Shaler High School - Shaleresque Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Physical education in the senior high is similar to the course set up in the junior high. They are alike in many xvavs. hut the course in the senior high is lmroader. The hovs have a physical program that is quite extensive. They take part in rigorous physical activities that coincide with social and hygenic stand- ards. Basketball. touch football. wrestling and softhall are included as part of their procedure, Calisthenics, vollev hall and track and field are also important to their program. They hope. in the future. to include a greater varietv of activities. The girls learn to enjoy active participation in a varietv of sports. and to promote good sportsmanship. Thev learn good playing tech- niques and development and understanding of game rules, Thev also want to further good hodv coordination and advance activities that will carrv over into leisure time and adult life. May Day with its pageantrv. gymnastic ex- hihitions and Senior Class Queen, has long heen a Shaler tradition. Planned hv teachers and students, this vear's theme will he 'lhlusic XYe Like. A member of the Gymnast Club per- forms on the horse while others watch his technique. V -fl Qrau and jim Hayes spar as Grau jabs with a left and Hayes blocks him. The Gymnast Club illustrates rhythm and coordination by doing exercises to music.

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-21 zzz? A J R ll uYou incessantly bounce on your heacl . . Frances L. Barr Barbara Mase B.S. B.S. Physical lirluealiini. Hygiene. l'h3sieal litlueatinn. llygiene. lVlajm'ettes. Stunt:-. ti,.X.,X. .Xrclu-ry iilllli anfl liirls' aml Lt-ailers' fluh Gymnast Chili Harry Hollihan Clarence W. Martin B.S. B.S., M. of Ed. Physical Education. Drivers Physical liflucation. Boys' Education. Gymnast Club and Intramurals Boys' Intramurals Janice, Delores and Shirley get ready to put driver ed, learning into practice. Uni' jnninr high physical eclneatimi t-tmrsa' is prnviiig tn he a gieat help in in'epai'iiig the sturlents fm' active gymnastic iwartieipatnm in senini' high. The hnys are heing taught hmv tn aet in pliysieally wlinlesuine, mentally stimu- lating. satisfying anfl sucially stnincl sitnatinns. lly heing given the nppui'tt1i1ity to liartieiimate in large nnisele aelivities. rhytlnnies ancl simple gillllvs. we liupe tn achieve these aims. In the girls' classes. the ennrse is set up sn as tn clevelnp hucly enurciinatinn, in a grmip nf varied skills: tu develop grace nf mnvementg tn develop team ancl grmip t'nnlmei'z1tim1 anfl tn clevelnp the qualities uf learlersliiim. .Xvtivities stieh as fiehl hall, snfthall. niareliing. liaslret- hall, volley hall ancl exercise aeeunnt lin' their prngrain. They also take part in stunts antl ttnnhling and different types uf dancing. 'l'hei'e are many inure activities fm' the girls tu pai'- tieipate in. The instriietors in health are aiming im' knowing and nnclerstancling inure emmipletelv the human hotly. They xvant tu lat-ep ahreast nf the em'i'ent trencls in health. This lllL'llTfli'N clisease prevention and many uthers. ...- fig Q, 14

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WX ll Mystery, ancient and modern . . . Social studies isn't Z1 horing suhject ut Shaler High School hecztuse the instructors have dis- covered the most interesting methods to pre- sent their courses. .Xs ll result. students :ire learning and ztppreciztting the history courses at Shztler. Seventh graders in Mr. Kztpphztn's classes are getting their first overall glimpse of world history from the prehistoric ages to the present periods. Reports are assigned to give the stu! dents prztctice in individual study and to inztlte the subject seem more reztl. the lioys :ind girls mztlte liooklets :md projects. liighth grade students are reztdy to study L'nited States history with relzttionship to the rest of the world alter studying world history. Nlr. Frztzier's classes are learning to liuild models pertaining to colonial life :md groups ot students present drzunzttic skits on lnstoricztl incidents which the clztss is studying. llistory for the pupils in ninth grande is in- teresting hecztuse they are studying people :uid places which ztre local. The first semester Klrs. lirown devotes to the history of Pennsyl- vztnizi and the second hztlt' ot' the year she de- votes to civics ztnd government. She it-els thztt, hy this time. students :ire prepztrcd to tccept responsihilities in the classroom. ilu- pils :ire assigned to he student teachers. 'lihese student teachers ztre permitted to give some we-imuf' X Sally Koenig and Carol I-Ian are studying a class project. while Rayburn Miller looks for far away places. Nancy Ray is showing Roland Heinl and Dick Ayers the place they are studying about in P.O.D. 16 K! Terry Claus is adding an interesting bit of information to a group discussion led by jack Seifert. Interestedly examining class projects are jimmy Gesler. Ernest Hubstenberger. and Richard Domitrovic.