Cahokia High School - Cahochron Yearbook (Cahokia, IL)

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foremost at Cahokia term given to eo-recreation, health classes, and team activities. Two other hours we look forward to are known as study hall and noon. During study hall hour we always WhcI's the brief form? hope that there will he an opportunity to catch up on the latest news or to have a little snooze. llowever, our superiors very seldom forget that first word-study. At noontime, if we don't have a meeting, we rush pell-mell to get in line for lunch. After a heartv lunch, we divide our time in many ways-dancing. basketball practice, loafing. flirting. or studying. C-A-ll-U-K-I-A, Yea, Caholtial 'lihese words continually ring in Where does the obiect go? our ears. Pep assemblies tune our voices lior the strenuous workouts they receive at games. Besides pep assemblies, manv assem- lmlies are written and produced luv the stu- dents. ln the evening, the children of Calioliia Commonfields have some outstanding experi- ences to relate concerning their education. Susan, an eighth grader, cut her wood for , a whatnotg her cousin, Charles, helnmed an Prove tho! apron: Don, a sophomore, had fun cutting up a slimv earthworin for a squeamish girl: Alice. the sophisticated senior, left her sec- retarial training class earlv to applv for a stenographers position. It is indeed a privilege to receive our edu- cation in llistrict l87l Iheorem! If works better if you turn if on!

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Bring on t Distillation Put that s Silly, mm' classes are first and Education is lirst nml liorcmost at our school. Fivc cluys catch wcck, from cight to thrcc or ninc to Four, wc arc lmusily cngugccl in thc acquiring of lmowlcclgc. he Cartoons! Activitics :tml claisscs work l1AlI1Cl'lll'll2llRl in our school systcm. English is ai main linc- tor in thc journalism cluhs-thc Citilzoclzrou amcl f'o1mcil Ring. llomcmailiing alicls tht- girls in F.Il.A. zmcl both nrc cnvawccl in thc 5 5 cclucution ol goocl l10ll1L'lll2lliCI'S. llxc shops-- print, mctul, wood, nml gcncrail - put thc hoys onc stcp nhczul in training lor rlmcir vocation. lxflilllt' of the girls long for rlw cluv thcy will rcccivc thc rirlc ol' I'll'lX'1lfL' sccrc- really is very simple! tary. 'lirnining for husincss comcs through thc gcncrul husincssv luookkccping. sliorthuml, typing, officc clerical, imcl sccrctzirinl train' ing clusscs. lhosc ol, us sccliing collcgulwclu courscs strugglc through chcmistry, physics, trigonomctry, liorcign lzmguugcs. amml linglisli lV. Vllhc songhircls among us olatuin mcmf hcrsliip in onc, ll licw, or all scvcn ol' our musical organizations. For huclcling zirtists. thcrc urc rho mamy urt clalsscs. llcsimlcs thc leeve in the arm-hole - not the neck! aictivitics and clnsscs wc choosc, wc tnlac thc traditional rcquirccl suhjccts-somc history. somc scicncc, somc mzith. amcl much llnglish. All rho suhjccts arc cnlivcnctl with liiclcl trips, movics, anal lccturcs, Gym is onc ol thc suhjccts wc I'1lIL' us tops. Gym is thc s not c dog, it's u horsel

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O1UlC it icvlom at Q STUDY, STUDY, STUDY Classes at Caholxia are pleasant places ol' learning, made enjoyahle by mutual respeet ol' student and teaeher. The friendly and eooperative attitudes are trade-marks ol' our sehool. Building ol' eharaeter is a main Purpose ol' edueation. From junior high through the senior elass eaeh student at Caholxia has the ehanee to grow and develop into a useful individual. Seventh graders daily study the 'lihree Rs ln the eighth grade a regular eourse ol' study is followed, ineluding English and llistory. The freshmen lind algehra intriguinggespeeially the ratios and lirae- tions. By the sophomore year, hiology is the thing. Vllhat eould he more en-ioyahle right alter luneh than earving a worm? Juniors are es- pecially fond of typing, shorthand, and American History reports. The superior seniors l'eel that hooldteeping, ehemistry, and English lV are xvorthxvhile eourses. All the elasses enjoy l'.ll., study hall, and noon hour. ln addition to the required aeademie suhjeets, there are alfl elasses lor the artistieally inelined, wood and metal shop lor the huilder, husi- ness elasses I'or typing and shorthand fiends, and liomemalging for luture wives. Many hooks are used hy the Comanehesg hut, no douht, the one Illill liept 2ll1Ll tlAC2lSl.ll'CCl lTl30VC llll thi' c:llIIUC.'IIT'Ull. rlillfn lllk' PZISCN to see the laees that will alxvavs remain in vour memories.