Hilo High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Hilo, HI)

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0,4 650 As its main goal, the PTA strived to establish, maintain and improve a close relationship between parents and teachers. With a membership of 650 parents and teachers, their first meeting was held on October 7, at 7 o'clock in the school auditorium. After a brief business meeting, new members of the faculty were introduced to the membership and brief talks given by school board candidates. The maior portion of the evening involved a panel discussion where teachers reported on the Hilo High curriculum. On December 9, a parents-teachers night was held with parents going through two days of school and meeting with faculty members to learn first-hand about the curriculum of their children. ' A PTA Dinner was carried out as part of the Founder's Day Program. After a large roast beef dinner, guests en- ioyed a varied program. Above--Tom Hiramoto looks on as Ethel Tsue receives her floral welcome. Left-Board members plan the activities for the year. Top left-Mike Gibbons, Cl new member of the faculty, is introduced at the first meeting on October 7.

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The SPECIAL EDUCATION classes gave stu- dents help through specifically plannedcurricu- lum. Studies covered basic English, mathematics, science, and units on everyday living and citi- zenship. Emphasis was an preparation for work after high school and students had supervised work training sessions at the Division of Voca- tional Rehabilitation. A Reading lmprovement program, initiated by Mr. James Mimaki, utilized such devices as: memorizing prefixes, using imagery to produce a morcffivtslxpicture of content, and reading be- tween the lines to acquire more from the ma- terial. Definite progress in reading ability was noted in students participating. Wwemde MRS. ELIZABETH MURRAY Latin Adviser, JCL MRS. KATHRYN VIERRA Spanish Adviser, FTA MR. TOSHIAKI MR. ALBERT KAWASAKI MANLIGUIS Special Education Work Experience PTA Treasurer Program Coach, Basketball MR. JAMES MIMAKI MRS. FUMIYO Developmental Reading YAMANAKA Special Education Spanish, Japanese, Latin, and Ha- waiian were offered in the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT this year. Writing and getting acquainted with the meaning of words was the first step in a language course. Grammar development, and the translation of interesting stories fol- lowed. The latter provided cultural tidbits as well as helpful information about the language. With this knowl- edge, students began conversation and language proiects. W'

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I O I Behind the scenes, Cafeteria Manag- er, Mrs. Vivian Leithead and her group composed of five adult helpers and twen- ty-two students worked ceaselessly to pro- vide tasty, attractive, well-balanced meals for over 1,500 students. All is hard work and hardly any play. Menus are planned for a month in advance, with color com- binations as well as nourishing meals in mind. Books must be kept up to date and a constant check made to insure that each student has a 314 cup serving of fruit, two different vegetables, and two ounces of meat. Huge amounts of food such as 104 loaves of bread, 32 pounds of butter and l5O-275 pounds of rice are used daily. Our custodians spent endless hours maintaining equipment and keeping the campus spotless. When they could call their time their own, these energetic men made full use of their leisure hours. The caring of a small anthurium patch began in 'l939, but since, turned into a profitable part-time iob for Masato Oda. Never able to refuse the temptation of hunting, John Medeiros spends the ma- iority of his spare time at either Poha- kuloa or Pokayau Ranch hunting. ln ten years, Junichi Shimizu, has skill- fully developed and raised over a hun- dred varieties of vanda hybrids and cata- leyas. With a true green thumb, he also raises and prepares anthuriums commer- cially. if . K sg I jifm