Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Physical Fitness Stressed Gym students play leapfrog during the claw period Physical fitness was strongly stressed by Tolles- ton School. The school's physical education teach- ers stressed courage, strength, and above all sportsmanship. Under the guidance of teachers, students realized that, in any sport, it doesn't count who wins the game as much as how the game was played! Students from grades seven through twelve at- tended these classes, and they learned a variety of skills. These students were taught how to play football, baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, bad- minton. table tennis, and volleyball. They were also taught how to run track, how to exercise cor- rectly, how to tumble, and how to keep physically fit. Physical fitness is highly stressed by the federal government, which knows its great importance to the strength of the country. Tolleston School co- operates with the government by offering these courses in gym. It seems aa U the giila are practicing judo Mibb Taylor drills students lor physical litness tests. 29

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Students study health and safety Health students seek answers to health questions from Mr Devin. Perry Brooks teams how to drive solely and correctly Tolleston students are required to pass courses in health and in safety before they may receive a diploma. The school administration feels that stu- dents cannot enjoy life unless they are in good health; therefore, these courses will give the students a background on how to live a healthy life. In health, students study the structure of the human body. Through the study of the human body, students learned about the many compli- cated systems of the human body and how they daily affect our health. They learned the many types of diseases—how they are caused, what effects they have on the human body, and how they may be prevented. Much emphasis was placed on the importance of keeping the body healthy. Students enrolled in Safety Education learned about home safety, water safety, fire prevention, and traffic safety. These students learned about the many accidents that occur daily because of negligence. Many people lose their lives daily, and students were taught to take care of them- selves so that they don't become a statistic. Traffic safety was especially stressed because of the fact that most traffic fatalities involve people between the ages of 18 and 24. Many Tolleston students, enrolled in t the drivers' training course. In this course Tolleston students increased their knowledge of safe driving. Through the completion of this course, many students were able to obtain their driving permits and licenses. The completion of this course also enabled students to pay lower insurance premiums. Mx. Brown, head ol the Audio-Visual department, gives Billy Taylor a projector to shew lilms to students in health classes. 24

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Extracurricular activities prevailed Melvin Thomas makes a dynamic entrance onto the held belore the Homecominq game Latin Club members enjoy superbly prepared lood at the Roman Banquet 28 Although students worked relentlessly to elevate their academic averages, they found time to participate in extracurricular activities. Among these were Latin Club, football, and many others. Although every one couldn't parti- cipate in sports, the ones who couldn't take an active part derived much enjoyment from cheer- ing their team to victory. There were also many dances held at school. The Little Red School house Dance attracted a large portion of the student body. With these activities the students learned to coordinate social and scholastic development. Yes. joys and sonrows were experienced even while students participated in extracurricular activities! Robert Egula stretches to return a smashing serve.