Thames High School - Yearbook (Thames, Manitoba Canada)

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Activities in School School is not really as irksome as some think, at least not in Room II. Sports, that ' s our favourite. In autumn, when we played football, we won all games played. At recess the girls competed against the boys and the girls usually won. Later on in the year we played soccer at recess. We also thought up a new game, a combination of soccer and football. On stormy days we stayed inside and played ping-pong on on a ping-pong table without a net. Our teacher made arrangements to go pleasure skating and play hockey at the Winkler and Altona arena. At times we competed with Gnadenthal or Thames North in hockey. As days and months went by we could finally play baseball, which is the favourite sport of most of the pupils. As for parties, we would enjoy them any day, but work comes first and then play. We had a Hallowe ' en party, Christmas program, Valentine party and an Easter program which we presented in the Wakeham school on March30. On March 8 we had Parents Day and the parents in the district came to visit our school. In the evening we had a program after which lunch was served. School is not so dull and boring as you may think;, but quite exciting. So all in all, we at Thames South enjoy it quite well. Sharon Zacharias Above is a short summary of the highlights of the school term. I believe you realize that according to Sharon ' s composition that all students enjoy sports more than curricular activities because it isn ' t quite so strenuous on their grey matter. Therefore, Room II s motto is, First we work and then we play. 22

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SPORTS SECTION The Thames District has several outstanding fstars and is widely known for its participation in sports activities. In fall the general sport practised is foot- Iball. In fall of 1960 the High School played ■several games against the neighboring schools. The ■opposing schools were that of Horndean, Neuhoffnung and Kronstal. We were defeated in some of these, I but from several we returned victorious. Our boys ■out of school,together with the High School kids, also had some games on Sunday afternoons. Pete Zacharias has been promoted from our primitive league, and he was enrolled with the Isteinbach Huskies this bygone fall. During the winter the indoor sports are played. The table tennis caught the interest of the students most of the recesses. The crokinole board was also ■occupied several times. Whenever the weather was fbearable we played soccer with great enthusiasm. When spring comes around the baseball season is here and with it come bats, baseballs and gloves, jiln the spring of 1960 our high school team was un- jjdefeated. We played teams such as Horndean, and Rosenfeld. For this year we have lost most of our stars of last year but we hope to be somewhat of the same calibre. We also have a baseball league team in this district in which some of our high school boys take part. Otto Zacharias has already been promoted to a bigger league and was playing for the Winnipeg Black Knights the previous year. All in all we certainly have some outstanding stars in our district of which we are extremely proud. 21

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RHINELAND CONSUMERS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED Farm Fuels Garage—Ph. 20 Lumber Coal-Ph.34 Altona Manitoba We are all blind until we see That in the human plan, Nothing is worth the making If it does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goes, In vain we build the world unless The builder also grows. - Congratulations Graduates: May the satisfying results of 1960-61 only be the beginning of greater achievements in the future. May the achievements of today and yesterday prepare you the better for accepting a responsible role in your community. ALTONA CO-OPERATIVE SERVICE LTD Altona Horndean Phone 210 Phone 306-21 Best Wishes From the Altona Credit Your Community Savings Union Society Ltd. and Loan Headquarters. ALTONA MANITOBA.