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

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Page 5U THE TERMINAL SENIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS Sponsored by Miss Thomas, eleven cheerleaders, headed by Enid Donovan, enlivened basketball and track season with colorful cheers, uniforms and shakers. Members ‘purchased special sweaters, skirts and pins to complete their attire. JUNIOR RED CROSS CLUB The preparation of seventeen Christmas food hampers for needy families was the first project of this newly-organized group this year. Later, a successful Valentine ' s Day Candy Sale was held which added Forty Dollars to the treasury, all of which was donated to worthy causes. Other projects carried out were: the collection of food premium coupons for the Red Cross, the making of nurse ' s schedule and fire-drill cards for all home rooms, and a canned food drive. The executive consisted of: President...Marilynn Mann Vice-President..William Sloane Secretary.Verna Schatz Treasurer.Joan Haden Teacher-Sponsor...Mr. Gish SENIOR HIGH MAJORETTES CLUB Under the sponsorship of Miss McDonald, and the training of the president, Roberta Smith, the three- member majorette group of 1956-57 advanced to a squad of eleven members. The club ' s activities for the year included performances at pep rallies, basketball games, the Gympede and the Track Meet. Bonnie Atkinson acted as secretary of the group. INTERSCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP To promote better Christian fellowship’ in the school is the purpose of the I.S.C.F., a newly- organized group at Bennett during the 1957-58 term. Consisting of approximately thirty members, this club has enjoyed such activities as talks, rallies and city-wide meets. The meetings were, opened by prayer, after which a member con¬ ducted a question and hurdle period. Mr. Pearson and Mr. Bell acted as club advisers, and Mr. Sharlow was the teacher-sponsor. The execu¬ tive members were; President...Sharon Halverson Vice-President . ' .Marylynn Shesk Secretary....Joan Jackson

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THE TERMINAL } M V.- j ) L. | Pa ge53 JUNIOR HIGH CHESS CLUB This club, which began during the first days of March, had twenty members and held meetings during the noon hours of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The member entrance fee of twenty- five cents enabled the club to buy two chess sets. A tournament was held before the school term expired. The executive members were: President.Leslie Bird Vice-President...Jack Stein Secretary-Treasurer..Brian Sykes Dollars at each one. This money was contr ibuted to the school fund. The club executive included: President.Walter Mesimann Secretary.Carol Johnson EQUIPMENT CLUB Providing sports equipment for the students at school during the noon hour was the main purpose of this club. JUNIOR HIGH MAJORETTES The Twirling Bees, a sixteen- member club sponsored by Miss Koefoedt did much to spark school spirit this term with their flashy uniforms and smart routines. President Lorraine Wade, club trainer, and the club members are to be commended for their contribution to school life. The boys who took turns handling and distributing the equipment were: Brian and Gordon Mi In, Larry Mathews, John Pifer, Bill Stien and Jeff Wilson. THE AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB Janet Brovender was vice-president and Gillian Mackenzie the treasurer. There were twenty-five fully and partly-trained operators in the Audio- Visual Club which was sponsored by Mr. Motture. LOST AND FOUND CLUB Sponsored by Miss Leggatt, the Lost and Found Club had eighteen members. This group had five Lost and Found Sales and collected about Five The club members learned iww to run and rewind a film, and how to set up and maintain the machines. In years to come, this club hopes to have one fully-trained member in each home room.

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THE TERMINAL P age ..55 Dinner Party in June. The purposes of the Press Club were to train students in writing, to acquaint students with the career of journalism, to keep the school informed of school happenings, and to build school spirit. SENIOR HIGH DANCE CLUB Jim Clark led a specially-chosen group of forty students in the weekly activity of the Dance Club. At one of the meetings Mrs. Ghitter came as a guest instructor. Under President Jim the club ' s aim was to promote social dancing among the student body. Mr. Jones was the sponsor of this school club. JUNIOR HIGH BOOSTER CLUB The main work of the Junior High Booster Club for this year was the arranging for pep rallies and for the sale of school beannies. Sponsored by Mr. Plaxton, the club was led by the president, Sharon Wilson. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The members of the Photography Club, headed by Mr. Ramsey, have spent many hours searching for interesting snaps of school activities. Every Friday the nine members met to develop pictures and discuss photography. SENIOR HIGH GLEE CLUB 0 ' Under the direction of Mr. Sem- kuley the Glee Club met on Wednesdays for part of the year. The programs featured semi-classical music, parti¬ cularly numbers from Oklahoma. SENIOR HIGH CHESS One of the quietest activities in the school, the Chess Club carried on its matches under the sponsorship of Mr. Gee throughout the year. In fact, almost any day you could find an avid chess fan hunched over the board and chess men in Room 301 LIBRARY CLUB With Miss Stubbe as teacher- sponsor, the Library Club has been active during 1957-58. In October a movie was shown, under the club ' s sponsorship, to buy magazines for the library. The entrance fee was ten cents. Student librarians went on duty after school when pupils were allowed to browse amona the books and make . . . exchanges. The officers were: President...Marilynn Mann Vice-President...Brian Plain Secretary.Eddy Schey Treasurer.Pat Froelich SCHOOL PATROLS The Junior High School Patrol has ended another year with flying colors. Sponsored by Mr. Plaxton and Mr. Vogel, the club was organized tinder three captains, seven lieutenants, two secretaries and a large number of patrolmen. Viscount students acknowledge, with gratitude, the services of this group to the school. Because of the faithful¬ ness of the members, there have been no traffic accidents outside Viscount Bennett School this year. !