Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, 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.

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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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Pubdcafiaus The publicaTions aT SHS include The Review, our school newspaper, and The Hardscrabble, our annual yearboolc. The Review is puT ouT by The Senior Journalism Class. STudenTs buy a year's subscripTion and receive The news Twice a monTh. The Hardscrabble STaTT is rnade up oT seniors chosen by Their English Teachers. These sen- iors plan all oT The picTures and wriTeeups ThaT are puT 'inTo The boolc. STudenTs pur- chase The Hardscrabble aT The beginning oT The year and receive The bool: in May. Prvdzzcfivus Two oT The rnain producTions presenTed aT SHS are The annual all-school plays. The picTure aT The leTT shows a group OT sTudenTs geTTing ready To presenT The play ThaT They have worlced on Tor many weelcs. The music deparTmenT holds an annual spring concerT, and This year puT on an ouTsTanding opereTTa. AT The beginning oT each year, a skiT is wriTTen and acTed ouT by The Hardscrabble STaTT To help publicize The selling oT The annual yearboolc. OTher producTions aT SHS are The STudenT TalenT Show, The Thespian audiToriurn, The speech conTesT play, and various pep rally slciTs.