Katonah High School - John Jay Yearbook (Katonah, NY)

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GIRLS' INTRAMURAI. SPORTS PROGRAM This is the first class to graduate with the opportunities of four years of girls' intramurals, a system set up in the athletic department to enable all girls to participate in every sport regardless of whether or not she may excell. lt is not compulsory, but each girl is encouraged to participate in one or more of the sports offered in this program which includes ping pong, bad- minton, archery, hockey, volleyball, basketball and softball. Tournaments are organized in the first three sports, are played off during gym classes and free periods, and are interspaced with the four remain- ing team sports. These teams are arranged to the best of the instructor's ability with a mixture of all high school classes in order that they be as evenly balanced as possible, and thus make for better and closer games in the play- offs. In each of the team games the winning intramural teams are united to compete in a play day against similar winning teams from the five schools in our league-namely Bedford, Briarcliff, Chappaqua and Somers. This, of course, gives girls the opportunity to meet, and play with, girls from nearby schools-and it is play with rather than against, for at play days the teams representing the various schools are broken up in order to have members from at least two schools on one team. A play day is beneficial from the standpoint of learning to play together rather than of developing a too keen competitive spirit. To top off each intramural season two honor teams are chosen-the cream of the crop, so to speak, are chosen to represent Katonah in the inter- school games. This gives the best players a little added attention which they will deserve, but it does not in any way detract from the spirit of good sportmanship. It helps also the further knowledge of the techniques of the game and the desire for good clean fun. With our intramurals, goes a point sytem. For their efforts, the girls are given awards at the end of each year. For receiving a minimum of 60 points during the ist year a block letter is awarded, for the 2nd year, an old English letter, the 3rd an athletic pin, and the 4th an athletic medal. lt is interesting to note that over this four year period, the intramural participation has increased tremendously. The first year we had barely three basketball teams-now we have eight with at least one substitute for each team. Our tournaments too have grown. In the first pong pong tournament we had 39 playersp this year we had 77 competing. As the years roll on, it is hoped that more sports may be added, and that there will continue to be an ever increasing interest in sports and the continuance of the sportsmanlike manner the girls have shown in the past. 44

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