Paseo High School - Paseon Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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At Paseo, however, one finds the situation altogether different. Students eagerly await the home room period hecause there they know they will find areal diversion from the routine ot the dayys work. Another means of fostering the Paseo spirit is the promotion of many ciuhs and other organizations, the variety of which attests the widely differing interests of the student hody. Departmental ciutms hrought together hy a common liking for a particular field of knowledge offer an opportunity to every pupil to participate in some kind of activity for which he has aptitude. it is the policy ot the school administration to permit the organization of any ciuh in which a sufficient number of students are interested, provided the aims of the group are worthy. There is no limitation on membership in these societies. The chartered ctuhs elect their own memhers, and for these organizations, there are grade require- ments for admission. Perhaps the most out- standing feature of extra- curricular activities at Paseo is the fact that no one hranch is predomi- nant. Student adminis- tration, athietics, puioii- cations, musical organ- izations, speciai interest and departmental ciuhs, literary societies, and a numher of other kinds oi activity, are ali consid- ered important tmut no Page 7

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in an interview in the f Paseo Press, Mr. Stigaii said, HShaii it he our poiicy to have a long list oi rules, telling each person every turn he is to make, or shall We try to find some ioig and to us, seemingly fine ideals which We shall stress, trying to create a tradition, a gen- eral attitude of mind, that causes people to do the right thing Without a ruief' Mr. Stigaii has constantly stood hy his policy of self pride and honor. In this Way he gives the student a chance to develop himself. In a recent message to the school, Mr. Stigaii said, Though there are many things ahout our school which fill me with pride, this school spirit means more to me than any other thingf, The hasis for this remarkable school spirit is found in the home room. The home room is the nucleus around which the many activi- ties of high school life revolve. it is the home room that promotes interest in a variety of organizations and activities that help make the school Worthwhile. in many schools, the home room is merely an hour during the day that must he endured as a necessary evil. it is a time When one receives his instructions for the day and necessary school husiness is quickly transacted. P g 6

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one of them has captured the attention of the student hody to the exclusion of the others. This uniform development has no doubt heen responsible for the great variety of honors that have come to Paseo pupils and alumni. The school has Won more than her share of awards for attainment in scholarship, music, athletics, and in other fields of endeavor. Paseo is young, hutiher character is developing. She has not yet acquired all the virtues that co me with maturity, hut she already possesses more of them than many older institutions. With the pass- ing years, the spirit which dominates the school, now perhaps some- what crude and indefinite, will hecome finer and more determinate. May that spirit still retain the fire and enthusiasm of youth! still' , e Page 8