Hoover High School - Husky Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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What the people did . Hoover High School was a place o£ academic and social learning, not only (or students but (or teachers and administrators as well. Most took the opportunity to improve their minds and bodies through Hoover. Organizations and activities provided the growth (or many people as they sought ways to become involved, by doing something (or themselves or (or Hoover. Though organizations underw ent changes, they still played a major role at Hoover. More students than ever be(ore became in- volved with sports. The addition o( girls’ sports brought an increasing interest in the sports program. Old traditions were continued as well as the beginning o( new ones. Several activities were dropped because o( lack o( (unds or lack o( in- terest. Others were modi(ied and abbreviated. However, new projects were tried and turned out success(ully. They will become traditional in (uture years. The people o( Hoover (ound ways to develop themselves through Hoover’s organizations and activities. This is what they did in the 1972-1973 school year. 10 What the people did

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Behind the majority of activities were Hoover’s organizations and clubs, whose success ranged from strong and meaningful to a struggle for survival. Girls’ Club replaced Student Council as the key organization for student involvement and sponsor of school activities. Cavatelli dinners, Christmas and Valentine dances, service pro- jects, and guest speakers highlighted a successful, growing year for the Girls’ Club cabinet and other members. Service Volunteers, initiated in 1972, worked with the Red Cross and local hospitals to provide talent shows. Over a dozen students created a chess club. Other groups did not fare as well. Hooverettes and Twirling Cadets were almost disbanded at the end of their spring marching season. Twirlers and pom-pom girls will be incor- porated into the marching band. Student activity in the community focused on 1972’s political events and projects for non- profit organizations. Both the Democratic and Republican parties employed Hoover volunteers. Des Moines’ Hunger Hike, Cerebral Palsy Walk-a-Thon, Hike for Muscular Distrophy, and the Special Olympics for retard- ed children were all backed by Hoover students. One class received extra credit when they par- ticipated in Mays’ Bike Marathon, a state-wide drive to raise money for bicycle trails. At Hoover, as well as all area high schools, students signed petitions to better the quality of a local stereo FM radio station. Tickets to a number of local rock concerts were sold at Hoover as students spent more time and money on entertainment. Hoover saw the end of many traditional high school activities and philosophies during the 1973 school year. But those who value life see an end as a beginning for something else - a new type of action or idea may grow and develop. Whether it be a subconscious desire to excel at every task or a conscious growth, growth is a continual process necessary for life. Unbalanced as its growth was during 1973 , Hoover moved toward becoming a unique entity in the communi- ty and more than three more years of education for its students. Growth is the basis of life.

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