Marshall High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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REFLECTIONS ON ACTIVITIES Twelve years have now passed since the merging of Marshall High School and University High School. The last decade or so has brought a great deal of change to our school, especially in the area of activities. Some activities pass away with little hope of revival. Since the merger, our school has not had a chapter of the Red Cross or the Honor Society. There is no Leadership Training program for establishing easier communication among people or a Student Union to protect students’ rights. Booster and Pep clubs arc things of the past, and we have no more Blu- Tri girls to plan activities like the Sadie Hawkins Dance. There is no longer a GAA athletic program for the girls in our school. Who remembers Mardi Gras celebrations? Activities may come and go, like the Organized Student Activities (O.S.A.). an outfit which lasted for three years in the mid-Seventies. FHA. HEART, AWARE. OCLE, and ALE also spent a brief time at our school in the last decade. On the other hand, some activities have gone only to return again. The Student Council is a prime example of this: first there was a junior and a senior high Council, which became one Student Senate which then expired in 1975, to be revived as the Student Council last year. The Chess team also made a comeback last year after an absence of a few years. In the meantime, some organizations have remained with us all along, although they have changed in function and importance to the students. Once there was a stage band, a concert band, a concert choir, the Triple Trio, and the Madrigal Singers. But now the band and choir live precariously, with three directors in the last three years. Meanwhile, debate has gained in prominence and our school’s debate teams have been among the best in the state in recent years. There are also some new activities which have come in recent years. TORCH, the Parent Puzzle, and the work program are relatively young programs in our school. Black History Week has become a regular event here, and Sno Daze was introduced last year. Yet amidst all the changes that have occurred, some activities have remained fairly constant. It seems that we can always count on having poms and cheerleaders to support our teams. Homecoming has been strong most of the time, while Valentine’s Dance floundered along with the Sweetheart and 50’s dances. The Collage and the Kaleidoscope have survived Lime’s onslaught with only a few scars, and they now appear to be alive and well. Changes in activities reflect changes in the school itself: budgets, enrollment, and the people themselves. As our attitudes, interests, and priorities have changed, for better or for worse so have the activities in our school. ■

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7 Reflections

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9 Aciivitics ACTIVITIES