Masuk High School - Exodus Yearbook (Monroe, CT)

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Reexamining values, discovering truths, and maturing through experience . . .

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The undergraduate years at Masuk High School are perhaps the most important ones in the forma- tion of strong, lifelong values and principles. The search for worthwhile experiences, which is char- acteristic of these years, results in growing maturi- ty and realization. Thus one basic purpose of Ma- suk High School is to provide these essential experiences. Students can rarely develop lasting and truly valu- able personal traits in an unfavorable atmosphere. Rather, an atmosphere is needed in which they can be both guided and enriched — guided by an interested faculty, and enriched by studies, activi- ties, and close personal relationships. For the ex- perience which is possibly the greatest gift of the undergraduate years, the student can never l e thankful enough. 8

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Competing for enjoyment and attainment . . . Competition involves both enjoyment and effort. Both re- quire sound mental and physical conditioning and a certain toughness which drives the individual to excel. The end product of each physical exertion, when backed by a cor- respondingly strong desire to achieve, is a dedicated person bound for success. Striving is the only means to personal development, both in athletics and in life, and the wise human being competes to improve himself as much as to win. Loss and victory, if they are the result of commendable struggle, temper the human character equally well, and provide the individual with an awareness that physical and mental discipline go hand in hand in the process of making a full man. 10