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

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The Calgary. Her !d and Y.M.C.A, Men ' n Club, co-sponsors of the Boy of the Month Award, have designed such a tribute to give the public a look at the brighter side of Calgary youth. The award is intended to give recognition to boys in the city who have demonstrated qualities of lea ' r:-hip r unselfishness, interest in public service and good living in thei - dail ' live Also- the project is designed to emphasize a positive rather than negative approach to the ko aD ' cd teen-age problem . DAVID POSS •V • • • ' L Charles David- Ross, prei ' erfoly , . ; C v ' v..k was presented the twelfth in its ' series of Boy of the’Month awards for the mr:h of October, 1956- Owing- to’ the nrivre of his fat hews r jition with the California Standard Oil Company, Chuck, Toronto bom ; ho. lived in many places in Canada and the Uhited States. At the early age of two, he moved zo Calgary and then to oil camps at Taber and Prin¬ cess, Sweetwater, Texas claimed the r.iict eight months of Chuck’s life and from there he came back to Calvary, only to me •; again - this time to Edmonton, After two years of living in Edmonton, Cr ;k moved back to Calgary, where he has lived since 1953. For four yours Chuck ha- betr. a Y.M.G.A. Camp Councillor leader . He plans to ■ummer, • ' ! v •••■ An honour student. Chuck. t : he 3 gr-ni interact in all M3 subjects. In grade six • Fl¬ at Killarney School, Chuck received r.u Academic award and then in grade eight at Viscount Bennett, he vor. a General Frof-c: ncy award. After attending either McGill or the University of Alberta, Chuck hopes to become a doctor, although he is also care¬ fully considering the teaching profession. Of course, whichever Chuck chooses, his high marks and general school standing will be behind him to back him up. Sports have taken up a good deal of Chuck’s time, but have been well worth it, both for Chuck and our school. IF played on the school basketball team and is now taking part in track. Next year he will work for the school again, this time on the football field. Among Chuck’s many interests arc the Press Club and the Leaders’ Corps, in .loth of which he is a very important figure.. A handsome and athletically built young nan, Chuck is interested in popular music and girls. When asked his opinion cn the subject cf girls, he replied, They’re 0„.K„ but schoolwork comos first. Twice on the Honour P.oll, Chuck plans to take Senior Matriculation at Viscount Bennett next year. Wo all hope he’ll stay on after that through grades eleven and twelve, because we certainly enjoy kavir. % him around. Maureen McKinley.

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CLASS 7-16 Our room, 7-16, has been carefully watched and regulated by an ever-so-patient ■ss Playfair. Our room officers are: President, Audrey Dash; Vice-President, John RcRae; Secretary, Shirley Doering; and the monitors, Sydney Payne and Doug Spensley. Oi.r Student Council representatives are Eddie Schey and Diane Stackhouse. Eddie is the grade VII representative on the Council Executive. Many of our students have excelled academically and athletically. Five members of ■ie class have been on the Honour Roll. Warren .Mclnenly won the City Amateur Wrestling Ch ampionship, while Wayne Herron was runner-up. Ron Stewart and John MacRae distinguished tl enselves on the basketball team. Seven-sixteen was given the responsibility of planning the grade VII social evening, held on February 8. Joyce McMullen sang and Lonnie Tate played the piano. Both were ftry entertaining. Eddy Schey and Helen Sheddon are on the Library Committee. Eddy is very accomr- plished at painting posters and helped out in this way. All in all, seven-sixteen has had a very active year. Eddy Schey Diane Stackhouse Lonnie Tate. CLA SS 7-17 One of the first things 7-17 did this year was to elect class officers. These ftre Wayne Dobson, who was elected president, A1 Weins, who became vice-president, Sandra ■.sher, our efficient secretary, Cheryl Richardson and Clive Cox, who made us walk the si raight and narrow path all year and our council representatives, Pat Dorgan and Clive Cc c. We started off the. sports season with the boys in first place in the grade seven Bfcrdenball match. Our girls did not do quite so well, but were in the volleyball finals. 1 Several individuals from 7-17 have made outstanding achievements in other fields, ■.chard Wiringa won .the .literary contest in the Viscount Version for his story I’m ■ming In , Judy Mason of 7-17 was the only girl in grade seven to be chosen as a ' cheerleader. 1 Our class as a whole also stands out. For Mr. Cooke’s Drama Night, vie sold more ■ckets than any other room in the school,,. Seven-seventeen was acclaimed the second ■atest grade seven room. ' 11 - n all, our success this year is largely due to Mr. Semkuley, our patient and ■od-natured teacher. .We are leaving .him very ' scon now, but we are sure that future B-17 ' s will profit greatly from his, guidance,. ; CLA PP 7- 1 8 Lynn, Barbara ' .and Elaine in row one. Never seem, to get their homework done. Paul, Barry and William in row two, Their subjects done are very few. Anita, Chiquita and Shirley in row three,. Are the smartest students of rows 1, 2 and 3. Jerry, Don and Dennis in row four, Always find their hands very sore. Ken, Sharon and Susan in row five. Just don ' t like homework so they go for a dive. Yet our teacher Mr. Dow has his own little row. Probably wishes he could roll us into dough. Karan Zelmer.

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BOY OF THE MONTH AWARDS ROBERT CLARKE , . .. We are proud to have at Viscount Bennett, the recipient of the September, 1956 Boy of the Month award winner, Robert Dalton Clarke. Bob was born in Wetaskawin, Alberta, but since his mother was nursing in various hospitals, he has travelled all over the province. Before he came to Calgary five years ago, he lived in such places as Hanna, Magrath and Kindersley, Saskatchewan. In Calgary he has attended Parkdale, Glengarry, Melville Scott and now Viscount Bennett schools. This tall, well mannered young man received his award mainly for his work for three years at the Cerebral Palsy dormitory with the crippled children. During this time he helped his mother, then matron of the home, with the housework, did odd jobs and enter¬ tained and assisted the tvrelve children, aged three to twelve years, living at the dormitory. Bob ' s favourite sports are basketball and rugby, but since he has only been with us since January, he has not become active in clubs or sports. He is an A student in school, his favourite subjects being Social, Science and Math. In his spare time at home he does leatherwork for a hobby. As his mother ' s only child. Bob has been a credit to his family. After completing grade XII in Calgary, Bob plans to attend university to become a geologist. This pleasant, nice-looking young man of fourteen is in class 0-15, Miss Leggat ' s room. , When asked his opinion of Elvis and Rock ' n ' Roll , Bob replied with a smile, It ' s O.K. I guess . On the subject of girls, at first he declined an opinion, but later admitted that some were O.K. We hope Bob completes his schooling here at Viscount Bennett and were sure he will be an asset to this,school. GRADE X The following Grade X students made a place for themselves on the Honour Roll by their marks from the first three report cards. The number in brackets after each name indicates the number of times that person appeared on the Honour Roll. Judy Armfield was in top position each time, on the Grade X Honour Roll. Judy Armfield,’ 10-32 (3) Jim Dunsmoor, 10-30 (3) Ruth Coe, 10-30 (3) Kathy McDaid, 10-30 (3) Loma Kinder, 10-25 (3) Billie MbtcaUfe, 10-25 (3) John Ower, 10-32 (3) Marietta Dorghn, 10-23 (2) Joy McLean, 10-25 (2) Elliott Gelfand, 10-25 (2) Robbie Gray, 10-32 (2) Rosalie Carter, 10-30 (1) Allen Smith, 10-32 (1) Jean Hinson, 10-30 (1)