Shelbyville High School - Squib Yearbook (Shelbyville, IN)

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Students take a break from studying to enjoy the facilities Have your lunch money ready, please! of the student center. FRIENDS, EADS, AND FUN MAKE SCHOOL YEAR COMPLETE l Karen Gunning, Dave jones, Tim Douglas, and Allen Pence take time to read the infonrration on the bulletin board outside the office. 4 How times change! just think of the change in Shelby- ville High School since its beginning. It has grown from the first graduating class of six, in 1872, to our present class of 213. Shelby High has lived through four school buildings, the present one being completed in 1959. Today S. H. S. covers forty-three acres at the northwest corner of Miller Street and McKay Road. It has thirty-one classrooms, thirty-two faculty members, and 571 students. The students will long remember the fun and activities of 1960-61 at S. H. S. Boys' class rings could barely be detected under the yards and yards of Angora yarn which the girls had so tediously wrapped about the bands. Pegged pants were still popular with the boys, and short skirts, kneeknockers, and tennis shoes became a hit with girls. Last-minute cramming sessions at lunch or between classes, wading in snowdrifts and water puddles in the parking lot, and rushing to classes before the tardy bell rang were frequent happenings at S. H. S. Special convocations presented by the Shelbyville Rotary Club, Show Group, Armed Services, and Hi-Y brought changes to the routine of the school day. Dances and sock-hops were enjoyed by the students, also. The unusual experience Cor, as some would say, the privi- legell of being snowbound at the Columbus Sectional added another unforgettable memory to the wealth we have from our high school days.

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me.- -5? my - As the student body enters Shelbyville High School each morning, it sees a large circular design, eight feet in di- ameter and portrayed in eight pastel colors, embedded in the terrazzo floor of the front entrance hall. This mosaic, which depicts each phase of school life in its symbolic sec- tions, represents the curriculum of the school. In addition to using these segments to feature the facets of our school life in this book, We have also used the large Su in the center of the mosaic as being symbolic of the student body as a whole. Directly above the S , to the right, is the section representing government and history. Continuing clockwise, or to the right, are the following sections: aca- demic science, domestic science, the fine arts, English and business, mathematics, athletics, and vocations. As each student progresses through his high school ca- reer, he touches, sooner or later, briefly or extensively, each section of the mosaic. VVhen the student graduates, he has traveled the circumference of the circle and has received some compensation from each division. The purpose of our 1961 Squib is to acquaint you, to the best of our ability, with Shelbyville High School. WVe are proud of S. H. S. and believe that the excerpt from The Buildersi' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow very adequately expresses the schoolis philosophy: A All are architects of Fate, WVorking in these walls of Time, Build today, then, strong and sure, YVith a firm and simple base, And ascending and secure Shall tomorrow find its placef, 41 58 S 59 101 Index 102-103 - Patroiiage 103-104 3

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ln a world such as the world of today, one must possess the ability to express himself clearly, concisely, accurately, and wisely. In addition to this guidance in expression, the English department encourages one to be grammatically correct in his speech, thereby giving him confidence in ex- pressing his opinions to others and in standing before audiences. In foreign language classes CSpanish and Latinl, one develops a reading knowledge of the language and a speaking ability. The library is an accessible source of man's accumulated knowledge, through its prudent and perpetual use, minds are improved and horizons broadened. History and government classes furnish 0116 with a Wide knowledge of past and present events. The study of these enables one to foresee that certain future happenings are inevitable and aids him in interpreting these events in their true perspective. Also, since S. H. S. must have direction of its own, the school administrative personnel is included in this section. The commerce department offers the student instruction in the various phases of the business world-typing, short- hand, business English, bookkeeping, and business machines. COMMUNICATIONS 5