Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

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Athletics S i n c e the physical well being of a people is one of the measures of the strength of any na- tion, American schools are giving increased at- tention to the problems of h e a l t h and recrea- tion. In Sault High this year, noon hour activi- ties were improved. A hot dish at a low cost was provided for those who bring their lunches. . Not too strenuous noon hour activities were su- pervised by Miss Kent and Mr. Honkanen. These included social dancing in the music room one day a week, interesting movies su- pervised by the boys of the Audio-Visual Club, games such as Chinese checkers, and shufileboard, table ten- nis, and basket shooting. Certain rooms were also available for those who wished to study. Although only seven athletic groups are represented on these two pages, the school's program includes many more sports activities in its striving toward the goal, Athletics for All . The Girls' Sport Council has continued to add variety to their sports program and this year has sponsored basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, bowling, speedball, archery, badminton, table tennis, shuffleboard, softball, and dancing. Boys participate in all varieties of track and field evmts, both indoor and outdoor, and in swimming, base- ball, golf, as well as the traditional football and basketball, which include not only the varsity teams in those sports, but also class and home room squads, thus satisfying the inclinations of many youths. perior swimming ability of the seniors were evident in the pool April 3. The class of '40 broke three records, won all but two events. --ooo- Under the able coaching of Miss Helen Kent, these senior girl basketeers have car- ried away top honors for two years in sue- eession. W'ith few exceptions, the girl cham- Q I pions have played together for three years. Good sportsmanship, cooperation, and the su-

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Good Sportsmanship - - Fair Play Endeavoring to create greater interest and opportunity for more girls to participate in sports, the Girls' Sport Council has di- rected more than twelve different sports. Outstanding among native traits are the American's energy, his sense of fair play, his delight in the out- of-doors, his love of fun and competition. Thus sports in the school of today serve to develop an ideal of sportsmanship which will not remain locked in that realm, but which will carry over into the workaday world as well. In competitive games there must also be teamwork, cooperation, and herein lies another lesson in democracy. This lesson does not apply to the Girls' Sport Council and the band alone, but to the sports on the pages to Come and to all school activities. However, greater stress, perhaps, is placed upon good sportsmanship in the world of physical activity. A noteworthy example of American sportsmanship and teamwork outside the sphere of sports may be seen in Sault I-Iigh's band, which appeared at all sporting events this year regard- less of weather or any other obstacle. One of Sault High's proudest possessions is the hand whose sportsmanship is ace high and with- out whose pep no athletic contest nor school event would he complete. At all parades, school or city, the band steps along to its own stirring rhythms. The music? First class, of course! 2 1, I k les .' if 111' ' ' un,a..,...,L . ,

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For All By winning six and losing only two games, Coaci Crane's gridders enjoyed the best season in many yearsg and conversely, Sault Highls varsity cagers compiled but four victories in a fourteen ,H- game schedule. The Blue Devil football squad trimmed St. Joseph 26-Og Marquette 13--03 Newberry 6-Og Munising 34-Og Manistique 6-Og Alpena, a first night game, 19-13. To Ishpeming and to Escanaba the boys lostg scores: 6-0 and 25-0 re- spectively. The basketball season was heart breaking because seven of the Blue Devils' defeats were by one or two points. A highlight of the season was a close home game with the Devils' oldest rival, Newberry, which ended in defeat only after a thrilling overtime period. High point men for the season were Neil Muntter, Stuart Oakes, and Carl Levin with 82, 69, and 39 points respectively. Sault High can look forward to a brighter season next year since only four seniors-Bob McPherson, Carl Levin, Neil Muntter, and Clayton VanDyke-will be lost to the teamg and Coach Altenhof will have six lettermen, all juniors, returning. -...wmv As a fitting climax to their senior year, the class of '40 net swishers under the able coaching of llarold Bruce won the class championship in an undefeated sched- ule of six games. This feat was particularly notable because it is the first champion- ship the boys in scarlet and gold have won during their four years as a team. Other interesting things about the squad are that a different group of boys have played together every year and that as freshmen, the team defeated the sophomores, a rare accomplishment, for the ninth grad- ers are seldom winners over upperclassmen. sb? in ,Q The coming of spring means many things to the students of Sault High, but to the track man it has one significant meaning- individual progress and intense training. Tracksters pictured in the front row of the photograph are the varsity squad, who have competed in four meets this spring. The other boys compose the reserve and B teams, which took part in the Little Five Conference. Because cooperation is essential in a relay, it can he called a democratic type of race. A team composed of 1940 classmen won the Memorial Day relays at Escanaba last year. At the 1939 district meet, Ernest Robinson won the quarter mile and tied the record. In the Little Five Conference, the Sault B team came in second last year. 'W 'Q an '2- ,if fs-:Q ' wmgfa f WM, ' 2-W .f 3? 5: 'LL I '-Ames.. tsgsaol if 1- lfiiflil' me 3540