East High School - Shield Yearbook (Bremerton, WA)

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.nl li The primory concern of the high school is to stimulote the student in- tellectuolly. As the student motures, his interests become more defined ond he grows in perceptiveness cmd imoginotiveness. The student's devel- opment is guided by ocodemic pro- groms designed to give him o gen- erol boclcgorund of knowledge up- on which he con eosily expand. lt is hoped thot the individuol will event- uolly ossert C1 measure of intellect- ucul independence ond in so doing reoch o ploteou in his development.

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fd? Z The student entering high school is faced with an entirely new educational situation. He is immedi- ately exposed tothe pressures ofa highly compet- itive atmosphere and must learn to cope with these unfamiliar surroundings. The attitude which a student assumes in regard to his high school ca- reer forms the foundation for his intellectual and social development. An atmosphere of friendli- ness and acceptance facilitates the development of the proper attitude. 6

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2 a '54 ' -Q. -iw - . Uezms lix 'raw- hjy. . as 8 The high school consistently encour- ages athletic participation. The ben- efits gained through the sports me- dia are of great importance in all phases of student development. lt is through athletics that the student can most easily observe his devel- opment and efforts toward the achievement of a significant goal. An individual must set his sights on the attainment of a certain plateau. If he fails to do this the result will invariably be intellectual and phy- sical stagnation. The well-rounded student cannot afford to restrict him- self solely to the pursuit of aca- demic distinction. The competitive nature of athletics enables the stu- dent to reflect on his own achieve- ments as compared to the achieve- ments of his peers. Educational de- velopment is often stimulated through this process of reflection.