Jenkintown High School - Jenkintonian Yearbook (Jenkintown, PA)

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L, Baseball . . . Apple pie . . . and . . . moms. In America these may be a cliche. At Jenkintown, they are a reality. Particularly moms. Seth Mrs. ,x the real please step forward? Jim Smith sizes Ellen for a Sharing the same jersey. i ' 2- z J fe ' fi ' , ll 1 eleventh child as with their first, Mr and Mrs. McHugh have been invaluable to the school. Special People j Moms 73

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94508620-Pggpjg Q S For some time sociologists have been warning that the trend toward work- ing mothers posed a danger for the child - distant momg insecure, warped child. Well, Jenkintown has found the solution. If morn has to leave home, have her go to school, showing you can take mom out of the home, but, around here, you can't take home out of the school. And that's pretty good, 'cause when rnorn's around . . . everything is under control. g The control begins with a simple, iron law of numbers. The magic ratio: 21 to 1. For two hundred seventy five students, Jenkintown has thirteen Below Left: Mrs. May, the JV and Varsity cheerleading coach, takes her own time out at a football game to chat with I-lilla l-lerzig. Below Right: Adding finishing touch- es, Moms Sweeney, Kizel, and Stimac get tables ready for the annual Varsity Dinner. ,lf . 72 Special People flvloms mothers strategically placed, ever vigi- lant, ever alert to give a desperate stu- dent his mid-morning morn fix. And when our moms are needed for sterner stuff -- well, it's hard to fool mom. Principals and teachers are aspush- over compared to a mom who has al- ready heard just about every tall tale there is to tell. Those rnoms sure do love us, but they sure do know us. They certainty know us and love us in the offices where Mrs Bell, Mrs. Glammer, Mrs. Parkhill, and Mrs. White sort and send the papers that keep the school going. Yet all the while they are running the school, they are doling out emergency relief aid for lost lunch money, bruised egos, and broken hearts. Having been so well cared for by the Moms Office Auxiliary, most of us find we can make it to lunch before the signs of mom withdrawal return. Fortu- nately mom'l is waiting at the lunch line to make sure that though the food remains institutional, the love hasn't been processed out. There, Mom Ca- tanese, Mom Holland, Mom Stimac, and Grandmom Martin laccording to confidential sourcesl publicly and wan- tonly inject massive doses of high-enen gy, low-calorie lovin' into each meal. So resupplied by our Hmomsf' we make it to the afternoon and the play- ing fields. There the coaching and cheering contingent of moms takes over. Mrs. May insures that the cheer' leaders four professional cheerersl raise their voices even it they can't raise the score. And supporting these cheerers are the Moms Mighty Mouths: Mrs. Kizel, Mrs. Smith lwho does some other school stuff . . . like School Board Presidentl and Mrs. Sweeney, with re- turn appearances as often as not from Mrs. Glammer, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Hola land, and Mrs. Stimac. So, whatever the score, we always win the shout -M thanks to our moms, ln fact, thanks to our Umomsf' we win in just about every way. si'

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On the Move Different people do different things to get to one special place: school. Fact: The Jenkintown school district does not provide bus transportation for its students. Fiction: All students walk to school. One of Jenkintowrfs unique characteristics is the lack of organized transportation for stu- dents. This enables students to choose their means of getting to school. Although most walk for jog, or skip, or hop! or get Mom C C'mon, pleeaase? It's freezing out therelwl to drive them, some use different ways. A few students drive their own cars, and a few ride motorcycles, bicycles, or skateboards. The dogsled and army tank have been declared un- safe by the Jenkintown Board of Transporta- tion, so a few sad students had to abandon their traditional winter means of transportation this year! .. , t ., L E, Aw ss . t X 1 X s sls issue . .5 stef: hw t .gf -- o , K , ag: Q fi' ,iss . Na K SF M l.ttt s. sstrr, X ssc ll si 'K W .. R ,XXXMM NK- wp .. rx XX V455 usp I os! At R 5 R David Breinig cruises in to school on his skateboard. .e -f - Q W. Y Q L. rs. :iss 74 Transportation f Things