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

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THE BOOSTER CLUB Last October the Booster Club, consisting of two representatives from each room, was formed under the direction of Miss Murray and Mr. Steele. From the representatives an executive was chosen consisting of: Donna Paterson, President Paula Brock, Vice President Lori Desreux, Secretary Treasurer. In the activities of the club this past year, were included a Dance Club, opera¬ tion of a Lost and Found and organization of House League activities. Money raised by the Booster Club through its operations was used to help to pay for a set of twenty-four boys’ Basketball uniforms. The sale of school crests has been handled by the Booster Club and also they have procured small crests to award to some House League teams and crests for the outstanding athletes in the school. We were fortunate in receiving a donation of figures for three sports trophies from Strohan’s Jewellery. These will be used for House League awards in the school. Thanks are also extended to Mr. Marson for the making of the bases for these trophies. We wish to thank all of you for your support in giving Branton’s first Booster Club a successful year. DONNA PATERSON BEVERLEY COFFEE SHOP 2106 - 14th Street N.W. ★ SNOW WHITE BAKERY PRODUCTS ★ SHORT ORDERS FOR ALL YOUR SPORT REQUIREMENTS VISIT WESTERN CANADA ' S LARGEST AND FINEST SPORT SHOP Sporting Goods Exclusively 1442 - 17th Avenue West — PHONES — CHerry 4-8800 — CHerry 4-6620 Thirty-Seven

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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

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PRESS CLUB Nine C under the direction of Mrs. Gavinchuck put out a very successful school paper this year. Papers were issued every second month and nearly all rooms had one hundred percent subscription. Our school exchanged papers with other Junior High Schools throughout the city. This gave us new ideas as well as an opportunity to see what other schools were doing. Although there was a job for everyone in the room, those who were at head of the different departments were: Carol Baker—Editor Delano Lee—Joke Page Ted Hodges and Carol Sutherland and Gary Willis—Cover Meredith Smith—Gossip Page Tom Tait and Shonnie Guy—Literary Carol Harris—Sports Ron Clowes, Don Blair—Illustrations These people with the help of various others from different rooms, assigned to write articles, did an excellent job. Many thanks to the secretary and the staff for their kind and willing co-operation. CAROL BAKER Hand Ball Takes Branton By Storm! Handball, until now has been played chiefly by members of the Y.M.C.A.’s, gone over in a big way in Branton Junior High School. This game was made possible by the perfect set-up the lower gymnasium provides. There are two courts of ample size. The concrete walls provide a hard smooth playing surface and the hardwood floor is resilient enough to be comfortable. Handball, until now has been layed chiefly by members of the Y.M.C.A.’s, firemen and policemen of the province. Judging by the enthusiasm of the Branton students for the game it would be a success in any of the schools. Handball is a wonderful conditioning game. It requires a fast eye and develops quick reactions. Its big advantage over most sports is that it develops both sides of the body equally well. A good player must learn to use his left arm as well as his right. Handball has been played enthusiastically at Branton all year, chiefly at noon and after school. Although it is basically a boys game we had about 8 girls who took part at noons and developed a first class swing adding some style to it as well. Sixty-four boys, mainly from Grades VIII and IX took part in the final tournament. The winners of the doubles trophy donated by Mr. Borgal were: Bob Wilson and Bryan Huggard. They were closely followed in skill and strategy by: Tom Faulkner and Delbert Huggard Dave Peers and Tom Voykin Bob Pike and Russ Turner Ross Rowe and Lorie Desreux Richard Lebsack and Bob Inverarity Champions - Bob Wilson, Bryan Huggard. Runners up - Delbert Huggard, Tom Faulkner. Thirty-Eight Boys in Action