Jones Junior High School - Focus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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■I— » CO CO CD s first year D The first bell rang. The first door opened. The first student entered. Suddenly, a confused 900 students jammed into the new Jones. Teachers met them and guided them into the new gym. After a half an hour of confusion, students went to their home room teachers. This was the wild new beginning of the first year at the new 5,000,000 dollar Jones. This was what it was like on that first day of school, August 31, but it wasn ' t until Sunday, September 19 that the new Jones was officially dedicated. It took students some time to adjust to the new windowless, carpeted, and triangular rooms. Students also had to become accustomed to the yellow, blue, orange, and green hallways and the horn-like bell. This year was certainly a new beginning for the seventh graders and a starting over for the eighth and ninth graders and faculty. (FAR ABOVE) Kathy Ogden plays her violin during the eighth and ninth grade advanced orchestra ' s first performance. (ABOVE) Freedom Jam plays for the school and later, at the afterschool performance, played for 1000 people.

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The play, FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, was the first play ever produced by Mr. Schuler ' s first year drama class. It was produced on the new stage the tense night of Saturday, December 4. John Hamm kneels next to Algernon ' s grave in the play FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON .