Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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FOLLOWING SOLEMN CEREMONIES, Dr. Joseph Hendrick, Mr. Donald Gavit, and Mr. Lewis F. Witham relax at Dedication tea. MR. LEWIS F. WITHAM, PRINCIPAL, welcomes guests, faculty and parents to the Dedication of the Donald E. Gavit Junior-Senior High School. “TODAY IS YESTERDAYS FUTURE entitled the address given by guest speaker, Mr. Ellis Hays, acting director of secondary education. 5

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Dedication Denotes Building Completion Newly finished auditorium set surroundings at Dedication ceremony, May 26, 1965. Final construc- tion, completed in May, included the Auditorium and stage facilities, mechanical arts workshops, fine arts choral and orchestral suites and additional wing, housing fourteen classrooms and language laboratory. Mr. Ellis Hays, acting director of Secondary Edu- cation, delivered the keynote address, entitled “Today is Yesterdays Future”. Student Y-Teen guides con- ducted tours for guests following the program. During annual Back-to-School Night, October 18, parents visited classrooms on scheduled routes outlined by their children’s daily academic routines. Fifteen minute intervals allowed parents and teachers to review subject scope and individual students achievement. BACK-TO-SCHOOL for an evening, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith consult daughter Kathy’s schedule before entering classroom for shortened period. CREATIONS of Mrs. Beulah Seckinger ' s art classes attracted interested parents who came Back-to-School and to school Dedication.

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EXCHANGE STUDENT, Sylvia Morales traveled from Chile to attend Gavit. NARRATING THE FILM, Senator E. Konrady guides high school social studies classes through the Indiana state capitol. BOYS STATE CANDIDATE, Kim Chase prepares for week-long summer trip. 6