Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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19 .MARCHING THROUGH THE YEAR 7.TTH THL HAND ‘FORWARD MARCH! A f-ino beginning for tho veer v ca made at the Pew Paw Grape Festival. After the por'ado tho band playod selections in front 'of severe 1 stores. The editor of the Paw Paw paper complimented the band on its v ork. AT HOME. Many pop mootings for Football end Basketball games wero enlivened by the presence, of tho Band. At Basketball contests the Band did its share in contributing to tho onjoymont of spectators. Tho Rand also helped In tho sale of popcorn. A concert was given at the F.F.A. Fair. Tho band also playod for the Bonefit and Junior pln7rs. Special munbors wore furnished for tho Christmas progi’an and for the Good Friday Sorvices. THE SECOND ANNUAL CONCERT. On May 15th tho Socond Annuel Concert was presented. The most difficult selections wero Tho Phantom Trumpeters by Gillette, Olympia Overture by Znmecnik, Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa and The Victors by Libel. Special numbers wore played by Hazel Butturuff, Lyle Otto and the Cornot Quartot c composed of Onnalcc Quick, Janice Blnrikshinc, ?da Gildeo end Live Gildoa. Barbara Knowles, solo vocalist, sang Deep in the Hoart of .as end Remembor Pearl Harbor . Tho new group of Baton tv irlcrs wero foaturod in tho first number on tho'program. The tv irlcrs were: Maryann vYilson, Joyco belch, Dolores Gugurich, Marian Brown and Vivian Brown. Seven nev players made thoir first public appearance. OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. Many players furnishod special music for various local organizations, such ns the Sunshine Club, tho Hr.3on3 end tho P.T.A. On Sunday May 2)jth the band pi ■ t.icigctcd in tho Memorial Day Services held at the Wildey Cemetery, Northwest of Paw Pew. Memorial Day found the B nd doing its usual bit for the veterans.

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20 Kindergardon--Mi33 Betty Myers The kindergardon class of this year hac-L.0 members. They have learnod the alphabet, how to tell time, new 3ongs. Projects they have completed are post office, blrd3, mother goose, moans of travel storo and value of money and safety. First Gradc--Hiss Mildred Bussell The first radc has 39 nenbors. On the first group of readers thov have completed 7 books; the 3econd 6 boolc3; and third group 5 books. They have learned how ±0 -ape 11-their numbers from 1 to 20. Second Gradc--Mrs. Erma Chaffer he socond grade ha3 studied about foods, Indians, children of otk r lands and circus animals this year. They out a Post Office and a circus project. Entertainment was planned for Circus Day. Six pupil3 have moved av ay and two have entered. ’he socond grade has 10.00 in Defense Stamps. Third Grade—iliss La Vergne Fuller Hie third grade has put a -great deal of stress on the improvement o‘f reading and spoiling. We divided into two groups and one has read seven sets and arc reading individual readers. Group two has read four sets of books. We have done many interesting projects. All the holidays have been celebrated by appropriate decorations made entiroly by the children. We have made a great many improvements in depond ability and behavior. . Our room has bought .’.21.50 worth of Defense Ctamps. Fourth Grade--HjLss Cerlcne Tuesink The fourth grade this year has 'spent mo3t of its time drilling on the fundamentals in arithnentic; they have also mastered the ntultiplication tables and lon divi'sion. In English they have corrected many of their gramatical errors and have become aware of any that aro still tryin to improve. Through their geography, reading, one science, they have -gained many new concepts. Fifth Grade—Miss Paulino Abbott The fifth grade throughout the year has had three parties. The officers in our room have been room monitors, hall monitors, pledge leader and news -re•••ortorn. We have all had a chance at it. We have kopt a weather chart day by day for the last three months and the- temperature twice a day. We hope to finish the yeaj? by having a picnic.