St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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good sportsmanship and skill, in GAA Junior High girls are able to use their athletic ability by participating in GAA. Many new skills were learned as these girls participated in soccer, volleyball, indoor and outdoor softball, and basket- ball. Those pennies didn't do much good in trying to keep the teams separated. It seemed like we were always throwing the ball to the wrong person. Locker rooms seem to get more crowded every year. It caused plenty of commotion but was loads of fun. Someone's shoes were always being mislaid. To end a memorable year, the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade girls held their picnic at the Memorial Park. JUNIOR HIGH GAA BOARD AND OF- FICERS. ROW Is S. Garten, S. Enge, B. Wettestad. ROW 2: P. Tande, M. Warling, B. Woiner, G. Coleman, E. Salzman, D. Malmanger, C. Johnson. 19

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We girls also put forth energy, show Hurry up, you're late, or Well, we tried anyway are some of the phrases heard floating around on Mondays and Tuesdays when Senior High GAA was in action. GAA is an organization for all sports-minded girls. Its purpose is to pro- mote the real meaning of sportsmanship. The usual volleyball, basketball, and soft- ball games were played. Miss Swanson and Miss Rompa directed the GAA activi- ties with an executive board assisting them. Angie Mau was chosen president, Norma Saunders, vice president, and Ivalee How, secretary-treasurer. A referee's club was organized to ref’ all the games. All in all, it was great fun. GAA BOARD AND OFFICERS. ROW 1: 1. Howe, A. Mau, N. Saunders. ROW 2: M. Tighe, J. Beckius, J. Curry, F. Howe, K. Doolittle, Y. Sieg, D. Larson. THAT'A WAY TO GO, SHIRLEY! REFEREES' CLUB. ROW 1: R. Bodine, M. Tighe, K. Doolittle. ROW 2: L. Olson, M. Nelson, C. Schweppe, L. LaDuke, S.Wacker, S. Peterson, S. Wettestad. ROW 3: J. Larson, F. Howe, M. Bohnart, B. Maxwell. 18

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More bounce to the ounce. SENIOR HIGH TRAMP TEAM: P. Mishler, A. Bishop, L. Eckstrom, L. Warling, S. Enge, C. Jensen. Okay, girls, lets get the kinks out. This and similar phrases are always heard on Mondays when the Tumbling Team is in action. Everyone tries splits, flips, and headstands along with the rest of the tum- bling stunts. Miss Rompa was their supervisor this year; the girls chose Joyce Mishler as their president. Other officers were Kathy Sedam, Vice President, and Mar- garet Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer. Twelve girls composed the team. They range from grades 7-12. Again this year the girls displayed their skills to the audience during halftime of a basketball game. Also they presented their talents at a pepfest. One good reason why the boys were always in the girls' gym on Thursday nights after school, was be- cause the Jr. and Senior High Tramp teams were prac- ticing. (Especially the basketball boys who seemed to think they could practice better in the girls' gym.) Carol Jensen and Pat Mishler were the only sen- iors, Leora Warling, Sue Enge, and Ardis Bishop were the juniors and the sophomore was Lois Eckstrom. We had two girls from the freshman class and nine from the eighth grade class on the Junior High team. We all learned how to work together better. Even though we had some sore muscles once in a while, it was well worth the time. SENIOR HIGH TRAMP TEAM: P. Mishler, A. Bishop, L. Eckstrom, L. Warling, S. Enge, C. Jen- sen. FLYING HIGH ! 20