Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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■ Making Changes: — There's Always Room For Improvement Because No Body Is Perfeci Whether students were getting into shape or staying in shape, a lot of time and effort was in- volved. Among other things to spur them on, were pride in themselves and, more important- ly, those approving looks from someone special. Sports played a major role in the fight for fitness. From football to track, to tennis, to cheering, practices increased endurance, improved agility, and built mus- cles. Extracurricular activities in- cluded weightlifting, swimming, aerobics, and jogging. If the guys had some spare time and nothing pressing to do after school, they headed up to the weight room to work out. As a part of staying slim and trim the girls headed to “The Exercise Barn” to work out in an aerobics class two or three evenings a week. Still, others took up jogging or walking in the evenings and on weekends. Strolling up and down King Street was a pop- ular form of excercise for many Quincy residents. Those who preferred privacy ex- cercised at home to work off extra calories and tone mus- cles. A healthy body deserved a healthy glow to complete the effect. Earning that tropically savage tan meant “laying out” for hours at the beach or at home. Another alternative was the quick and easy tanning booths. Although fitness was a long hard, and sweaty job, the benefit) reaped outweighed the negatives Therefore students continued their struggle for the perfect body. Choreographer Molly Wilson keeps the Varsity Cheerleaders conditioned for their dance routine “We've Got the Look. 176 Spring Activities

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No Prescription Required Just Take One, and Call Home if Possible When school was getting really intolerable, the prescription was ...a field trip. Whether it was local or long-distance, it was nec- essary. St. Augustine provided the much-needed break for the fourth grade. They toured a lot of the old buildings, and to provide more excitement the girls dec- orated “Uncle Johnny’s” van. Treatments go wrong some- times. The fifth grade learned this while returning from the Agirama in Tifton, Georgia. Luckily no one was seriously injured in the collision which involved three of the cars car- rying fifth graders. Prior to this, they plowed fields and cooked their own lunch. Even kindergarteners need a dose of relaxation. Their order was filled at the Jacksonville Zoo. They viewed monkeys, elephants, giraffes, other ani- mals and birds. They chartered a bus which was exciting for most of them. Seniors requested the max- imum dosage after numerous research papers and tests. They hit the slopes at Beech Mountain, North Carolina, to relieve their school tension. During the zoo lour, kindergarteners listen to the guide discuss (he danger of monkies despite their deceiving ap- pearance. The time finally arrived for the eighth grade to follow doctor’s or- ders. A long bus ride to Wash- ington D.C. was enlivened when Adam Thompson locked himself in the bathroom. A brief sepa- ration at the Tomb of the Un- known Soldier wasn’t a problem for veterans Mrs. Bassett and “Uncle Johnny”. The bus driver made their trip even better when the boys were allowed to rap on the microphone. The Pottery, a shopping center, proved to be the biggest attraction for most chaperones. Once medicated, students could return to every-day school- life. But everyone waited for the next expedition, because some- times refills were required for the illness to heal properly.

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Playing on the monkey bars at Burma Heights Park gives kindergarteners a chance to increase their strength and im- prove agility. Strenuous labor on the pyramids, leads Juniors to decide that a siesta following pizza for lunch is just as important to their health as the meal itself. Shaun Foley spots Jason Layerd, pressing for one more lift of 95 lbs. during P.E. class. Fitness 177