Sewickley Academy - Panther Yearbook (Sewickley, PA)

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Seventh Grade 'Oh, the bells, bells bells, What a tale the1r terror tells, doubt 1f lt was real terror the seventh graders of 1959 1960 felt when they heard for the fxrst t1me the mtrxcate sound pattern of bells that 18 heard da1ly 1n Upper School but we do be11eve that they were quxte confused' The bells and the accompanymg con.fus1on soon faded away for there were thousands of new thmgs to be dec1ded upon No sooner had everyone made the d1ff1cult dec1s1on of what act1v1ty to p1ck than all the g1rls were called upon to try out for cheerleadmg After Lolly W1ck and Nancy Hayes were p1cked for cheerleaders, the seventh graders had to make the most unportant choxce of all, the1r Student Counc1l Representatwes They chose w1sely, however and Lolly W1ck and Dave Knxght were elected for seven prune and Nancy Hayes and Ray Hess for seven regular They all worked hard durmg the fall and w1nter terms and before they knew lt Chr1stmas was upon them Some of them part1c1pated m the plays and other product1ons and then they were off for the hol1days Back from Chr1stmas vacat1on they came ready for work because the m1d year exam1nat1ons were commg up M1d years' Who ment1oned that dreaded word? They were devastatmg as most of the seventh graders found out The sprmg term went along smoothly Wlth many games and an unpresslve product1on for Mus1c Week Before they knew 1t, June was here and they all Maggie? I ' ' . . . ll , . . . . . . . . , . , . went off for vacation eager to return again to eighth grade in the fall. , if fQff dd '33 dd S Q ' ' X gf'-:, ,,.