Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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1962 63 has been noteworthy for the special emphasis placed on physical fitness Results of the National Fitness Testing Program Indicated that there were great lacks in strength flexibility and endurance Hence, the gurls physical education program has concentrated on those activities which require vigor and sustained effort-warm-ups speedball track and field, stunts and tumbling. K HEALTH EDUCATION-GIRLS MISS ANNE WICKMAN Chairman The biggest innovation this year has been an experimental program in apparatus activities for girls. Van Buren is one of five New York City schools selected for this study. The Leaders have led the way on parallel bars, horse, high and low bar, balance beam and the uneven parallels. Regular classes have all participated in this new experience with great enthusiasm ...and a few aching muscles. ln extra-curricular offerings, the Leaders-ln-Training, tennis and bowling clubs have been oversubscribed with two clubs each to accommodate the large registration. It is gratifying to know that so many girls avail them- selves of the pleasurable opportunity to participate in an organized sports program before or after school sessions. l I

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HEALTH EDUCATION-BOYS The boys' health education department has been very active this year in complying with President Kennedy's proposals for physical fitness. The boys have been led through a series of tests calculated to show their strength and endurance. These activities consisted of a 600 yard run, a 50 yard sprint, stunts on the parallel bars and the trampoline, and let's not forget those push-ups, sit-ups, and squatthrusts! Another part of the curriculum included the volleyball and softball tournaments during which each class was given the opportunity to show its skill and prowess in these sports. A big event during the spring term of '63 was the Sports-Dance Nite on March 29, during which all the male teachers in the school were L...- fi. QQ, MR. EDWARD EVERARD invited to play against-the students. Clwlfmun ' us- ': 'l T'l?- '- iy r'tii.grtw 'f-uf... M4 -es, 'UL it T -Q 1 15 ,. ' L K 1 F N mf 'ith H 'lr' J ,. ,Q ix . rv, V, -N,ux-'ww-K K Q f -1--vm, Mkwxss- S N N N N N s'--NN -.2 'N

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HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics Department offers a wide range of courses to meet the needs of every student. These include Food Preparation, Nutrition, Clothing, Home Nursing, Family Living and Child Development. These courses are designed to help the student understand her present role as a family member, relationships with others and to prepare for the future family which she will help to establish. Although girls only are enrolled in these courses, it is hoped that boys will be scheduled for them as well, for they too are family members and look forward to sharing their responsibilities of home and family living in their futures. There are special honor courses offered to girls who plan to maior in Home Economics at college and enter a wide range of highly paid and interesting iob opportunities in the eight maior fields of this course of study. Girls who plan to be social workers, nurses, early childhood specialists all find these courses excellent preparation for their future careers as well as the biggest career of all, that of homemaker in her own family. '4U ?rp-9 . '4 . -, img 'mf I MRS. ETHEL PURNELL Chairman .. ,W 5 fi 6' 'W W.. Y --4 V7 s .-