Freeport High School - Clarion Yearbook (Freeport, ME)

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HONOR ROLL Back Row, Left to Right: P. Flanders, L. Williams, J. Hall, V. Bertrand, Cl Snow. l I Front Row, Left to Right: P. XVhitten, P. VVhitten, R. Blackstone, Mr. lxnight, Prmcipalg Mr, Grant, Superintcndcntg D. Chaplin, 1. YVyman. HONOR HOLL This year the honor roll group appears for the first time in the Clarion. We sincerely hope that it will be an asset to the Clarion and also a great success. Those persons appearing in the picture have received the rank of 85 or above in all subjects for the lirst semester ending cn xl an. 25, 1952. The picture of the Honor Roll appears to emphasize the scholastic standard of the school and the students concerned. Our new superintendent and principal, Mr. Grant and Mr. Knight respectively, are seated with the honor students. They have helped in raising the scholastic standard. This improvement is a great benefit to the school as Well as to the students. I am sure that all who are on the honor roll have worked hard for their accomplishment and deserve much credit. RICHARD BLACKSTONE, '54.

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CAPTAINS AND PRESIDENTS Back Row, Left to Right: I. Sylvain, M. Turner, T. Hawkes, I. Cookson, C. Snow, M. Millikcr. Front Row, Loft to Right: T. Mayo, J. XVyman, F. Morse, L. Bean. CAPTAINS AND PRESIDENTS With these officers, each chosen by his own group on the basis of interesi, knowledge, popularity and skill, rest the responsibilities of leadership. They have the opportunities to apply the ideals of democracy, to develop loyalties, to develop school spirit and to learn from experience thc clilliciilties of group activity. This builds character. This means good citizenship now and in years to come.

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Rank Cards This year has brought, among other changes, new rank cards. Because Mr. Knight changed the length of the ranking periods, it was necessary to change the cards which we had. The ranking periods were formerly nine weeks so that we got the cards four times a year. It was changed early in the fall to six weeks so that we will get them six times instead of four. This helps to keep the students better informed of their standing. One of the best liked features of the new cards is the half year average column for each subject. There are the first three ranks for the three six week periods in the first half year and then a column where these ranks are averaged. A change which met a lot of disfavor was the raising of the passin rank from sixty-five to seventy. Students were afraicf that this would be bad if they were on the border line because they were afraid they would not pass the courses under the new ruling, but they seemed to have settled down and passed regardless. The principal was perfectly justi- fied in passing this ruling because there are few, if any, schools with a assing mark as low as ours was. It would have been much better, in fact, if this had been done much sooner than it was. Although the rankin standards are higher this year then in the past, Sucre doesn't seem to be many more, if an , failing this year then in the past. The school still has some who have a don't-care attitude toward their school work, teachers, and everything in general but these few are slowly reforming and going to work in an effort to atone for their past attitude. EDGAR LEIGHTON, '52, Demerits Whenever you get detention, you get also a de- merit. When you get six demerits, you can not be in any kind of school activities. VVhen you get nine demerits, you are put out of school for two weeks. When you come back, if you do not behave yourself and you get three more demerits, which will give you twelve, you are put out of school altogether. If you behave yourself for two weeks in a row with out getting a demerit, you lose a demerit. The longer you behave yourself, the more demerits you lose. It is not much fun staying after school for an hour and getting a demerit too, but it has helped to get the pupils settled down to try to work although there are some who just can't behave themselves and so get demerits. The teachers do not usually give you demerits and detention unless you deserve it. If some pupils can behave themselves, I do not see why other people can't. I tell you it isn't much fun having to stay after school for just fooling and talking when you don't have to fool and talk-unless you are asked to. MARTHA COGSWELL, '54. Activity Periods Every Friday a different period is omitted, allowing a period for activities. During this time the students may go to one of many different activities. These include Glee Club, School Paper, Student Council meeting or class meetings. It it is desired not to go to any activity, a study period is used. Some Fridays instead of one period, two are omitted. On these Fridays movies are usually shown. These periods rotate. Last Friday we omitted periods three and four, this week period five is to be omitted. One week during activity period the sophomores washed Miss Wood's room. This activity period is looked forward to every Friday. JULIA PLOURDE, '54. Assemblies Assemblies we always have on Friday, that being the last day in our week. On such days different classes have a chance to have full charge of all preparations and plans. Some assemblies are devoted to basketball, to moyies, and to things in general which arise throughout the school year. There are many good as well as bad points in connection with all the assemblies combined. This we all know is true of everything in life. One thing in favor of these is the taking over of the assemblies by the different classes which is very good on the whole. It helps those taking part to become better adapted in the art of public speaking. On this day of Friday, there is always one and sometimes two periods omitted. The assembly is held the last period in the day and usually lasts the length of the period or periods omitted. Whenever it is shorter, there is great joy, for it means our getting out of school earlier than usual. Every other Friday a free period of activity is carried on and everyone can attend whatever activity he might be interested in. This is good because it gives us a chance to have a change from assemblies. After we have had all classes in the day, the five minute bell is rung and the different classes pass in grades with freshmen first, then the other classes thereafter in order. After each has passed to the gym and is seated, the assembly, after being quieted down to normal, begins. The principal usually gives a talk and announcements of the coming events. Then the assembly is on' its way and sometimes these assemblies are of great importance to everyone concerned. WVe should all enjoy and try to have an interest in all of these assemblies as they are a bene6t to us and us alone as citizens of the high school. JOAN COULD, '52.