John Burroughs High School - Akela Yearbook (Burbank, CA)

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sink , inspire Indians Do you have a way with crepe paper? Are you a flute player? Can you make that spare? Are you a fleet-footed runner or a silver- tongued orator? Parlez-vous francais? Z.Se habla espanol? Any one of these special qualifications will make you more than wel- come in various clubs at john Burroughs . There are a great variety of school sponsored organizations and clubs throughout the campus, ranging in subject from athletics to creative writing, which encourage active participation. Among the largest are the Girls' Athletic Association and theAll Letter- men's Athletic Club. Working in association with these organizations are the Lettergirls' and the Varsity Lettermen's Clubs. Other sports groups are the Bowling Club and the Modern Dance Club. Minorettes, majorettes, song leaders, Pep and Rally Committees, and the three class councils are all organized to serve as guides for promoting spirit. Among the service clubs are the Key Club for boys and the correspondingZonta Club for girls. Another service club is the Ushers' Club, which serves at assemblies. For those who are intellectually inclined there is the Honor Society or California Scholastic Federation. Students with special interests can join the French Club, the Speech and Debate Club, the Instrumental Music A s s o c i a t i o n , the Photography Club, or the Spanish Club. Other organizations with open membership are the Assembly Committee, the Publicity Committee, American Field Service, and any committee formed by the Girls' League. So allyou crepe paper hangers, spare makers, and flute players, john Burroughs has found a home for you.

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an , , IIA. . 'E 41418-sq,-r 1 'dqle A ' it-s..-:.4.,f3 ' ,- Do you look forward to the day when you can exit from an assembly without having to spend most of Nutrition period just getting out of the side door? Do you have second assembly and wish that you could get to your history class on time for a change and not have to duck under the projector because you missed the start of a film? Try to have forti- tude, for these troubles will quickly cease once you reach the rank of Senior. john Burrough's Seniors have many tradi- tional privileges. These include sitting in choice assembly seats and filing out from the auditoritun prior to the dismissal of the juniors and Sophomores. Seniors also have the exclusive privilege of entering the audi- torium by the Senior Door. juniors and Sophorno res w ho enter the audito rium through the. Senior Door do so at their own risk. Respect is shown to Seniors in still another way. They are allowed the use of the Senior Patio . Here one may gnaw peacefully on a tuna sandwich or hurriedly review for the next period's test. The highlights of one's Senior year are the Senior Prom and graduation, which is followed by the All Night Party. These events are somewhat costly-, but serve as a glorious culmination to the year. This year's Seniors desired even more privileges and events solely for their class . The movement was led by a Senior Council whose members wanted to make their last year at Burroughs as exciting and stimulat- ing as possible. Through student and faculty cooperation, dreams such as that of having a Senior Picnic materialized. Through senior traditions