King Philip Regional High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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mf EHIEFTAIN Qt f' ', ffl Q i , , V1 r' ,ess ,J 1966 US President Lyndon B Johnson Mass Governor John A Volpe Major New Story Vietnam War Stanley Cup Champs Montreal Canadiens World Series Champs Baltimore Orioles Indianapolis 500 winner Graham Hill Average Hourly wage S2 88 Average teachers salry: 36 700 First Class Postage stamp: 5e Cos! of 1 lb. of hamburger: 69c Number of new American cars sold: 9,305,561 Most popular magazine: Reader's Digest Academy Awards' Best Actor: Paul Schofield Academy Awards' Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor 1 914. A school principal from India Mrs Leelabai Bhagwhat came to Wrentham to speak with King Philip students She was a leading educator in Bombay She was given a recording that was made by the King Philip Band The band also sponsored a community concert given by the Brookllne Symphony Orchestra. It was held in the King Philip High Auditorium. In 1965, gymnast Brenda Blazic of King Philip became the state champion in the uneven parallel bars competition. When King Philip High was being planned, it was built to accomodate for twelve thousand students In September of 1964 the total enrollment in the six grades was 1375 Starting in 1965 and ending in the early 1970 s there was a rash of bomb scares The first of many came in December 65 when an anonymous caller said that the school would be blown to bits Soon there were so many alarms that school had to be made up during vacations and weekends. One year school was made up in an extra period every day for twenty-eight days. Once, there was a bomb scare called during a basketball game against Foxboro, and the game had to be transferred to the Foxboro High School gym. Another time a scheduled school dance had to be cancelled. In 1965, graduation was i f f' 1 '7 'fl-'if f' I f f 6-1

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NZB 'lo 'X fd ' iii L F . l ii Q I J i l 5 it Y i .i I 'i ,J l f f f f f f f f f fg.-j f f f f fggfghqgg held despite a phone call that said that the school would be demolished during the commencement. Also in 1965, there was a health program, including physicals, eye and ear examinations, speech therapy, dentistryg diptheria, tetanus, and tuberculosis testsg conferences with parents, students, and teachers, and home visitations when necessary, A German-Russian club was formed in 1966 enabling students who were serious about their chosen second language to learn the culture of that country and practice the language. Also in 1966, a policy stated that pregnant girls were not expected to remain in school. After the pregnancy. the girl would be allowed to return to classes, but unwed mothers and the proven fathers would be barred from extracurricular activities. Handling of such cases would be left to the principal and superintendent. Donna Marconi and Leah MacDonnell were chosen by the superintendent to represent King Philip at a seminar for students active in student affairs. The keynote speaker was Senator Edward Kennedy. who spoke on the issue of Vietnam. Gymnast Kathy Packard placed first in the state balance beam competition. ln 1967, a school store was opened, offering school supplies, bookcoyers, pennants. and jackets. The store was open before and after school and was run by the student council members. The senior class produced the plays Nladwomen of Chaillotn and Ring Around Ill? xlt'JOIl.u On December 12, 1966 a matchmaking dance was held. A computer was utilized to matth everyone with their ideal mate One boy was ideally matched with fifteen different girls. The King Philip basketball team played at Boston Garden aginst Oliver Ames. Traveling with the team were the