Shaler High School - Shaleresque Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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This was a terrific game, hut where is the basketball? HER f5CriQf.flfl- PN? ' 71713-.'l'lCf.?i qualities of leadership. Filmms are used exten- sively to show the correct procedures in the various sports. and. after learning the proper way of play. the girls are ready to put into actual practice what they have seen demonstrated. Since their classes are set up in much the same way as the girlsf the boys, too. do exercises and engage in many of the sports in which the girls participate. The main team sports are volley hall. haskcthall, and softball. They also do the indi- vidual sports of rope climhing. wrestling, and tumbling as well as mat work. The health program was revised this year and health is now taught in only two grades, eighth and eleventh. The presentation is, however, more intensive since these classes meet three times per week. llealth aims to give the student a complete picture of the human body, its functions. and its working, to aid his better understanding of himself. 31 5 . .rx Physical fitness is obtained by both the girls and hoys through constant exercising,

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Soccer is a favorite fall sport with the girls and here they learn the basic procedures. . Q . , , , , A HVXPHASIZES SPORTS FOI ,Iohn Lostello, ,Inn Smith, and lioh llaustcr are demon- strating how to climb ropes for Mr. Martin's gym class. Shaler's gym classes have always had a well- trained staff of teachers in addition to a wide variety of activities. The junior high girls' classes are under the almle direction of Miss Snider while the boys in the junior high are taught by Mr. Seihert and Hr. Martin. Mrs. Barr supervises the instruction of the senior high girlsg the boys in the senior high have Mr. Martin as their gym teacher and Mr. Kuznia for health. The classes use a variety of many different sports to make and keep them mteresting. The girls do exercises as well as participate in such sports as soccer, lnaskethall. soithall, volley hall. and a variety of other sports requiring cooperation of the team. They also practice drills in the sports that are done individually. By doing these drills better coordination is developed. The course is set up so as to develop body coordination, grace of nioveinent. teain and group cooperation, and 30

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SPECIAL SERVICES Pfffil. LEVES MORE NC The hub of Shaler High School is built around the many services which assist the students. For instance the library in our school has two com- petant librarians which the juniors and seniors look to for advice on their term papers. The library spends 332,000 yearly for purchasing ap- proximately S00 new books. The daily circula- tion runs about 1003 each week 10 classes go to the library for reference work. Shaler school system has a four year contract with Slater, Inc. for their ten new buses. These buses make an average of four trips a day in order to transport the 695 secondary and 255 elementary students. All secondary pupils living 2 miles or more away from school are given trans- portation. Mr. XYillianis. Shaler superintendent of build- ings and grounds, is head over the 16 janitors. Mr. XVaite has been employed here at Shaler for 17 years. Approxiinately 250 seats are repaired annually. and 12 rooms in the high school are repainted each year. :Xn average of 20 to 30 of our students daily see the nurse due to illness or for first aid. Every year students are given audio and visual exami- nations. Also. seventh and eleventh graders are given medical and dental examinations. This year polio shots were given to those students wishing thenl. and this service was free. The cafeteria staff has done an excellent job this year. They have prepared hot lunches which we have all enjoyed. And, in addition to serving approximately 600 of us each day, the staff was always willing to cooperate on the Pan-American banquet or club teas which added greatly to our pleasure in school activities. Mr. VVaite is the one we seek when locks have to be broken. heat adjusted, or some other serious problem solved. Future Nurses Carole Pfeifer and Audrey Fritz help out the school nurse in their free time. 32