Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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IJutroduction ta Clubs... S }——= wl Sl MEM go — Each club at the Leominster Senior High School, through its initiative and conscientious efforts, has succeeded in completing a very active year marked by many worthwhile accomplish- ments. Weekly meetings were held during X period under the supervision of able faculty advisors. Officers elected early in the year led the clubs. both scholastically and socially. Each club helped to better its group

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Typewriting I and II build up the typist's ability from the fundamentals to typing business letters and overcoming personal typing problems. Typewriting II] is more advanced and deals almost entirely with the various phases and fine points of business typing. The typewriting courses are de- signed to stimulate interest, direct effort, and challenge work habits. PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS One of the most enjoyable classes held at L.H.S. is the Public Speaking class. To develop poise, a pleasant and ade- guate speaking voice, and clear, correct diction are the aims of this course. Choral exercises, individual drill, and daily speeches aid in accomplishing these aims. Often pupils assist other pupils thereby bettering themselves. During the year a play is presented by the class for the assembly and speech contests are held. A speech clinic is also held for those students who have speech defects. BOYS’ GYM CLASSES The cycle for the boys’ gym classes is full of various activities, including touch football, softball, and basketball. During the first part of the school calendar the boys are sent outside to play touch football. The different classes are divided into groups. At the end of the touch football season the leaders of gym classes enter into the Touch Football Tournament. In the semi-finals this year, the Juniors defeated the Seniors, and the Juniors in turn were defeated by the Sophomores. After the winter season is over, weather permitting, the boy's gym classes are allowed to go outside to engage in the inter-class softball contests. This sport is played within the regulations with required equipment available. Near the end of the school year a tournament is conducted between the two teams having the best won-and-lost per- centage. These two teams play a little World Series with the champions having to win 3 of 5 games. Along with these sports, is a full schedule of calisthenics, which includes push-ups, dips on bars, pull-ups, rope climbing, set-ups, Burpee test, standing broad jump, 100 yard dash, 440 yard dash, and the obstacle race. 18 Everybody, in doing the exercise, is trying his utmost to break the records set by pre vious students at L. H. S. Numerous times during the school year, the boys meet in Room B to discuss the various rules of the different games. Each Sophomore gym class receives a first-aid course. The four periods of gym each week are greatly enjoyed by everyone. GIRLS’ GYM CLASSES During balmy weather the seats in room B were occupied by the girls of the physical education classes. They devoted their time to compiling a notebook. This notebook consisted of rules and regulations of such sports as field hockey, soccer, softball, basketball and volleyball. Miss Lavin also gave notes on the construction of the body, good posture habits and first aid. During the winter months this class met twice weekly. Test results became a specified percentage of the girl's physical training marks. When the weather permitted, the girls had gym outside. Captains were chosen and these captains then chose the girls who were to be on their teams. The teams then competed with each other in sports such as softball, field hockey, soccer and volleyball. With the information the girls received in room B they were able to play a better game. During the winter months the girls meet in the gym. Besides playing basketball and volleyball the girls do square dances. When they are not playing basketball or doing square dances the girls are doing exercises. With these fundamentals some athletes should go a long way in the field of sports. DRAWING The main purpose of the mechanical drawing course is to prepare all pupils for any phase of engineering. The pupils this year have completed a very successful course. The aim of the freehand drawing class is to ready all pupils for a career in designing. At Christmas time, a tree and also the windows in rooms 19 and 20 were appropriately decorated by this class. Other projects accomplished by these students included the making of posters for various school activities.

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