Monaca High School - Acanom Yearbook (Monaca, PA)

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OUR GIRL ATI-ILETES GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION President - lean Smith Vice President - Ieannc Collett Intramural Manager - lean Flocker Publicity Manaiger Christine Hart Chairman of Points Shirley Hunter Sponsor ---f Miss Birner The Girls' Athletic Association was organized in September, 1936, and is now one of the largest clubs in Monaca High School. . The purpose of this organization is to increase interest and participation in all sports as a means of promoting physical efficiency, health, joy, character, and a wise use of leisure time. All girl students of Monaca High School are eligible to membership. ' The program of activities this year included swimming, hiking, ping pong, paddle tennis, badminton, bowling, deck tennis, volleyball, basketball, and soccer. A volleyball tournament was held in October and was won by the Cubs, captained by Vivian Sinclair. On October 20, 1937, the members of the Monaca G. A. A. were hosts to the girls of the other Valley high school athletic associations, at the Beaver Valley Y. M. C. A., New Brighton. The girls were organized on a color team basis, the purpose being to have girls swim with other girls rather than against each other. Emily lngraham was leader of the winning team, l20I THE 1958

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President - - Chris Lindsay Vice President - Vernard Sayre Secretary-Treasurer William Miller Sponsor - Mr. D. Reader THE BOYS HI-Y Completing its second year, the Monaca Hi-Y Club has progressed rapidly. This year's officers, elected at the end of the l936-37 term, were as follows: Chris Lindsay, president: Vernard Sayre, vice president: and William Miller, secretary and treasurer. lVlr, Reader has been our sponsor for both years. Before inducting new members in the spring, our Club numbered twentyatwo members. We will lose six members by graduation, including our president and vice president. 1 The Hi-Y again cooperated with the Tri-Hi-Y in the publishing of basket- ball schedules. The club sent three members to the Older Boys' Conference at Sewickley in December. ln the same month we were represented at the District Conference at Midland. Many ideas were brought back to the club from these conferences. Several of our meetings were featured by talks by well-known men of the community. The club also held a spring dance. A benefit basketball game was sponsored by the Hi-Y during the basketball season. With this successful year, now history, the Hi-Y Club looks forward to the next school session and an even more successful organization. ACANOM

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GLAA ln November an elimination tournament was held in ping pong, with Mary lane Neese and Vivian Sinclair taking the honors. On November 4 the Beaver Falls G. A. A. held a roller skating party at Evans City, to which all the Girls' Athletic Associations of the Valley were invited. The basketball tournament was held during lanuary and February, and was won by the Panther team, captained by Matilda Fuller. An indoor track meet was held lanuary 20 by the Beaver G. A. A. at Beaver High School. Eleven Monaca girls took part in this play day. Bowling was one of the new activities added to the program this year and proved to be very successful. The girls bowled once a week at Calvin's Bowling Alleys at Rochester. Qn February 8 the Ambridge G. A. A. held a bowling play day at Ambridge. ln April the Aliquippa G. A. A. held a bowl- ing tournament for all the schools of Beaver County. In May twelve members of the Monaca G. A. A. attended play day at Midland High School. The play days, held each month, have been planned for the purpose of stimulating interest and good sportsmanship among the girls of the Valley, and at the same time to do away with the emotional and physical strain which varsity teams cause. At the end of the year the girls having earned the required number of points are awarded letters and monograms. Points are earned by taking part in the various activities offered during the school year. The girls who have won letters and monograms realize the responsibility they have assumed, and by their actions in sportsmanship they have set stand- ards for next year's club to meet. ACANOM