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

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CLUBS VOCAL CLUB » : ' ' .V r . „ ..•••• • • • . , . ; . This is the school......Viscount Bennett. I work here. I ' m a string. A violin string. It is Friday, 3:30 p.m. I am working the day watch in the East Recreatien Room. TTy partner is a bow and my chief is Mr. Semkuley, It all started last Sept¬ ember, when a group of young vocalists gathered together to. form what is knovm as the Vocal Club - dum - de - dum. - dum. During the term, I have been faithfully used for practice in preparation for two Pep. Rallies in this school and the Demonstration Festival at Balmoral Junior High School. On these occasions I became very familiar with the tunes of I ' ll Pass by Your Window and Keep on Hopin ' , but when the time came for the actual performances, my partner and I were packed away in our case, and the choral group was accompanied by Ingrid Jensen at the piano. On June 11th a Spring Tea was held, in the gymnasium in and for the school of Viscount Bennett. The two numbers, Whispering Hope and Just A-wearin ' For You were sung, completing a successful performance of the highest degree. These will serve as a remembrance of the .choral group for a period not exceeding a lifetime. This is a Mark V.B.J.H. Production. Enid Donovan, 10-32. BOOSTER CLUB Hi, everybodyl and one of the main features of the Booster Club is off to a start-. The club decided at its first meeting that the best way to boost Bennett ' s many clubs and .activities would be to let the students see them in action. So, every other Friday of the .year., the gym is crowded with students waiting for another Pep Rally to start. Under the leadership of Miss Playfair, a chair gang, cheering section, prop- movers and ushers were orgsnized. The emcees were Ismay Jempson, Jackie Patrick and Joan Jackson • Another branch of the Booster Club is represented by the cheerleaders. The Senior High group was chosen early in the fall and appeared at Pep Rallies, basketball games and later the track meet. Those from the Junior High were picked in March and were seen at many activities in the school. The Booster Club has been responsible for building up much school spirit and is looking forward to even greater achievements next year. Joan Jackson, 10-30 LEADERS ' GROUP . The Leaders ' Group was organized on October thirteenth to assist teachers and substitute teachers in warm-up exercises in Physical Education classes and before inter¬ school games. Volleyball, Basketball, Tumbling and Track were taught during their respective seasons under instructors Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Ghitter, Mrs. Kushnir, Mr. Hodgert and Mr. Semkuley. Some of the more outstanding athletes in the club included Sharon Smith, Kathy McDaid, Joan McNab, Enid Donovan, Georgine Ross, Gerry Smith, Jim Smith, Glen Hartley and Jim MacDonald. These people and many more enjoyed all the clubfe varied activities. Roberta Ross, 10-30

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CLUBS VISIT FROM MARS : ■ ' roM ■ ... This is the Space Ship I.C.U. reporting to home base - Mars . We are neanng our destination (Viscount Bennett School). Are our orders straight? Check on Service Clubs. ,, . Yes, go ahead Space Ship I.C.U. ' • , A very orderly and organized group of boys , and girls are barring our approach at the moment. These evidently are the Safety Patrols whose responsibility twice a day is to facilitate the Earthlings out across the busy intersections. This, group, under the guidance of Earthman, Mr. Gee, was successful in obtaining an efficiency award from the City Traffic ' Department. . .r, We have now gained.access to the school, but are now overwhelmed by a vast mass of Earth students trying to regain lost articles before the mammoth Lost and.Found Sale at 3?35 p.m. Four sales of this type have netted those in charge of this club 14;25 which was turned over to the school treasurer for some useful purpose. Several Earth students including Ken Arkell, president; .and Viendy Hillard, secretary, have worked under Miss Leggatt’s supervision to provide this very worthwhile service to the school. We are now proceeding down the main hall where we see two older Earth students also performing a service for the school. They are John Rollingson and Elliot Gelfand, who tell us that the rather lengthy pages in their possession are lists of films which they will order and set up for class study at a specified time. They are members of the Audio-Visual Club, We have now turned left and are investigating the source of a strange : mixture of buzzing, pounding and changing sounds. This is the Shop Service Club. These boys are really industrious. They put a lot of time and effort into their projects. With Hr. Rhodes assisting, they have managed to complete many valuable props in, use: around the school; e.g. picture frames, copper tools, checker boards and dar k room equipment. Track equipment has even been rebuilt by these ingenious boys. i , ,, It is almost time to conclude our brief visit.one moment. I have just be en informed of two other service clubs existent in this school. They are the Boys’ Equipment Club ' and the Girls’ Service Club. It is the responsibility of the former to distribute sport equipment when necessary, with the running at noon of the canteen during the winter months. It is now‘1:45 p.m. We are now leaving Earth with our up-to-date report on noon hour activities at ' Viscount Bennett, Proceeding to Mars. Out and over. •f. l Roger ,. ' . • . . j Wendy Stone, 9-6 Joanne Dunaway 9-6 f ■ Wilma Anderson 9-3. CREATIVE DANCE One, two, three, leap; four, five, six, hopl I know this does not sound too creative, but nevertheless this was the routine the girls i-h the group had to go through before becoming the. (talented?) dancers you saw performing at a Pep Rally and the Gympede, Although they had to work, Mrs. Ghitter’s policy was not all work and no play. If you listened hard, you might have heard Lynne Best and Viola Dueck inventing an entirely new step} or if you peeked into the lunchroom on Thursday night, you prob¬ ably would have seen Norma.Vfaittemore and Rosalie Carter perfecting their stag leaps. All in all they had a terrific year and I’m sure you enjoyed watching the results of their efforts. . - Kathy McDaid, 10-30

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CLUBS SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club is very new, organized in April. Under the mentorship of Mr. Gee, the club will be a great asset to the school in future years. The objectives are to aasist in science instruction and to bring about a keener interest in science. . The capable executive consisted of -John Ower President, John Rollingson - Vice President, Marilyn Lougheed - Secretary. ! ’ The members are looking forward to continuing the club next year. Roberta Ross, 10-30. WRESTLING CLUB The Wrestling Club, with twenty-one enthusaists under the direction of Mr. Vogel and coach Stan Black, had a very successful year. The winners and runners-up of the City Championships went to Edmonton on March 23rd for the Provincial Championships. Stan Black, A1 Smith and Gary Morris came home with the honours in their respective classes, while Mr. Wilcox arrived after one hour of sleep, bags under his eyes and completely exhausted. I ' m sure all the boys in ' the club enjoyed themselves throughout the tern and will be ready for more wrestling next year. Roberta Ross, 10-30 BADMINTON CLUB The Badminton Club began the year with about two-hundred interested players from all four grades in the school. Although this number diminished slightly, interest was upheld under the very able direction of Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Kushnir, lir. Gee andMiss Mac¬ Donald. The grade sevens showed special promise and should do well in the next years. Interested grade nine and ten students were able to go to the City Recreation Badminton for extra practice. The Junior High School came second in the tournament, while the Senior High School put on an outstanding performance in the Demonstration Tournament, Roberta Ross, 10-30 DRAMA SOCIETY Although definite plans have not been made, there is hope that next year there will be a new club added to the already numerous extra-curricular activities in Viscount Bennett. This club will be the Drama Society and will be under the most cap¬ able direction of Mr. W. Cooke. Enid Donovan, 10-32. LITTLE WILLIE Little Willie from the mirror Licked the mercury all off, Hoping in his childish error, It would cure the Whooping Cough, At the funeral Willie ' s mother Sadly said to Mrs. Brown, ' Twas a chilly day for Willie When the mercury went down.