Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Measuring progress on the $900,000 addition are sidewalk supers” Gil¬ bert Weldy and Warren Garner. To meet today’s educational challenges C. P. H. S. under¬ took new projects in every phase of school life. One of 100 schools in 16 states, it participated in a program for the superior and talented student. This was accomplished in part by E” and S” classes which applied to six ma¬ jor fields of study: English, science, mathematics, social studies, Latin, and art. Five new teachers and seven replacements augmented the ranks of C. P. H. S. instructors to bring the total to 51 as compared with 46 staff members last year. New to the curriculum this year were sociology, developmental reading, auto mechanics, and welding, while some science, mathematics, English, Latin, and junior high classes re¬ placed textbooks. Overshadowing all developments is the addition now un¬ der construction. Although this ultra-modern structure is expected to alleviate a crowded situation, Crown Point is looking already to 1962 when a predicted 1,650 en¬ rollment will show it again bulging at the seams. Even with modern facilities, new courses, new books, and more teachers, results will not become obvious in the near future, certainly not this year. Therefore, since the cul¬ mination of the Hub City’s dreams cannot be immediate, ’59 has been designated a year in which to expand, to ad¬ just . . . ,,. aact one to y%oco on ! Page four

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nteefo fae, caaquesu the cAalCenye 59 Absorbing nearly 100 additional new students yearly, C. P. H. S. in ’59 en¬ rolled 1,322 area students. Nine “feeder” schools provided 300 freshmen.

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September ground-breaking ceremonies attracted, left to right, first row, W. Short, P. Rapp, Mrs. T. Vance, K. Knight, W. Mybeck, J. M. Foster, R. Brannock, Mrs. K. Coffman, G. Weldy. Second row: G. Reschke, H. Bennett, B. Van Keppel,, W. Worn- hoff, J. L. Costin, P. Brown, F. Porter, G. Letz, E. Kane, B. Straight.