Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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This needy group urged Comets to drag the rag bag. i ,, Searching for old clothes, Mr. Sloan came up with an unexpected bundle. The surrounding community helped make Cody's clothing drive a success. Many performances highlighted events A member of the cross country team proudly receivedihis letter award at the fall sports' award assembly. forty-six

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At the climax of the torch drive assembly, Cody's Miss Torchy and her attendants, surrounded by the Cody Choir, urged students to contribute generously to this annual drive. Assembly programs 0 ered varied entertainment School assemblies were popular events on the school calendar. Cody students looked forward to the varied features of the Week in the audi- torium. Among the many assemblies were rallies which aroused their spirit and scientific demon- strations and movies which supplemented their academic instruction. Audience participation was a highlight fea- tured in several assemblies. Taking the part of master of ceremonies, featured speaker, or enter- tainer, students were afforded a valuable oppor- tunity to express their ideas and talents in the auditorium programs before the student body. I Flanked by her attendants, Lilian N eilan is crowned queen of Cody's torch drive by Mr. Agren. forty-five

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John Gretch directed a question to one of the teach- ers on the Meet Your Teacher panel, one of the more popular assemblies which was sponsored by the Forensic Club. A popular feature in assembly programs were the song fests in which the audience participated. Mr. jones enjoyed singing with the students and directing them. Ingrid Gustafsson, our foreign exchange student from Sweden, was honored at an American Field Service Assembly early in the fall and enjoyed wearing her country's dress on Lucia Day , an annual Swedish Christmas celebration. The kick-off sportsmanship assembly was a spirited aHair in which girl grid- ders and boy cheerleaders vied for aud- ience appeal. This was a rousing begin- ning to the auditorium schedule of ac- tivities in which many organizations tried to entertain and inform the student body. Student exchange assemblies and the United Foundation Torch Drive, were the more serious assemblies offered. Some of the more popular assemblies were the Meet Your Teacher panel where students quizzed their teachers and the Human Relations assembly which brought the idea of brotherhood to all. Students enjoyed song fests the year around for they offered opportunity to celebrate seasonal events in words and music and sing the popular songs of the day. forty seven