Suffield High School - Sagitta / Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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The social side of the student is developed through Suffield ' s many clubs. In these recreational groups, students strive toward a common goal, practicing co-operation, tolerance, and democratic attitudes. These extra-curricular activities may lead to a life career, but the respect and courtesy prac¬ ticed, and the friendships made here will remain with us. For many, this is the relaxed side of school, where fun and friendship, parties and people pro¬ vide activity and a certain maturing.

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All work and no play . . . makes school boring and students dull. Here the appeal to all senses as well as reason overcomes the ennui that breeds inertia. Audio-visual instruction (radio, movies, slides, records), sci ence (abora- tories, student discussions, special readings, and individual projects take learning from the rote of text into the realm of activities enjoyed. But PEOPLE still provide the best source of experience for learning, and from the faculty comes individual consideration and wealth of fact. Add thereto trips and assembly programs (professional and student), and our emphasis on PEOPLE is evident. Yet with all, problems arise and help is needed. Room 25 supplies ideas but decisions must be ours. Let this Globe be the center of your universe right now! Trust the English Department to immortalize the immortal Bard for each generation. (Miss Biggerstaff). You can ' t eat culture, From clouds to earth in tests, grades, pamphlets, (Mr. Greenleaf). lass; let ' s talk dollars! the counseling room, as and logic picture YOU. Lights out as science increases visual perception and illustration of a social problem. Our tempera¬ mental projector is increasingly evident in class . . . some gum, no popcorn.

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For services rendered and honors achieved, the National Honor Society key is affixed. (Noble, Larson, Mr. Sis¬ son, Root, Parmalee, Ineson, Dunai). We, the People, Speak... Now this is our ideal (Donnelly, Edmonds, Mr. Mac.). On Parents ' Night the Student Council, through a public meeting, attempted to explain its organization, responsibilities, and functions. On this occasion it made available to other groups the opportunity to explain their purposes and value to the students. (Here, Secretary Hill reads the minutes of a previous meeting). Honor, Honoris, f. Being a school, it is fitting that SHS should recognize its leaders in achievement, character, service, and student activities. The National Honor Society, Sigma Chapter, is open to students who maintain a B average during the first three years of high school, and also show a controlled mature nature in leadership, character, and service throughout. Selection is made on the basis of record and the recommendations of the faculty. Of our group, only Pat Noble was selected when a Junior. The Student Council is designed to be the sounding board and intermediary between the students and the administration. Composed of class presidents, club leaders, and home room representatives, the group is free to criticise, suggest, plan, and act in the solution of problems confronting the school and pupils. But its strength is derived from the calibre of the representatives selected by the students and therefore is only as effective as they are responsible.