Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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CONTENTS ’art One: Sputnik Jolts Us into Action ’art Two: We’re No Longer Irresponsible Kids ’art Three: We Grow with Our Friendships ’art Four: Our Bodies and Minds Grow Together

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Studies, Fellowship, Sports, Fun, Spark sille Us Syutm { jolts ns Into action

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School Activities Excite Us Early in autumn, many curious, bewildered eyes gaze upon Lansdowne-Aldan High School looming in the foreground of an uncertain future. Of course, these innocent glances belong to the seventh graders. At first, there is much confu- sion in the school: clanging of bells, throngs of noisy pupils, accumulating books, and never- ending questions. But these under-classmen meet the oncoming challenge with all the eager- ness and vitality their early teens can muster. Soon confusion is pushed aside and in its place stands the characteristic trait of all seventh graders—exuberance. During these early years, seventh graders cannot help feeling excited. New emotions and interests just seem to overwhelm them. Friend- ships spurred on by their outgoing personalities are made with other students as well as with teachers. Interests of all sorts bound them on every side. Many of these young people turn their energies to useful channels. Clubs and other organizations welcome new interest. The Music Department gladly encourages budding young musicians, and the Junior High J. V. sports teams owe many victories to their eager seventh graders. Similarly, the eighth graders have earned their place in the high school. The feelings of confu- sion have passed away and in their place stands a new problem the process of growing up. The preliminary period is over and these young people begin climbing the ladder mentally and socially in their search for maturity. In the classroom, teachers guide their students through the paths of knowledge and wisdom. Pupils learn more and more every day not only about others but also about themselves. Through various inter- ests, activities, and clubs, eighth graders pursue their natural curiosity and also begin to show interest in each other. When this new awareness sprouts up, these young folks start to mature because they begin to understand one another as well as themselves. Checking information at the office is an important job for B. Leonard, B. Buchic and T. Hudson as Miss M. Mundell looks on. Good manners arc in order for D. Boyd as he helps .. Laughton on with her coat, proving to M. Long and T. Hood that chivalry is not yet dead. A word puzzle helps to strengthen the vocabulary of B. Brown, R. Betz, and T. Westman.