Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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i The IV hour boys and girls health classes joined to- gether every Thursday to learn the proper square danc- ing fundamentals and steps which provided them with an hour of fun and recreation. Cody's health classes awakened in many boys an active interest in competitive sports. Swimming and gymnastics stimulated and encouraged them to go out for school and recreation teams. The boys spent class periods playing and exercising in the gym and pool. In the gym, they raced around the indoor track, jumped to make a basket, and leaped 'to slam a volleyball over the net. Together with fellow teammates, they enjoyed playing the game in the spirit of good sports. Good natured laughter and teasing echoed the youthful enthusiasm of boys at play in the pool. But they practiced hard, as well, to develop swimming speed, style, and stamina. Both boys and girls in first aid classes practiced making bandages and administering artificial respiration for home and water safety. Sports classes promote school and recreational team play- Exercise in boys' gym classes takes many different forms. Besides the usual calisthen- ics, the boys often use the mats for tum- bling and wrestling bouts. Sixty-one

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,Q 1 Sixty Practicing the techniques of bandaging various types of wounds and fractures was an important part of a iirst-aid student's emergency medical training at Cody this year. Cody's track provides ample running room for boys BOYS' HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERS . . . Top gym classes who use it to develop leg muscles and Row: C. Casucci, F. Cosgro, D. F1tch. Bottom Row: breathing and generally letting off steam. V. Florea, W. Laury, K. Matheson Cdepartment headl. Boys' gym classes were often put through a rough schedule of calisthenics to unlimber muscles and co-ordinate physical reilexes.

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Sixty-two Modern dance has increased in popularity over the past After a thorough knovvledge of the dance is gained, dancers year. Girls have the opportunity to express through rhythmic create their own routines to be performed at their final movements their interpretation of various moods in music. recital. Coed health classes stress body exercise and team sports In their health classes, the girls discovered new medias of fun and relaxation in Physiwl exfffvise- T here lhey f0w1d that GIRLS' HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERS . . . s. Boomer, L. Hosmer, J. Monfette, K. Morrissey, M. both set rules and definite techniques were Truim caccompaniso. necessary to effective team play. The girls participated strictly in gym activities the first year. Many found games such as basketball, volleyball, baseball, and field hockey new experiences. Later they went on to swimming, learning new skills daily towards better water safety. And classes in modern dance attracted girls interested in interpretive dance techniques. an i 5? st it ei