Stratford Northwestern Secondary School - Norwester Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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GYMNASTICS CLUB FRONT: Ken Crawford, Claus Koeppe, George Davis, BACK: Bob Etue, Alec Kelly, Bruce Comley. For a school with a student body as large as ours, the number of boys and girls interested in gymnastics is very small. The girls outnumber the boys by a ratio of two to one. This is very unusual in that, in most parts of the world, gymnastics is a sport dominated by men. The gymnastic club was asked to put on a display between the first and second halves of a Basketball game. Considering the short notice which the boys received in which to prepare, and considering that we did not have a complete rehearsal, and considering they had never performed in a display of this kind, the boys put on a show in which they can be justly proud. The girls unfortunately could not take par t in the display as most of their team was away playing basketball. Gymnastics is a sport which requires a tremendous amount of co-ordination between mind and body, stamina and muscle control. If you have the former two and are prepared to take a few hard knocks aquiring the latter there is no reason why you too cannot become a gymnast. WHY NOT JOIN OUR CLUB? 7i , yvyyfVf??7???Tyvvi ' yv¥?¥v?yvwv ' i ' Ti ' -i ' ¥vy ' jT?f7?y??y???T777??K Mr. Coleman: What does it cost to get married. Mr. Marcy: I don ' t know, I ' m still paying for mine.

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GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Pat Lane, Carolyn Ballantyne, Mary Dempsey. The G. A. A. consists of an executive and a representative from each class. The purpose of the G. A. A. is to assist in the promotion of school spirit and to promote interform games held after school. A twirp dance and a Comedy Basketball game were sponsored by the G. A. A. Sincere appreciation is extended to Mrs. Weir for her co-operation and guidance at our meetings which were held on Tuesday night. This year our G. A. A. leaders are Carolyn Ballantyne, President, Mary Dempsey-Vice President, Pat Lane-Secretary, and Jane Hoskings-Treasurer . Special appreciation is given to our curators of the various activities. These hardworking girls are: Badminton-Sharon Wagner, Jane Hoskihg. Volleyball-Dianne Salter, Judy Kehl. Basketball-Kathy Kiloh, Linda Downham. Track and Field- Cheryl Magenty, Debbie Trotter. Folk Dance-Linda Regan, Pat Breen. Gymnastics-Linda Weber, Judy Reid. Kt?77?777?? i???7??7? ??tV7Wr??????77f?7????T7?777?7?TY7777??7??7Y?7?77?7777????r????7T: Real knowledge, like everything else of the highest value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, it must be prayed for. Thomas Arnold

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BADMINTON CLUB FRONT: Judy Strasser, Colleen Kelly, Debbie Marshall, Joan Yuill, Mary Budansew. BACK: Valerie Strasser, Ron Zinn, Peter Smith, Miss Combes, Jerry Ryan, Bill Whittemore, Norma Blundell. ABSENT: Mary Dempsey, Dianne Salter, Bill Ebel, Mike Dale, Gary Brennan, Debbie Trotter, Chris Long. One of the new organizations of this year, the Northwestern Badminton Club aroused enthusiasm among the student body. In the winter term, staff advisor and coach, Mr. Gates, selected players from the ciub to represent Northwestern as a school team. The team competed in the Winter Carnival Tourna- ment, in specially arranged inter-school tournaments, and finally in the big Huron-Perth competition. If one tournament is to be remembered more than the others, it is probably the Winter Carnival one which was held at the Stratford Badminton Club. Out of doers, the snow was crisp and crackling in the sub-zero temperatures, and indoors it was every bit as cold - 5° below to be exact. Players from six schools - dressed in shorts, sweat shirts, scarfs, and gloves - competed breathlessly in the extreme cold. You ' ve got to be an enthusiast to play under these conditions! Players from Northwestern included Mary Dempsey, Dianne Salter, Bill Ebel, Peter Smith, Norma Blundell, Mike Dale, and Ron Zinn. Other players making up the school team were Gary Brennan, Chris Long and Debbie Trotter. While the Winter Carnival meet was perhaps the most unusual, one of the most satisfying was an inter-school meet held at our own school. The girls doubles team of Mary Dempsey and Dianne Salter defeated the arch-rival Central girls, and were undefeated in the entire competition.