Bushnell Prairie City High School - Beta Pi Sigma Yearbook (Bushnell, IL)

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Hildred Jones Mary Ann Hovell Carol Sm GAA gives girls a chance at sports ,'j2ff,,f? mi C '1'f'Un'U 'sh ' Side out! Pointl Charging! These are just a few of the cries heard from the south end of the gym eighth hour as GAA members join heartily in club activities. During the mild fall Weather the girls enjoy the outdoors by hiking and playing softball and speed-away. But the Winter finds the girls participating in tumbling, volleyball, ping-pong, bad- minton, basketball, and cage ball in the Warm gym. As spring and Warmer Weather approaches again, the girls take advantage of it and enjoy the fall sports with the ad- dition of archery, track, and golf. Living up to a phrase from their pledge, I promise t-o uphold the ideals of the Girls' Athletic Association by making good sportsmanship a constant factor in my conduct, the GAA members practice good sportsmanship at all times. Thus GAA is beneficial not only to the girls' physical con- dition, but to the development of their personalities, as Well. Sponsor Mrs. MacDonald explains participation chart to the officers: Lois Thompson, president, Mary Lou Craycraft, secretary, Marie Orwig, vice-presidentp and Evelyn Stoller, treasurer. 60 Nancy Dimmitt and Patty Hobbs furnish cc petition for Sue Perrine and Karen Paul a lively game of ping-pong. Ruth Ann Stambaugh is sure of plenty assistance from teammates Marilyn Conn Jean Wagner, Christine Friend, and Che Havens in a volleyball serve. Correct archery stance is demonstrated 1 Sandra Sammons, Gloria Dimmitt, and Kar Trout. Cage ball, one of the new activities, fin ardent fans among the girls: Kathy Walll Caroline Serven, Carole White, Barbara He ron, Janet Evans, Joyce Melvin, and Barba lantz. Linda Arnold, Carol Buchen, Melvina Cam bell, and Janet Ault practice badminton se ving. GAA tumblers have fun building pyramid lbottom rowl Pat Kirtley, Kay Vincent, Ma kay Simmonsp ltop rowl Sue Kirby, Bonn Jackson, and Judith Kuehn. Nancy Taft keeps Sue Ann Cox from rl ceiving the ball, passed by Donna Jenkin Josephine Myers stands ready to intercel the pass.

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