Shawnee High School - Quilna Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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EXTRA CLASSES COMPLEMENT ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS ABON ' E LEFT: Careful girls. ABOVE RIGHT: Oops! RIGHT: Now lirrr ' s liow to chaise a flat tire. BELOW RIGHT: Keep )our eyes cm tlie book. Added to the li.st of academic .suhject.s taught at Shawnee are the e.Ktra classes. They supple- ment the form.il curricula to polish off and add practical knowledge to the education of tlie student. Driver education trains one to be more con- scious of his responsibilities behind the wheel. Personal typing enables a student to learn the basic fundamentals of typing for book reports, themes, and college work. Health and gym classes are closely related. Engaging in sports, de eloping physical prow- ess, and cultivating a competiti e spirit are three objecti es of tlie physical education pro- gram. In the health course one learns how to stay strong, how to cope with emergencies, and how to develop his safet --consciousness.

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Good readers can always strive for improve- ment. A new type of guidance class has been created to help the average or above average students develop their reading ability. To learn to read faster, develop comprehen- sion, pay greater attention to facts, skim, read to grasp ideas quickly and to improve vocab- ulary are the major purposes of this course. These classes last approximately twelve weeks, which gives the students ample time to secure tips for reading. And now for today ' s story GUIDANCE ENTERS MANY FIELDS what courses are right for me? niat college? Business school for me? Each person must reach a concrete decision during his high school vears concerning his post graduate plans and goals. To the many seniors who have made that decision, the Shawnee guidance program has been of invaluable aid. W. D. Shackelford, the head of this department, is always ready and willing to discuss personal problems and to guide us into the paths we wish to tread. Introduced this year was the ninth grade guidance course designed as a general orienta- tion program. Students are able to gain help in solving personal and scholastic problems as well as to learn where their aptitudes and in- terests lie. This is accosmplished bv talks, ques- tion-answer periods, film strips, panels, and guests. So yoii want to be an archaeologist?! 28

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GARY KUNKLEMAN President JOHN MOYER Vice President CAROL BOWSHER Secretary JOAN ROFFEE Treasurer Seniors Prepare For Future With different backgrounds we come here to Shawnee to furtlier our knowledge. And now, facing the future on the Crossroads of Learn- ing, we look back at the steep path we have climbed and are proud that we have not fallen before reaching tlic all-important destination of graduation. We developed our personalities by participat- ing in school cndea ' ors with others, as we not onlv held offices in various clubs but also achieved scholastic success. Stacks of home- work, class recitation, scholarsliip tests, college entrance exams, forum discussions, the class pla -, the homecoming float, the prom, the hopes and tlreams for the future— all these were part of our senior year. From here, many more miles stretch out ahead, lieckoning us ever forward and upward. But now, as we, the class of 1961, turn for one last glance at the events of our school life, we w ill consider them not merely cherished memor- ies but worthwhile experiences that have pre- pared us for the kind of life we must lead after graduation. 30