Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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make school a community center O UTSTANDING honors highlighted the year for some MHS organizations this year while others found satis¬ faction in the activities they carried out. The 1952 Artesian won top recognition from two high school press associations and the FFA was awarded the gold medal in the state chap¬ ter contest. Hi-Y Club sponsored a Clean Living Week and GAA a Clean Sports Week. Dramatics Club entertained with three one-act plays, and a number of organizations sponsored dances and parties.

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ORGANIZATION. T HE role of the school as a community center is well dem¬ onstrated in the activities of its extra-curricular organi¬ zations. The Sunshine Society brightened the lives of the county home residents. $1,150 was pledged by several clubs for the swimming pool fund. Nearly ninety dollars was raised for the Christmas seal drive by the Hi-Y and FFA basketball game. More mothers were able to vote on November 4 be¬ cause the FHA girls served as baby-sitters. Pest eradication and farm safety campaigns were conducted by the FFA. And MHS musical groups presented several concerts and per¬ formed for a number of civic groups. Christmas took on an extra special glow for the members of Sunshine who participated in the annual party for the residents of the County Home. A sense of peace and well-being filled the hearts of the girls as they left, knowing that they had helped ful¬ fill the true meaning of Christmas by bringing a carload of gifts.

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Variety of Activities Enjoyed by School Groups TOP—Deanne Kurtz and Janet Brown are en¬ raptured as Mr. Hochstetler entertains the kiddies at a faculty picnic . . . Rev. J. D. MacDonald presents the Legion citizenship awards to Jerry Ann Apple- gate and Jerry Hannum. MIDDLE — Prin. Kurtz hands out honor certificates on Junior High Honor Day . . . The Highlighters play for the GAA Christmas formal. BOTTOM — Miss Stembel and Sunshine members decorate the County Home Christmas tree prior to the presentation of gifts to the inmates . . . Spanish class students make a pinata to lend a Mexi¬ can touch to the Christmas holiday . . . Hi-Y president Nick James and sponsor Charles Hall chat with con¬ vocation speaker Frank Liddle . . . Jan Ketchin and mother are served by Sunshine president Sharon Hannum at the formal initiation services. Page Twenty-jour