Heuvelton Central High School - Heuveltonian Yearbook (Heuvelton, NY)

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Homemaking Department This year, for the first time, due to the efforts of our principal and the Board of Education, Homemaking wae made a part of the high school curriculum. In order to have a satisfactory one room apart- ment, which is divided by means of furniture arrange- ment into a living room, dining room, and kitchen, the Agricultural Department gave up their class room. For the first month of school, Miss Margaret H, Putney, the Homemaking teacher, and .the girls in Home- making A and. Home Economics I were busy selecting kit- chen equipment and arranging it as the subject of foods was to be taught first. The Homemaking A girls also served complete well-balanced meals to. the members of their class as part of.their work. With the coming of cold weather, we decided to serve a hot dish to the students who stayed for lunch. In or- der to raise money for this cause and to give the women of the community an opportunity to inspect our.department, we had a luncheon-bridge the week before Thanksgiving. Since then until June, we have been busy learning to be better homemakers and to aid our .'school by making the costumes for the operetta and the eighth grade com- mencement. 'We.also have found time to'do some sewing for the American Red Cross and to contribute baskets to the needy at Christmas time. Next year, when we have a full-time Hom.emaklng Course, we hope to be able to do more in aiding those less fortunate than ourselves as well as increasing our knowledge of the conception of homemakers rather than housekeepers. Bessie Davis

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Dukes Club 1940-41 Members Jeanette Crawford Maurice Mix Harry Moore Betty Sloan Jessie Taylor This is a relatively new school organization. It was in its- early stages three years ago but the school year of 1939-40 saw the club's first awards, and membership go to Barbara Hamilton, Paul Bartholomew, Howard Fishbeck. and Stuart Rickett. The Dukes Club is an honorary organization, and membership in it is gradually becoming a highly•coveted goal. Leaders in school activity become members. Awards are decided'on' a score basis, 35 points or more are re- quired. These points are acquired as follows: one to ten for school citizenship, ten points for an average of ninety or' above, and other points for participation in sports, band, chorus, clubs, clays, newspaper and' yearbook staff etc. For a personal award a gold key is given with the club's name denoting leadership in- scribed on one side and the person's name on the other.

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Future Farmers cf Heuveltcn During the past year the Heuvelton Future Farmers' association has'been under the leadership of the follow- ing officers: President---------------Maurice Mix Vice-President— —-------James Kelly Secretary-Treasurer-----Ellis Fishbeck Corresponding Secretary—William Reynolds When school opened in September 1940, the boys en- rolled in agriculture found their former classroom oc- cupied by the new Home Economics Department. This ne- cessitated the construction cf a room, from part of the shoo. . All work was done by F. F. A. members. The local judging teams again enjoyed a successful season in spite of the loss by graduation of several outstanding judges. The outstanding achievement was the winning of the Canton State School contest for the second consecutive yea.r in competition with over forty high school teams. Members of the team were: . Ellis Fishbeck, Maurice Mix and G-len Hastings. Hastings was high individual in the contest and was awarded a gold medal while each of the team members received bronze medals. The school■was.presented with a silver plaque. For the third consecutive year the local.F, F. A. judging team placed.first in all events at the Malone Fair thus establishing a record. At the Massena 4-H field day, the team placed first and was awarded a silver trophy. In several ether contests, the contes- tants finished well near the top. Others who competed besides the Canton. State School'team were: .James Kelly, Arlie Henry and also Howard- Fishbeck, Samuel Simmon'S- and Walter Witherell of .the class of '40. During 1940 the chapter members completed production records on over 200 cows and at the present time are .keep- ing records on ever 300. For this achievement the chap- ter. received a blue ribbon award, at the 1940 State Fair. It appears that the competition for positions on the judging teams of this year will be hotly contested. Heu- velton should again have a good team in 1941.