Shawnee Mission East High School - Hauberk Yearbook (Prairie Village, KS)

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, Q nurses Offer ,Mdifiamzl learning Opparfurzifics A mixture of academic pursuit and infor- mality characterized the 1966 sessions of sum- mer school. Scholars tackled concise courses in driver's education, American History, and per- sonal typing. Field trips provided biologists and artists with first-hand subjects. Summertime afforded students learning op- portunities at national camps and conferences. Student Congress leaders returned from the East Coast, Estes Park, Colorado, and Lawrence, Kansas, with new ideas for school-wide parti- cipation and unity. In Chicago and Manhat- tan, Harbinger and Hazzrberk editors prepared for the upcoming year's publications. Varsity cheerleaders perfected versatility of cheers at a Minnesota camp. Musicians improved voice control at a Kansas University workshop. Summer activities prepared learners and leaders for active participation in the forth- coming academic year. Students emer e into the lare and heat of a noon-da 8 S Y july sun after a 12:00 oiclock summer school dismissal. Shorts, sandals,and pigtails set the style for Mary Kerr, as she concentrates on the method for balancing equations. ,fa I

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WM ummer Kamps Am! 1 Q, 5 qnu MR. ART NEWCOMER-Principal of Summer School. Don Beason and jay O'Brien express the ease ofa folmhouf School day 35 fhel' leave for the P001 and Seemingly tired from summer activities and heat, students suc- a lob- cumb to the confinement of pre-semester classes. Beverly Gordon tries the cool approach to master summer heat before returning to regular classroom routine.

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Speeelzes Kelizfe Administrative Preeedures Ce As homeroom students examine their schedule for locker combinations and class assign- ments, Mrs, Graham reviews orientation procedures and answers sophomore's questions. The heat of orientation week prompts a student to aband sandals in favor of the cool comfort ofa nearby metal desk. on her With warm weather and memories of lazy summer months still prevailing, SM East stu- dents met for three half-days of orientation. The Student Congress had been preparing for this preliminary week by attending summer workshop camps, compiling an explanatory newsletter and greeting new students. Chris Montgomery, Student Congress President, spoke of the youth of today, their patriotism, and their convictions' in a speech given sepa- rately before each class. Prior to Chris's address, Mr. Vick and Mr. Newcomer, vice-principals, stressed the importance of cooperating with the faculty. Pep Club orientation for sophomores creat- ed interest and urged participation in the 1966- 1967 Pep Club. Following a demonstration by varsity cheerleaders, each Pep Club officer ex- plained his duties. Orientation signaled a return to routine for juniors and seniors While initia- ting sophomores into high school life.