Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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The old one-two! Meeting the deadline. Extra! Extra! M. H. S. News! THE HONORS CONVOCATION For three years an Honors Convo- cation has been held in M. H. S. to honor each student outstanding in an extra-curricular activity. Club as well as curricular work is recognized. At the same time, the prizes for various contests are awarded, the announce- ment of students chosen for the Nation- al Honor ociety is made, and the honor- ed students, numbering about one hun- dred, are given certificates of award. ln general, the program is a stu- dent affair with one outside speaker. Vocal and instrumental solos, as well as group singing, lend variety to the program. lndirectly, the convocation inspires students, interested previously in clubs, to do better curricular work if they Wish to be honored, as each award is conferred, only if the minimum of a C average in scholastic work is met. Each organization is allowed to desig- nate to be honored a certain per cent of its total membership. After the program of the convoca- tion has been completed, an informal reception is held for students, their par- ents, and their friends. THE ACTIVITIES PERIOD With an increase in the number of clubs in M. H. S. came the problem of finding times and places for meetings. As it was decided that the meetings should be held at school and during school hours, the Activities Period was created. From l:UU to l:3O P. M. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of each week, the clubs meet according to schedule. On Wednesdays occur student assemb- lies, home room discussions, and voca- tional talks by experts in different fields. Some of the subjects covered are teaching, insurance, journalism, nursing, engineering, agriculture, and chemistry. Friday of each week is set aside for safety programs. The plan is working out success- fully. lt keeps the school Work, cur- ricular and extra-curricular, within the building and during school hours, leav- ing the students to themselves during the evening. Likewise, it assures the clubs that the members will be present, thus eliminating a large percentage of the non-active members. ln this way, the clubs are able to accomplish more in shorter periods.

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THE GUIDANCE COUNCIL To maintain a balanced guidance program is a problem ot the school sys- tem. Strictly speaking, each of the faculty members is a guidance direc- tor. To correlate the work, however, and to plan further instruction, a guid- ance council is necessary. This council is composed of the following members: Mrs. Hinckley, guidance director, chair- man, Superintendent Trippenseeg Miss Grant, health adviser, and the follow- ing grade representatives: Miss Fergu- son-twelfthg Miss Boardman-eleventh, Miss King-tenth, Mrs. Hinckley-ninth, Mr. Needham-eighth, Miss De Lisle- seventh. This year, in addition to the regu- lar work of program guidance, the council has been perfecting a perman- ent record card to bear the cumulative school history of each Iunior and Senior High School student. lt has also planned home room programs in series such that, as a student progress- es, the discussions may grow with him and yet not be a repetition. Lastly, specialists have been engaged to out- line in brief talks the possibilities of their respective vocational fields. THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION Patterning after a plan originally used in colleges, the Student Associ- ation was formed this year. lt has two main objectives: to promote a more unified school spirit and to reduce to students the costs of extra-curricular activities. This year each studenfg has paid into a fund 51.50, which enfitles him to a ticket good for about five dollars' Worth of entertainment. ln addition to the regular features, several added at- tractions were given. The motion pic- ture, The Devil ls A Sissy, was shown, complete with sound. Russell, the magician, gave a mystifying per- formance to an audience of Student As- sociation members. The benefits of the association are outstanding. At athletic events cheer- ing sections of more than two hundred students were in evidence, Attendance at plays and concerts took a--turn up- ward. The noon-hour movies and the evening dances were exceptionally Well patronized. lt is hoped that next year the fee may be lowered and several more activities added to the present list. The Guidance Director at work. Don'l crowd, please! Winning Touchdown vs Albion!

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THE HOME ROOMS There are twenty-two home rooms in the High School building with only one, the Senior Room, having over thirty-tive pupils in it. These smaller rooms provide tor closer contact be- tween the teacher and the student and thus promote a better understanding ot the abilities and the needs ot the in- dividual pupils. ln addition, this ar- rangement makes the problem ot guid- ance much more simple and ettective, Each morning, noon, and night, students report in the home rooms tor attendance or dismissal. l-lere, adminis- tration bulletins and other notices are read, and current business transacted. At the beginning and the end ot each semester, programs made out by the student are checked by the home room teacher and rechecked by the grade adviser. Thus, the pupil may be doub- ly assured that he will study the neces- sary subjects tor the course which he and his parents have selected tor him. During the past year home room discussions have been held on the seven rules ot study, the care ot prop- erty, and the eftects ot stimulants and narcotics on health. N OON-HOUR ACTIVITIES The noon-hour activities provide students who eat the midday meal at school with a variety ot entertainment. Common to all three tloors are a games room and a study hall. The former is equipped with bagatelle, checkers, card, and other games. Box- ing and wrestling, a girls' gym class, and group singing take place several times each week. Each Wednesday a movie is shown in the auditorium. On Tuesday and Thursday the M. H. S. Dance Band plays modern tunes to which students may dance. On the third tloor are the Senior Lounge and the Chatterbox Room. The toriner is equipped with a studio couch, a radio, and several comfortable chairs. lt is the popular social room tor seniors and juniors. The latterfthe Chatterbox Room--is used mostly for noisy and boisterous meetings, the re- strictions upon talking loudly not being very closely observed here. These rooms tend to further two ends: to give students an opportunity tor worthwhile entertainment and to tree the halls ot loiterers. Red and Sally! Left - White! Sophisticated loafinq