Leamington District Secondary School - Phoebus Yearbook (Leamington, Ontario Canada)

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BACK ROW: Don Antol. Kazuki Shlkazc, Jim Truax. Bryce l.lddlc Eric Bateman, Assistant Editor; Olga Waytuk. Marlene Sctlrrtngton. Mary Maksymlak. FRONT ROW: Laura Ann Driedger. Margaret Froese, Jean Kropellnski. Jill Edsall, Barbara Bastion, Editor; Ann Stein, Joyce Moody. Marilyn Latimer. Assistant Editor. This publication is the product of the co-cperatlon of two Phoebus staffs of the years 1952-53 and 1953- 54. We are proud to present this edition dedicated to the Official Opening cf the Leamington District High School. We thank the 1952-53 staff and we appreciate their work, mainly in advertising—a big job—and in the preliminary stages of this edition. They paved the road for us to follow. The present staff has concentrated for the past two months on the finishing and printing of this magazine and have produced the details of this edition. We would like to express our thanks to the Commercial, English, and Counselling Departments for their help in preparing our material, also to Mr. Ernest Bezaire who has looked after the photography of the magazine and who has so generously given the payment for his time and work to the Student Loan Fund for Essex County. The efficient school office staff has proved to be a valuable help to our staff. Without the assistance of these people our progress would have been impeded. We have also enjoyed working with the staff of the Post and News who have been exceedingly helpful. During the past months the publishing staff of the Phoebus has done a maximum amount of work in a minimum amount of time, and this book proves that the facilities and organization of our new building have supplied the best there is to be had in con¬ tributing to our education. This education not only includes academic subjects but also the extra-curri¬ cular activities such as the publishing of this booklet. In this way we have been learning one ph ase of citizenship as well as increasing our literary know¬ ledge. It has been a pleasure to work in conjunction with the High School Board in the production of this booklet and we greatly appreciate their interest. —BARBARA BASTION 1953-1954 • • • EDITOR Barbara Bastion Literary Editor Ann Stein Assistant Marlene Setterington ASSISTANT EDITORS Eric Bateman, Marilyn Latimer Secretary-Treasurer Jean Kropelniski Advertising Editor Joyce Moody Assistant Bryce Liddle Sports Editors Pat Whittle and Don Antol Photography Jim Truax, Rose Mary Wolfe, Bob Drummond, Kazuki Schikazi, Margaret Froese House Editors Alpha.Jim Edsall Beta...Laura Ann Dreidger Gamma Mary Ann Maksymiak Delta . Olga Waytuk

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For over seven years we have had the pleasure oi working as architects for your Hiqh School Board in connection with the erection of this now High School and during this time wo have had the excellent co-cperation and help oi your Board, the Principal, his staff, and the Department of Education. From what we have seen of the building since it has been occupied, it is apparent too. that Ihe students appreciate the tine building and equipment that the ratepayers have provided and will keep it clean and free from defacement. We are pleased to express our appreciation of your contractors, the Foundation Co. of Canada, their general superintendent Mr. Lindstrom. and all of their sub-contractors. It is due to their splendid co-operation that you now have this beautiful building completed so quickly after it was started. (signed) B. R. COON. Our booklet represents the transition from old to new not only by its pictures of new ways and new conveniences, but by the surroundings and the spirit in which it was prepared. Begun by last year ' s students in the crowded atmosphere of an antiquated building, the booklet has been finished by this year ' s publishing staff in the modem efficiency of a new school. We think of the booklet as a valuable docu¬ ment, accurately representing the greatest single improvement in the educational history of the Leam¬ ington district. The old school is very dear to the hearts of graduates like myself, for whom it Is so full of memories. I know that the new school will not become impersonal and factory-like, but will rouse in its students the same high degree cf loyalty, since school spirit is not so much a function of material changes a3 of leadership and tradition. These two requisites are amply supplied in Leamington by a very competent staff, and by the House System of student government and inter-group competition within the school. You who are citizens of the Leamington district should be as proud of this institution as the students themselves. You do not need to accept what I say about the new school, or even what you find in this booklet:—see now for yourselves the material aids to a modem education , and see, years hence, in the maturity and judgment of your sens and daughters the results of that education. —KEITH BALMAIN Lp(todrUi JStaj-j- - 1952-1953 • • • EDITOR Keith Balmain ASSISTANT EDITORS Barbara Bastion, Anne Belluz Literary Editor Advertising Editor Sports Editors George Cole Eric Bateman Kazuki Schikazi Pat Whittle Photography Jerry Moran, Joyce Moody, George Kir Literary Marlene Setterington, Michael Malott Advertising Donna Derbyshire, Marjorie Derbyshire, Mary Graham, Ema Rosenfeld, Marilyn Latimer. Activities George Kir, Donna Derbyshire House Reporters Alpha .Shirley Garant Beta . Bruce , Slate , r Gamma Jean Kropelniski Delta Olga Waytuk

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Counizttinc] zfiaihnznt » » » Mr, P. J. Gieeson, B.A.. received his education al London Collegiate, University of Western On¬ tario and Assumption College. He is the Vice- Principal of the school, the Counsellor for the boys and in the activity period Is an Air Cadet instructor and Supervisor of the Quartermasters. His favourite hobby is gardening. Mrs. Eileen Nicholson. B.A.. received her educa¬ tion at the Eston High School in Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan and the Univer¬ sity of Western Ontario. She is the Counsellor for the girls and loaches Mathematics to some of the Grade Nine forms. In the Twelfth period Mrs. Nicholson is busy with the Red Cross and Phoebus groups. Her hobby is collecting poetry. Couni£.[[inq £!n H ' ujh £cfiooL . . . Present day education emphasizes more than ever the welfare of the student as an individual. We are concerned to-day with the problem of education for all of our youth—not just for those interested in continuing beyond High School level. This aim of a proper life adjustment for all has caused some change from the subject matter em¬ phasis to a real attempt to meet, to understand, and to help our young people. By counselling the school tries to contribute to each pupil the guidance that will best fit him for a profitable and happy life. Some of the main purposes of counselling are as follows: 1. To give the student information on matters important to his success. 2. To gather information about the student which will be of help in solving his problems. 3. To establish a mutual understanding between student and teacher. 4. To help the student know himself better— his interests, aptitudes, and opportunities. 5. To encourage and develop special abilities and right attitudes. 6. To inspire additional effort towards a success¬ ful goal. 7. To assist the student in planning educational and vocational choices. At the Leamington District High School coun¬ selling is provided for all students. Students cannot be understood unless they are known, and for this reason we limit the number of pupils to each coun¬ sellor. Regular private interviews are arranged for our students, but all pupils are encouraged to bring their problems to the counsellor at any time. Early in the school year all newcomers are given extra attention to assist in adjusting to a new school routine. With the realization that education is a co¬ operative effort on the part of the school, the home, and the community, the counsellors recognize that parent interviews are extremely helpful in the suc¬ cessful counselling of students. The school exists to assist the home, not to replace it, and the coun¬ sellors welcome and encourage all contacts with the parents. —J. N. HUME