Buffalo High School - Bison Yearbook (Buffalo, MO)

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ACADEMICS A VI LAST! The Annual Staff of 1983 is proud to present for the first time a section devoted exclusively to one of the most important reasons we have for stumbling out of bed in the morning to come to school, our school's academic courses. The section is called, appropriately enough, “Academics.” ACADEMICS PHYSICAL ED ’A V, ■' 'Vw f r- J ■ $ V'. -? An idea that has been prominent in Western Civilization since the days of Ancient Greece and Rome is expressed in the Latin motto “Mens sana in corpore sano.” This tradition of a sound mind in a sound body is passed on by our school’s physical education courses. Not only is physical education necessary for good physical health, but also for social and mental well- being. In P.E. and Advanced P.E., students participated in a wide variety of sports, including softball, volleyball, archery, soccer, tennis, and football. Students who studied Health learned about personal hygiene, disease, first aid, and nutrition. Not only do physical education classes maintain the good health of students during their high school years, but they also instill a desire to stay in good physical condition throughout their lives. v A ■X • a - -r- -Vrt.. A --.S Rick Freeman Jr. Hi Girls' Bask, and Voll.. Health Rick Henderson Adv. P.E., 7-8 Athi., Vars. Dale Mills 7-8 Athl., Jr. Hi P.E., 9-10 P.E., Vars. Tom Parrack 7-8-9 Athl.. 9-10 P.E., Vars., Jr. Hi P.E. Bob Plumley 7-8-9 Athl., 9-10 P.E., Jr. Hi P.E., Vars.

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Vice-President George Bush, came to Bolivar Sep- tember 28. 1982. to dedicate the Gene Taylor Center. The social studies classes attend cd. About 175 students went on the trip. Politics is a dis- tant reality to the average high school student, and the ability to see a figure head, such as the Vice-President gives them an insight in the mechanics of the political realm. Although history is an expression of past events it interacts with our lives to become an expression of the future. As Warren Kennedy stated, “Only by the study of the past can we understand what's going on in the world today”. The social studies teachers expressed their opinion on how their classes pre- pare students for their future. Dave Reynolds commented, “Social studies should prepare the student to participate intelligently in a democratic society.” Myra Glor attempts to help the stu- dent acquire philosophies of life that will always be useful. Don Wood stated that the study of contemporary issues will give us answers to questions such as, “What is happen- ing in the world today?”, “Who or what is causing it to happen?”, and “What does it mean to us?” Joyce Ray expressed that by studying the development of the American way of life and the beginning of a new nation, the students follow the struggle and vic- tories of all Americans. In general, the social studies teachers agreed that their classes are not only im- portant because they are a requirement for graduation but they are important to us to help us gain understanding in our modern world. Joyce Ray 8th — History, Eco- nomics Warren Kennedy 7th — Social Stud- ies, Fam. Peo. Min. Groups Myra Glor Soc. Psy., World Am. History II