Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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Academic Life l MIKE LIEBENSTEIN BS., Stevens Point U. Boys' Physical Education CLARENCE LEE B.S, Platteville U, Driver Education .A After a unit in speed-a-way the freshmen and sophomores learned to do square dances. the Virginia reel and other old English country dances. . l 2 l l While other members of the third hour boys' phy. ed. class l does pushups. Dick Mueller carries his twenty-five pound l weight around the gym. Pick up that garage door you hit, Carl. Drive ahead, Car 4 Back up, Car 6. Over his Walkie-talkie Mr. Lee supervises drivers on the range, 25 l

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Special Courses Supplemented MRS. BETSY DeMERlT BS., LaCrosse Girls' Physical Twice a month Mrs. Betsy DeMerit carefully inspects her students' uniforms. MRS BARBARA JO MRS PATRICIA GROVER KEESEY U. BS., U. of Wisconsin Stephens College Education Speech Therapy Girls' Physical Education Special Services Three non-academic departments at Webb High designed to help the student strengthen skills which require the coordination of his physical and mental abilities, are physical education, speech therapy, and driver education. Girls' physical education classes this year were introduced to some novel activities. For freshmen and sophomores, folk dancing and track and field were new: for juniors and seniors, field hockey, modern dance, and archery. Other activities undertaken were speed-a-way. tumbling. softball, tennis. badminton, volleyball, basketball, and physical fitness tests. Each of Mrs. Betsy DelVlerit's classes was divided into smaller groups called squads to increase unity and to encourage cooperation among the girls, and four or five were elected squad leaders. Mr. Mike Liebenstein started every boys' phys- ical education class with close-order drills done in military fashion, a fifteen minute exercise period, and a five minute session for agility drills. Some of the activities of freshmen and sophomores were speedball, combatives, wrestling. gymnastics, tennis. and softball. Juniors and seniors participated in archery, soccer, volleyball, tumbling, basketball, and golf. Mrs. Barbara Grover's work in speech therapy helped many individual students who had a problem in speaking. enabling the handicapped to reach the roots of their defects and overcome them. Mrs. Grover trains such students throughout our district. including those at Webb, Junior High, and South Schools. This was the second year for our four-phase driver education program. The four phases are class- room, simulator, multiple-car range, and on-the-road training. The simulator and on-the-road experience enable the young driver to respond to actual driving situations. This year Reedsburg participated in a re- search project. with the support of the State Depart! ment of Public Instruction. to test the progress of the students in the course.

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Bus Drivers. FRONT ROW: Keith Gibeaut, Neil Giebel, Pat Mortimer, Harvey Parkhurst, Mrs. Marie Schyvinck, Mrs. Joyce Veerthein, Ken Krey, Henry Schroeder, Bill Harrison, Riley Behn, Bill Westerfeldt. BACK ROW: Jim West, Harold Roloff. Mark Carroll Dave Dobson. Roger Moon, Richard Schultis, Virgil LeMoine, Gilbert Sopher, Al Verthein, Elmer Schultz. Active Service Personnel Made Service Personnel To aid the students and staff of Webb in all ways possible is the motto of Webb High's service personnel. And while these people often remain be- hind the scenes, the school could not succeed without them. The offices, run by the secretaries. operate smoothly and efficiently each day. Although their main responsibilities include doing clerical work for the administrators, the secretaries also assist in the guidance and attendance departments and the lunch room program. This year the library also has two clerical assistants. This fall the parents of the children taking part in the hot lunch program had the opportunity to see it in action. They were invited to eat lunch on one day during National Hot Lunch Week, October 9 through 15. This was possible only as result of the hard work of Webb's cooks. who prepare enough food each day for students in four of the district schools. The custodians and bus drivers combine to transport students from Junior High to Webb to eat lunch, and to take food to the Rock Springs and LaValle schools. The custodians work to keep our school and grounds neat and clean, making Webb an institution to be proud of. Rain or shine. the bus drivers transport country students to and from school. City students also come to know the bus drivers, for they cooperate to make out-of-town activities such as football games, basket- ball games, and wrestling matches an enjoyable reality. Janitors: George Gates. Mrs. Edith Brimmer. Richard Meyer. Arthur Osborn.