Shikellamy High School - Profile Yearbook (Sunbury, PA)

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Braves change with the times The Indoor Colour Garde, one of the newest band activities at Shikellamy, started in 1981 with a small group of ambitious students ready to give one hundred percent. Their determination paid off, for in their first year they were undefeated in the Gold Division and have since gone on to win several State Cham- pionships. Not content to stop there, they continue to work long hours to be- come the best possible. With the addition of new activities and sports the need arose for a new facility to replace the small out-dated gymnasium. To accomodate the growing needs of the students, the Shikellamy Field House was built. In addition to the expanding building came new ideas and important social changes. People began to think more lib erally and were likely to accept changes. Our girls softball team is one example of change. Young people tend to take girls’ sports for granted because it never crossed our minds that just 20 years ago there were no interscholastic sports for high school girls. Cheering from the side lines was the closest Shikellamy females had ever gotten to any actual involve- ment in a game. A second liberal move was the start- ing of coeducational gym classes. In the 1960 s the only time girls and boys par- ticipated together in gym classes was for an occasional “dance lesson. Now, however, girls and boys playing tennis or lifting weights together in gym class is a common occurrence. Another change occurring through the years is the relaxing of the school dress code. In 1965 girls were strictly forbidden to wear slacks or jeans to school; concurrently, boys hair had to be cut short and mustaches or beards were prohibited. Today, however, it is not un- usual to see any of these trends dis played in school. Shikellamy has both expanded and changed considerably since 1965. What changes will occur in the next 20 years? Only time will tell. But the attitude of becoming the best and striving for high goals will always be evident at Shikel- lamy. Indoor Colour Garde had a championship season. Row I: W. Wiant. Inst. Mr. Dewire. Mrs. Dewire. R. Zellers, J. Walker, D. Swanger. L. Lipko, D. Leitzel. L. Rebuck. Instr. B. Witmer. Row 2: S. Duff. D. Swanger. J. Fisher. P. Campbell. J. Neal. K. Hulsizer. J. Zellers. D. Swinehart. R. Comfort. Capt. A. Gross. L. Heim. R. McCreary. Instr. Mrs. Line. 6 Theme

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The new Shikellamy Braves football team won the 1965 Eastern Con ference Championship. Charles Coleman was the director of the 196566 Shikellamy High School Band. Exemplifying the hair styles and fashions of 1966 are Nancy Gibson Furman. Neal Furman. Helen Lower Michaels and John Michaels on prom night.

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Stephanie Fox strikes out a batter in an interscholastic softball game. The newest addition to Shikellamy High School is the field house. Both girls and boys participate in weight lifting gym classes. Crystal Reitenbach seems to be enjoying her work-out. Time has brought a change in school dress code apparent in the outfits of Randi Kunkle and Biz Rebuck. Mike Blett's long hair and Lee Miller's mustache would have been dress code violations in 1966.