Sewickley Academy - Panther Yearbook (Sewickley, PA)

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Wmter Vlgnettes As the w1nter term began, the tens1on mounted among the n1nth grade glrls as they awa1ted the arr1val of December the tenth Some saw the day approach w1th forebodmg others w1th eagerness but whatever the feel1ng the b1g day f1nally arrwed and happy exclamat1ons ascended the sta1rwell from the telephone below To everyone s del1ght each of the g1rls was accepted at the school of her f1rst cho1ce Everyone appeared at the school for the S S A T test st1ll elated over then- good fortune but soon the tests sobered them, and by the t1me they were released from study hall the1r legs were mult1 Jomted The programs presented by the lower school put us 1n a mood for Chr1stmas As always, the Chr1stmas plays were a great success under the profess1onal super v1s1on of Mrs Matthews The young actors and actresses worked d1l1gently and proved the1r worth as enterta1ners The Glee Club added greatly to the program s effect by s1ng1ng several outstand1ng songs As the wmter term progressed our faces were constantly turned to mus1c of some kxnd Dur1ng an enjoyable solo, Mrs Blackwell showed us how playlng the p1ano could be fun F1V6 mus1c1ans from the Plttsburgh Symphony lntroduced us to four brass 1nstruments They showed us exactly what the1r Jobs were and how they got var1ous tones from the 1nstruments In add1t1on to these outslde per formances, Mr D1Ck brought many symphomes dur1ng Frlday mornmg assemblle by way of our h1 f1 On the whole the n1nth grade's Wednesday mornmg dlscusslons were del1v ered 1n good style As t1me progressed future talkers prof1ted from the1r class mates' m1stakes and the talks lmproved accordlngly After Chr1stmas vacatlon students and teachers f1led back to school adorned w1th all the Chr1stmas presents that they could possxbly wear and st1ll 1n h1gh sp1r1ts Many teachers and st11l more students rrussed a lot of school dur1ng the flrst few weeks back from Chr1stmas vacatxon due to the Aslan flu bug Because of th1s, exams were postponed for a week We were as pleased as ever to see Hal Harr1son back on our floor w1th an other 1nterest1ng talk and more exc1t1ng w1ldl1fe mov1es The boys' basketball season started off on the r1ght foot w1th a v1ctory at home and the ent1re student body hoped for a successful season The boys had several games practlcally every week and there was great enthus1asm shown 1n the audxence The wresthng d1dn't have too good a begmxnng but we all enjoyed watchmg the boys as they fought for the1r school Mr Heagy announced that as a general th1ng we had done very well m the S S A T tests some people endlng up 1n the h1gh percent1les Now that exams and such are over we turn our thoughts toward the qulckly approachmg sprmg vacat1on and a few weeks of hard earned relaxat1on . 1 1 n s I. . ' I . .... 9 1 ' ' . . . . . , . . . . . . . - . , E 'o , - Q , , . 1 . . . . . - s . ' 1 .... , . 1 Q n , - O

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