Mechanicville High School - Halfmoon Yearbook (Mechanicville, NY)

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The bell to begin classes rang at 8:25; there were four 45-minute classes before the 5th or lunch period. This lunch period is divided into three 20-minute periods, lunches A, B, and C, and 1 3 of the students eat while the rest attend classes. Two more 45-min- ute classes complete the regular school day, and students are dismissed at 2:15 P.M. There is, however, an hour long 8th period which is used for extracurricular activities and detention. table of contents Administration Classes and Faculty Clubs............. Student Life...... Sports............ Seniors........... Student Directory. . Boosters..........

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the school day At 8:05 on September 7, 1966, the doors of Mechanicville High School swung open to admit 175 freshmen, 145 sophomores, 146 juniors, and 146 seniors. School had changed a great deal since the Class of '67 were freshmen, three years before. Last Jan- uary we moved to a new building with many modern facilities, such as a cafeteria, a swimming pool, and improved science and language laboratories. The band room is larger and better designed, and some of the classrooms are separated by folding panels which can be drawn back to provide one large classroom for use in team teaching. By 8:15, students were all seated in their pre-assigned homerooms, with the entire senior class in the cafeteria. Lockers were as- signed, schedules were given out, announce- ments were made, and attendance was tak- en. This procedure was familiar to all except for the method of taking attendance: this year an IBM machine is being used to sim- plify attendance procedures. Homeroom teachers send the IBM cards of absent or tardy pupils 'to Mrs. Bodner, the nurse-at- tendance clerk; when these pupils return to school, they take their excuses to Mrs. Bod- ner who issues the slips allowing pupils to return to classes. 2

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