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

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While basketball is the primary interscholastic sport , equal emphasis is placed upon its deriva¬ tives, friendliness, knowledge of other schools, and co-ordinated endeavor, that are true of all our interscholastic sports. However, interscholastics are but one phase of the health program; addi¬ tional time and emphasis is given to classwork, physical education and intermurals. Extraordinary means are taken to insure that each student is physically fit through physical examinations, dental hygiene, eye tests and the lunch program.

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lee, Ridel, Nodwell, Tkacz. Grandeur Is a Dream Ah, Imagination! Blue tent cloth, iridescent tinsel, paper silhouettes, a mock pool but real goldfish, and flowers from everyone ' s gardens were transformed for the evening into an en¬ chanting, fragrant terrace under a starry azure sky. The orchestra poured forth sweet music from a dark and secluded corner as the sssh, sssh of movement created a special accompani¬ ment. All dances at Suffield are come late, go early affairs, and plans for the after-party snack were as important as the dance itself. But, tonight, a queen with flowery crown and winged slippers . . . tomorrow, a classroom Cinderella with pressed corsage and dreamy memory.

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1950: This year we build character. One sweater, three charms, one letter . . . and Springfield College trainees. Front row: Pira, Patterson, Dalrymple, Waterman, H. Shepard, T. Edmonds, Chase; second row: Rapacki, Barnett, Beneski, Lewandowski, Giblin, R. Edmonds, Hawkins, J. Shepard, Holcomb; standing: Thawley (coach), Don¬ nelly, Donlon, Ridel (manager), Griffin, Jones, Brown (coach). FI1TB0L Soccer is not the major sport at Suffield High but it does have its own part to play in the health program. It provides, perhaps more than any other sport, rugged outdoor exercise. Soccer, because of the large number on a team, allows many boys to take part both in the scheduled games and in practice scrimmages. This active participation plus the necessary good sports¬ manship required in such a rough sport make it the ideal choice of the fall program. Donlon boots out of danger against Bloomfield in close game. It ' s mine . . . Hawkins guards successfully but Bloom¬ field came on later to score and win. Dark weather, dark season, but bright spirits during long, long aftarnoons.