They entered the playday at Queen Elizabeth but no record of wins or losses was kept. The junior girls All Star team was defeated by Colonel Walker in the semi¬ finals at Crescent Heights. Sandra Howard Linda Hutton Vanna Nickel Bonnie Perell Mickey McMechan Gloria Jean Clements Doreen Manders Nola Verigin Joan McLean Betsy Krap Karen Jackson Sylvia Leighton Irene Oxley Shirley Pippard The senior girls won the A Division Basketball championship when they de¬ feated Colonel Walker 19 - 16 at Queen Elizabeth School. Doubles Grade 7—Betty Mainwaring and Linda Menzies Grade 8—Ann DuPerrier and Mavis James Grade 9—Vicky Wade and Meredith Smith Singles Grade 7—Linda Menzies Grade 8—Mavis James Grade 9—Fran Van Sant Thirty-Four

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BOYS ' SPORTS Boys’ sports have fallen into two categories during the past year. Most of the boys have participated in a House League sports program while some have qualified to participate in Inter-School sports. Inter-School sports opened the year’s activities with both a Junior and Senior team entered in the league. In the double knock-out competition the Senior boys lost their first games to Queen Elizabeth and Colonel Macleod and were eliminated from further competition. After this elimination they went ahead to play exhibi¬ tion games with Balmoral and King George teams. The Junior Boys, coached by Mr. Scheer, fared a little better as they went to the semi-finals before being eliminated by Queen Elizabeth. All of the games played in both sections were close scoring affairs and the boys can be proud of their efforts. With the advance of the fall season the picture changed to a House League program for Touch Rugby. The air over the adjacent park area was filled for a month with passes, kicks and yells of excitement as three teams, Ron Aiello’s Grade 7’s, Lori Desreux’s 8 D’s and Tiny Tomlinson’s 9 D crew churned and scrapped their way to victory. During the period from November to early April activity in the sports program was confined to the gyms. Badminton was the one sport that flourished throughout this entire period. Three tournaments were played, — a boys’ and girls’ doubles tournament, singles tournament and to finish off a big mixed doubles tournament. People from all of the grades participated and had a great time playing and knocking birds down from the rafters. The victors of the Grade 7 mixed tourna¬ ment were Betty Mainwaring and Ricky Hiscox with Linda Menzies and Ron Aiello, Paula Brock and Ken Riefsnyder tied for second place. The Grade 8 and 9 Mixed Tournament produced many close and exciting games with the seven top couples participating in an Inter-School Badminton tournament at the Glencoe Club. The stalwarts representing our school were Val Brock and Tom Tait, Marion Cook and Don Blair, Vicky Wade and Rich Leb- sack, Mavis James and Ron Rowe, Nola Verigin and Ron Clowes, Judy Peschke and Ted Lawson and Jackie Hamilton and Tom Voykin. Volleyball was another winter sport and a boys’ House League flourished during November and December with all grades participating. Games were arranged with Queen Elizabeth with Grade 8 and Grade 9 teams participating. We are glad to report that the boys won the complete set from Queen Elizabeth. During the early spring a Mixed Volleyball House League was played which involved most of the people in the school. Ron Aiello’s 7B team won their section while Dexter Daniel’s 8D group took the laurels in that grade. In the Grade 9 tournament Carol Harris’s team is leading in the Volleyball at the present time. Basketball, of the Inter-School variety, was one of the sports highlights of the year. Both the Senior and Junior All-Star teams were picked from members of the House League teams. The Junior Boys’ team, coached by Mr. Marson, managed to win one game during their schedule while the Senior Boys coached by Mr. Steele, had a fairly good year winning three games and losing three. Preparations for track are under way at the time of writing and everyone is hoping for the best. Also in prospect, after Track is completed, is baseball with both House League and Inter-School competition planned. Thirty-Six JIM MAURO