Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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CLASS 8-12 (Continued) After the big switch, several young slave-drivers, Sharon Wilson, president, Harry Woodhouse, vice-president and Cheryl Hpod, secretary, were elected. Bob Biggart and Myrna Campbell represented us ip Council. Our next big adventure, inter-school sports, revealed the•superiority of the fairer sex in our room. It began to appear that our boys were musicians rather than athletes. After the Christmas rush, we welcomed our first refugee, Frank Szonyi from Hungary. It was our proudest day when he spoke his first English, Hi! Okay! and Shut Up! After six months of strain, coat wrestling and eruptions, which resembled a Shakes¬ pearian festival from Mr. Cooke ' s classroom, we returned from our exile to Room 12. It is here that we write this final and parting document bequeathing to our descendants an ink-splattered room, gum bedecked seats and one slightly relieved teacher. This is our last and parting wish - that you remember us, Class 8-12, ' 56- ' 57. . Sharon Wilson Myrna Campbell ‘ Marilyn Moe . : Cheryl Hood. ; ;• • • ■ ■ f ' {■. ; CLASS 8-15 In September vre entered 0—15 ’ s door, r • . . And since then Miss Leggat has had quite a chore. Our president, Jerry, has done his job well ' Getting ' us moving in lines in the hall. If Jerry becomes an absentee rover, Lynne McFarlane takes the job over. As our secretary Donna Chisholm ' s A-l, She posts our assignments to see they get done. We have a few students who always excel. And Bev tops the Honour Roll easily and well. . When-dt comes to behaviour, we hide ' in shame. Our Day Book shows where 1 we weren ' t very tame. L- : In Bordenball games our boys were up top. But when basketball came they vreren ' t quite so hot. Our girls won first place in grade eight volleyball. • Ip the tabloid sports our class came second over all. . All in all we ' ve had a good year r ■ •: ,So let ' s give our room a good hearty cheer. Claire Fraser , Jane .McFarlane Ken Arkell. CUSS 8-22 Excuse me, get off my toes, all right you, hey joe! These vre re the sounds coming from the .halls of Viscount. ' Bennett on the opening day of school. After reaching our destination. Room 8-22, vre found Miss Stubbe, our teacher, waiting for us with a.cheery grin on her face. Even though summer was over, we were glad to get back to our books. (That is, some of us!) We soon selected a slate of officers: President, Gary Corbett commonly known as the idol of all the girls... Secretary Sandra (Sandi, dig that spell¬ ing) Lougheed; and for Students ' Council. Leslie Payne, our big track and Judy Stone, commonly known as Rocky! (Not Marciano!) The most hilarious event in our classroom history, happened on May 2- the time - fifteen minutes to 3:00 p.m. -the place - Viscount Bennett school. Class 8-22 was

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GRADE VIII CLASS HISTORIES CLASS 8-8 We, the pupils of Room 8-8, Have good things and bad things to relate. . : Boys and girls to the sum.of thirty-eight. Some have a nasty habit of being;late. Mrs. Ghitter, our. teacher, a gem in lecture and test, While in P.T.. she ranks with the very best. In April, Miss Carson came to take her place, A’more superior teacher couldn ' t be found in any ' race. On .the ' -Honour Roll vie rank seven. And on the Improvement List vie have eleven. I ' m afraid our room isn ' t very quiet. As there is always someone who is a riot. In.sports vie aren ' t very often at the top As there is always someone who is a flop. In Drama, you should see us act, It sounds true, but it isn ' t a factl Our Principal we love and admire. He has inspired us with a service that is much higher. A generation shall arise under his hands. To new scholastic heights which is everyone ' s plan. Brian Sykes, Ronnie Schey and Marilyn Mann • CLASS 8-11 ■ In our class we ' ve had a very exciting year with our teacher W. A. Cooke. Our class ■irst started out in the Electric Shop just across from the Drafting Room where Mrs. ■oneychurch was holding down the fort. The shop was a very good classroom to wander around. When we moved to Room 11, it seemed small and crowded, but we soon settled do™ and got things nicely arranged. In our room, as most of you know, there is never a dull moment. How could we be Better entertained than by one of Mr. Cooke ' s drama classes in practice or by one of ■Ur own class members in an attempt to get a rise out of the class, Mrs, Honeychurch would be quite aware of this as many times we saw her close her door to exclude the rolls ot laughter which rolled across the hallway. Like all other classes, we have had a good year. Chuck Titterington. I ; • CLASS 8-12 I We, the members of Class 8—12, alias 8-D, do leave this solemn record to remind you ■f-our numerous escapades. . f ith sound bodies but somewhat feeble minds, we began the term under the motherly guidance of Mr. Ramsey. However, Room 12 vias not to know the glory of our deeds for ' : long. With some regret we settled down in Mr. Rhodes drafting room where Mrs. Honey- ■hurch was to cast lots with us for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Honeychurch vias not for some time to know .peace and qui ' et for the grade 8 section of the Viscount Bennett band, complete with musicians, horns and lunch bags, loved in.

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CLASS 8-22 (Continued) talking slowly to their next class - Mr. Gee si (Many questions have come up about Mr. jee - is he really a master in the field of torture?) What will his next prank be? That was the question that arose in the minds of the students. We were nearing his room, the front monitor slowed Up near the door, afraid to go in. As 8—22 entered, a strange object was seen on Mr. Gee ' s desk. As we sat down, Mr, Gee called for a volunteer. (To ir. Gee, a volunteer is one he picks himselfi) and a young boy was brought up. Mr, Gee told him to hold the ends of the wire which were attached to the strange object. Slowly Ir. Gee turned a crank on the side of this contraption. The boy jumped, as he felt a surge of electricity through him. From the strange cries of the boy and the hilarious laughter of the class, it looked and sounded as if Elvis Presley had just made an un¬ expected ap earance. Well, you can guess what happened. Mr, Gee is not really the mad scientist, but is a close secondjq (Please don ' t take this seriously, Mr. Gee - we still love youi) The story you have just read was true and the name of the machine was omitted to protect the innocent. What a coincidence - another incident happened the same dayl It all started by the girls ' lockers in the hall. One of our chattering clan entered by wearing a hoop too Large for her skirt. (Poor soull) She started into the classroom and got safely through the door, but getting into her desk was another story. She bunched her skirt before making an attempt to sit down, but found out there was not enough room for both the hoop and her - one had to got She was so embarrassed by this time that she made her way out of the room, amid gales of laughter. Five minutes later, she re-appeared, minus the hoop and made her way into the room, to her seat, with no difficulty. We are sorry that this person happened to get out of the bed on the wrong side, and we hope you don ' t! . . : . ' t GRADE VII CLASS HISTORIES MY TRIBUTE TO 7-13 INTRODUCTION 7-13 is our home room, 7-13 is free from gloom. 7-13 Boy! Are we proud, 7-13 is a good natured crowd. 7—13 ' s teacher is really a peach, We sure ' learn something when she starts to teach. 7-13’ has a president, Ted, When conducting room meetings always uses his head. 7-13 ' s secretary Joan, Puts on the assignments before she goes home. 7-13 ' s David treasures our dough, It ' s really a pity we haven ' t any though. Lynda and Donald to the council were sent. After hearing reports it ' s a good thing they went. 7-13 ' s Librarians Lynda and Lorraine, Stamp the books without any strain. 7-13 for our runner chose Rick, He gets us our needs, and does it quick. Judy Stone Sandra Lougheed.