Kent State High School - Statesman Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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THE JUNIOR HIGH Ever since the Junior High of Kent State was organized, it has flourished as an individual section with its own activities and enterprises. This year we have kept up with the times and have held many events of interest. The teachers of the subjects in the Junior High are: Mrs. Olson, principalg Miss Mabee and Miss O'Rourke. Our classes have been made interesting by fre- quent debates, organizing clubs and giving demonstrations. One of our best activities is our school paper, The Junior High Echo. It was organized three years ago and has progressed ever since. The material is furnished by the students and is printed by the printing class in the Manual Arts Building. We elect oflicers twice a year. It has helped us in our composition and is a source of interest every two weeks. . We also have many athletic activities. Mr. Harsh is our athletic instructor. Among our events is the annual basketball tournament. This was won by the ninth grade this year. ,Other athletic activities are: the annual handball tournament, the cross country run, baseball and track. Among our big entertainments of the year was the Junior High entertainments, one a musical play and one a drama. The musical play, Way Down South in Dixie, was coached by Miss Bachman. The majority of those taking part in this were blacked up, and this effect, together with the musical numbers made it Ll huge success. The drama was Grandmother's Rose Jar. This was coached by Miss O'Rourke. Many people attended these entertainments and we netted a sub- stantial profit. Of the social events of the year, the Christmas Charity party was the greatest. We had always been in the habit of having parties for ourselves, but this year we decided to give a charity party for the children of the Ravenna Detention Home. We contributed gifts and candy for them, and had a Christmas tree and a Santa Claus. All the guests enjoyed it. This event helped in our Junior Red Cross Work. All students of the Junior High are enrolled in the Jun.or Red Cross. We sent two members from each class to represent us in the spring Red Cross meeting at Ravenna. We have spent an interesting and educiational three years in the Junior High. -Clay Johnson, 9th. 31