Fort Lee High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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THE PIONEER V91 009 JUNIOR HIGH ACTIVITIES HE most attractive and most interesting activity of the year was The Book Revue . Only once in a lifetime does a school have the opportunity of having as many distinguished classic personages in its midst as did our school when this revue made its spectacular appearance with one hundred and sixty-six boys and girls taking parts. VVe saw the typical school boy with his book report task turned into a pleasure as he viewed in his dreams the characters representing realism, humor, pathos, and romance. These masterpieces and wel-1 known favorites thus entered his life. Aesthetic dances of the colonial, revolutionary, and civil War periods were given. Twins of many lands made their appearance asx did dancers of ,other lands. Stevenson's pirates and the Indians of old gave much color to the play. Another picturesque play, Friends from Overseas , was so well received that it was repeated for the P.eT. A. Several students representing nurses explained the work of the American Red Cross. A second part of the play was a scene showing several school children awaiting the return of a portfolio from overseas. Gaily cos- tumed children stepped from the portfolio representing other nations and told of the activities of their Red Cross organizations. , During National Thrift VVeek the seventh and eighth grade arithmetic pupils presented a thrift project. The first sketch explained thrift. The second sketch. A Scene at the Savings Bank , stressed the importance of saving regularly. The Wo1'ld Friendship program, which was in keeping with the spirit of Edu- cational Week and Armistice Day, was sponsored by the Rotary Club. Pupils of the seventh and eighth ,grades took part in a Pageant of the Nations. The Spirit of Education and Knowledge lighted the candle of each nation represented. hiarch nineteenth was known as International Day in our school. A geog- raphy sketch, written by an eighth grade group, proved very interesting.. Each country in South America was represented. The importance of the Panama Canal in establishing a firm, friendly relation between the United States and Latin Amer- ica was brought out. The theme of the program was a plea for friendship and a better understanding between nations. ' Better citizenship has been the result of excellent work done by the various committees. Each committee has special duties. The sanitation committee has furthered all aims of cleanliness. Courtesy has been our watchword. The cafeteria and traffic committees have worked together with good results. VVC have a repre- sentative on the constitutional staff. The lost and found group has helped us to locate many lost articles. ' The ,social committee has sponsored our parties. The Hallowelen party, held in the artistically decorated gym, was a welcome to the seventh graders. The Five Ghosts play gave a spooky atmosphere. The Christmas parties were held in the home rooms. Carols were sung and amusing inexpensive gifts exchanged. The home room periods have helped us to respect the opinions of others. In this way good school spirit was exhibited. Clubs have been formed in several home rooms. The Junior Nlath Club has created a new interest in problems pertaining to eighth grade mathematics. . Uther activities we have enjoyed have been along athletic and musicallines. Our orchestra is doing praiseworthy work. lVIany of our pupils are in the band. The Variety Show was a combination entertainment of music and athletics. Ex- hibitions of tumbling and wrestling were given before junior and senior assemblies. Medals were won by some junior boys for the boxing championships. The girls' gymnastics has been equally interesting. Folk and aesthetic dancing has been en- joyed. Two groups of girls assisted in the formal music concert. I EIGHTH GRADE-ONE. 91 jg..-