Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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I W , ,, -wg, f,-1, 611165 Well organized clubs and well planned aclivilies are desirable and encouraged af SMS. They are language groups, which in- clude lhe French, l.a+in, and Spanish Clubs, vocaiional aclivilies, such as l:u+ure Farm- ers, Fulure Teachers, Fulure Homemalcers. and Fufure Nurses: and organizafions made up of inlreresled sludenisz Dolphins, Girls' Alhlelic Associalion, Girls' Tennis Club, Thespians, WIZZ Jr., Tri-l-li-Yls, and Jrhe Science Club, which is picfured on ihe righlh ,A WW, ,,,, Activities Athletics SHS sponsors nine inferscholaslic sporis for boys oi all sizes and ages. They are football, cross counlrv, baslceiball, wreslling, swimming, fraci, baseball, golf, and lennis. The iob of man- ager is available Tor a boy who is inleresfed in afhlelrics bul unable To parlicipale aclively. Awards are given in each sporf according To age and achievement All leams are well equipped and have The same basic policies, each compefing in Jrhe Illinois Valley and The Norih Ceniial lllinois Conferences.

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Kusiuess f6lcrim0 As was slaled above, General Business is required for all business sfudenls. Following 'rhis course, a siudenl inleresied in lhe clerical end oi business will lake subfecis such as Business Ariihrnelic, Bookkeeping I and II, Type lii desiredl, and Mer- chandising. Economics and Business Law may also be included in lhis program. A COMIUIID CASH JOURNAL num u usto vo su one A nusnchcns l6'usir1ess f5ecrc'tzzri110 All sfudenrs lalfinq lhe business course are recuired lo sfafs wilh Gerera' Busi- ness sheir Freshman year. This is io develop a general un- dersiandinq ol funda nen+al business principles and pray lices. Then, sludenls who are more inleresled in the sec- relarial, ralher lhan lhe cler- ical, phase oi business, will proceed wiih Typewrilinq I and II, Shorlhand l and ll. and Boolclceeping l and Il.

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,Music The SHS Music Deparlmeni is made up of 'flue Concerl Band for more advanced musicians, flwe Prep Band for beginners, ine Girls' Clio- rus, and 'rlwe A Cappeila Choir made up of a seleclr group of boys and girls. Besides performances a+ baslcelball games lpiclured a+ riglwll, ine advanced band compefes in a dislricl conresl' along wiflw individ- uals from 'rlwe A Cappella Choir and presenls an annual spring concerf. A special course in Basic Music is also provided for qualified iuniors and seniors. Dances Dances are a 'rype of exlracurricu- lar aclivily open fo all siudenls. Vari- ous clubs sponsor The dances, making +l'iem a main source of income for flieir lreasuries. During llne loolball and loaslcelball seasons, dances are held aller lriome games on Friday niglwl. Special dances include +l'1e Gel-Acguainled Hop, ine Homecom- ing Dance, Queen of l-lear'fs, Twirp Season, Tlie Sludenl Councils Sclnol- arslwip Dance, and 'flue grand finale- l'l'ie Junior-Senior Prom.