South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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classes, relax after forenoon work Homeroom yields to formal classes and the more serious study of the languages and sciences that provide a strong curriculum. Both students and faculty mem- bers use their twenty minute homeroom to plan some of the activities ofthe day. Seldom absent from the entrance to the cafeteria are the eager sales- men encouraging Archers to support their particular activities.

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Gpen lunch offers chance to break routine of Arriving early at school is Senior Andrew McDonald on the way to a morning appointment with a teacher or an organizational meeting. homeroom to chat with friends, ,,,. f cw W.. Archers meet in the gym before , - finish last-minute assignments, or just catch up on t e latest news before the ringing of the W ,.i, , first bell scatters students 'A W 1 I throughout the building to f their various destinations. A Days vary as do moods and capabilities, but each one is defined by the basic patterns that become so routine to an Archer over three years. Each is filled with fifty-five minute periods and five-minute breaksg each includes the necessity of a homeroom period and the privilege of an open lunch hour. And, the moments of opening and dismissal exist identically each day. Yet, class schedules can't design the friendships and events of a personis life. Nor can the ring- ing of final bells cancel an interest inspired in class. Archers enjoy sharing invaluable bits of information each morning when they stop at their lockers to exchange books and shed coats.

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rchers scan own action through conduct of An Archer's everyday is his own. It is his recollection of the learning and teaching and talking that goes on about him continuously. He works within the frame set up by clocks and graduation requirements, but he also acts for himself. Everyday is a chance to enjoy his friends and to know'them better from observing them in pressured and normal situa- tions. To some, everyday is only something to do, but to others it's a challenge-the challenge of finishing an over- load of studies while facing the burden of demanding and time consuming extra-curricular responsibilities. Q-if X s . ' iltw ,ww 't 'm Working diligently in study hall to com lete his homework ibr the next day is Sophomore Dayn Boitet who lilyes his extra study time. Val Bjork and Bob Laster enjoy lunch together but have also come prepared with books to do some studying be ore their next classes. lx A Kelly wistfully walks down the ramp towards home after a day filled with English, math, lunch with friends, and talk in the halls. 'fir 'nl