Golden Gate Academy - Anchor Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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STUDENTS PLEDGE It ns dustlnctly understood that every student who pre ents humself for admlssron to the school thereby pledges to ooserve wsllungly all nts regulatuons and to uphold the Christian prlnclples upon whuch the ocademy IS operated lt us also under tood that to break thus pledge forfelts the students membershlp and If he IS longer retalned IH the school It us only by the forbearance ot the faculty It as also a part of the students contract that he wzll perform to the best of has ablluty all duties asstgned to hlm In connectuon vvnth the school HISTORY Golden Gate Academy was establnshed ID I923 for the purpose of providing for Seventh day Adventist young people In the East Bay Area a Chrnstuan educatron Whale the school accepts others rt fundamental purpose rs the training of Seventh day Adventnst youth The growth of Golden Gate Academy slnce l923 has been consistently forward At the pre ent time It con sxsts of a well equupped plant nncludung Chapel Gymnasuum Cafeterua and Woodwork shop be sides clas rooms and Library It IS sltuated on Alcatraz Avenue near Adelune IH Berkeley Thus facllltaes The school rs supported In part by tultton pay ments and In part by the Seventh day Adventxst Churches of the Bay Area Of these the Oakland Central Church has been hnstorlc In tts connectuon with the establushment of the work In thus ectuon of Calrfornla and un the establishment of Golden Gate Academy The Berkeley Church us the other large church that supports the school In a marked manner The roster of supporting churches also Includes those In Eat Oakland Market Street Alameda Hayward Rrchmond The operatung board IS drawn from the membershnp of the con stutuent churches In ofterung an educatlon patterned after the dtvrne plan Gold n Gate Academy malntatns standards higher than those of the world Stand ards of conduct are manntauned IU conformtty vvlth those expected of Chrtsttan yo ng people Only those student are encouraged to attend who are slncere and earnest IH thelr work and wall conform to the htgh standards whlch the school upholds GENERAL INFORMATION Transportation The Academy has excellent transportatuon facrlltxes From San Francisco the students may take the F Key Sy tem train allghtlng at Alcatraz and Adellne Avenue the students coming by local transportation may take the street cars marked 3 or buses marked 88 During the present emergency all publlc transportation IS taxed to th lnmtt Therefore In cooperation with the Cxvnllan Defense authorutnes the Golden Gate Academy llmtts Its school hour from 9 I5 am to 3 I5 p m so as to avoid the peak hours of War Workers transportation This means a con centrated day an whnch there ns not as much time for extra actlvttles as the staff would luke Thu curtaulment of school hours IS an emergency measure Parents are asked to cooperate wlth the transportation authorutles by routtng theur chtldren vua street cars Instead of buses when ever possvble Cafeterla The school operates a modern cafeterua an whuch hot meals are erved to students Parents are encouraged to buy meal trckets for therr students which a e kept an Hle In the cafeteria The cafeterua servrce whale excellent IS not man 59 I I . . , Q . . . . . . , . . I N .Q . . . A Q ' Q ' ' - . . . . , Q . . . . C . . . I ' I location gives the school excellent transportation . . . - . . . Q I I I I A Q F . . I . , .Q , . ' ' Q . . . . , 6 , , . . . - . S ' . , 4 U I I y . 7 . . . I 5 I I I I , I '

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Cpomade or SDQLQA FIRST SEMESTER Reglstratuon Thursday and Fruday September 7 8 Fur t day classes meet Monday September T1 End of ttrst pernod October 20 Elementary Teacher s lnstutute Holrday for elementary studentst November 20 22 Thanksguvung Holzday Thursday and Friday November 23 24 End of second period December I Chrlstmas Holudays December l8Jonuory I lnclustve End of ftrst semester January 26 SECOND SEMESTER Second semester begun January 29 End of fourth period Sprung recess March 26 30 lncluslve End of fifth period Aprtl 20 Fmai Exammatuons May 29 31 Sensor Consecratlon Fra ay 8 p June Baccalaureate Sermon Sabbath 3 pr June Q Commencement Sunday 8 p n June 3 Second semester closes June 4 ' c , . A C .... ' , . , . ..... March 9 ' ' . ..... td , .m., I . ..... , .n,,

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datory but those brIngIng lunches from home are expected to eat In the dInIng room Llbrary An effectIve lIbrary houses a growlng number of the best ID llterature The open stack method IS used so that all students may have access to the varIous books Students are encouraged durlng the year to suggest accessrons to the lIbrary and to take an actlve Interest t growth and use Student ActIvItIes As a ChrIstIan school the work of the MISSION ary Volunteer socuety looms foremost amongst student OCfIVIflES Student conducted meetIngs are held every other week durIng the chapel perIod Prayer bands under student leadershIp Wlfh staff guIdance meet once each week These and other OCYIVITIBS reflect the denomInatIonal character of the school More secular Interests are sponsored by the AssocIated Students whose programs alternate wlth those of the M V socnety ThIs group leads out In campaIgns for school Improvements o ganIzatIon of prcntcs etc MUSIC WhIle the curtanled school program necessarlly lImlfS musrcal OCTIVIYIGS Golden Gate Academy offers a strong course In choral sIngIng Thrs group appears perIodIcally In publlc perform ances Plano IDSTVUCYIOO IS prIvate but IS evaluated for lImIted school credlt by a prIvate afftllated PIODO teacher Medncal Cadet MedIcal Cadet traInnng IS required of both young men and young women In theIr Junlor and SenIor years Unlforms are requIred 60 Schools In Wor TIme Durmg the natIonal emergency of war thor ough school work IS doubly Important The draft of necessnty makes the hIgh school course a termI nal course for most young men Only those young men of exceptnonal scholarship and abllrty are ellglble to be deferred for advanced technlcal and professlonal traInIng Young women are needed for technlcal trannlng In college whlch feqUIf6S thorough hugh school work Thus thor ough scholarshIp dIlIgent study and fewer dn vertlng GCTIVITISS are the plan of the school Parental COOPGVGTIOD IS apprecIated REGISTRATION Thursday September 7 and Frlday September 8 are the YSQISYFOTIOD dates for the comlng school year Before appearlng for reglstratlon each stu dent should see hlS local pastor and obtaIn from hIm an appllcatlon card ThIs applrcatlon card wIll be sIgned by the pastor recommendIng the student to the school Brlng thIs sIgned card to the Academy on eIther of the regIstratIon dates A supply of the necessary cards wIll be In the pastors hands by mndsummer A few students may not be able to pay the full tuItIon rate These students FCCSIVG a specIal card at the tIme of realstrataon The student must appear Wlfh hIs card before hIs local church equallzung board These boards wlll meet at varIous trmes of the week end of September 7 l0 Thls board arranges for the student to attend school at a reduced TUITION rate The school can not of Itself accept any student at less than the regular rate Each student needlng a tuItIon adlustment must meet wrth hIs local church board These arrangements must be made not later than the openung week of school Golden Gate Acad emy IS Intended for all the chrldren of all our constItuency No student should hesItate ap proachIng hrs church pastor regardlng attendance at the school because of ftnancnal dnfftcultres 1 . , - In l S 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - ' 1 -1 . . . , . 1 r' , . . 1 . - 1 . . . 1 . . . -. . 1 .