W K Kellogg Junior High School - Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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Highlights of the Year fContinuedj , N , play and sportsmanship. Earlier in the year, all of the members of GAA chose officers to help Mrs. Olson with the man affairs pertaining to GLA. They were: Kay Morris, president, Suzy Dick, vice-president, Nicola Sheppard,'secretary5 and Lela Mitchell, treasurer. They helped keep records of the points won by the girls. The awards in GAA are similar to the awards given in BAA. For a felt letter, you must have one hundred points. For a chenille letter, you must have two hundred points. If you earn more than two hundred points, you receive a gold pin. These awards were presented at a special assembly at the end of the year. CHEERLEADING. One thing a junior high needs is several cheerleaders. 'WL K. is no exception in this field. we had fifteen cheerleaders this year and they did a fine job of raising the basketball team's morale. The ninth grade cheer- leaders were: Carroll Cross, Phyllis Grant, JoAnne Bonessa, Mary Joyce Mahoney, Alice Frisbie, Sue Stoudinger and Stephanie Kulp. One pep assembly was held during the year. Kathy All- mendinger, the president of the Pep Squad, organized all the W. K. spectators at the games. ASSEM LIES. we had some excellent assemblies this year. The McCrea Marionettes presented UThe Legend of Sleepy Hollowug Terry Golden, a ballad singer, gave a program of American folk songsg Burt Shurtleff, author and sportsman, talked on Wwe Learn to Writen. nManners and Personalityn was the subject ' chosen by John Dollavaux. His assembly program was informative as well as interesting. ' ' The music department, both vocal and instrumental, have presented some fine programs this year. The band gave two assemblies, the orchestra one and the choral groups two. .Many seasonal programs were given in the auditorium. The science class under the direction of Mr. Mcxay gave a science assembly. A safety promotion program was given. Mr. Labaree was the moderator for a group discussion on safety. At this time ' Continued on Page 18 A M

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Higalights of the Year Kllontinuedj The seventh and eighth grade had a good squad too. They didn't come through with a winning record, but many of their games were fairly close. The regular squad consisted of Scott Orr, Brent Willson, Doug Sackett, Leroy Tisdell, Ivan Ranger, Brick Storslee and Dick Osborne. SWIMMING. Llthough the swimming team took third place in the All-City swimming meet, we are exceptionally proud of them. It was a very close scoring event all the way and we lost out by a small margin. W. K. took eight first places to top both Southeastern and Southwestern, but bowed out in the relays. Southeastern was first with 113, Southwestern was second with 109, and W. K. third with 105. The swimming team was coached by Mr. Vydareny. Some outstanding swimmers of the team wercg Gordon Hjortaas, Alec Borden, Bill Clawson, Mickey Franklin, Bob Morris, Mike Reed, George Manusos, and our diver, Ron Roberts. INTRAMURAL. The intramural program, coached by Mr. Vydareny and Mr. Stone after school , and Mr. Blackburn, at noon, was very successful. The boys participated in a variety of sports, such as touch football, basketball, volleyball and softball. Awards were given to all boys that took part in the program, based on the point system. Those with one hundred to two hundred twenty five points received a felt letter, two hundred twenty five to three hundred fifty points, a chenille letter, and three hun- dred fifty points or more , a gold pin, which is the highest award. GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. This year has been a busy one for girls who participated in the GAA activities. First on the 5 agenda was volleyball. There was a ninth grade team and a seventh and eighth grade team combined. 'Ihe Playday was- held in W.K.'s gymnasium and many girls from the junior high schools took part. Basketball came later in the season and again teams were chosen to represent W. K. The girls went over to Southeastern for their Playday and had loads of fun with the other girls. In the spring time softball and swimming dominated the scene for the girls' sports. All of the sports taught girls fair Continued on Page 17 16

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Highlights of the Year Cflontinuedl t awards were presented to three pupils for the posters done in connection with safety week. Berlien Palmiter received first prize, Jchnson Coleman second, and Penny Graham third. Some pep' assemblies were held before the games. Several worthwhile movies such as the one on narcotics were shown during the year to the entire student body. PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. The W. K. Parent- Teachers Association has had a very successful and rewarding year. We are proud of the establishment of the Glenn Thomas Fund for needy students: This fund administered by the coun- selors and the principal, gave financial aid to pupils who needed it. ' ' This year we attained a membership of three hundred twenty six and most of these were active members. It was these mem- bers who responded so wonderfully to our requests for cokes, candies and cookies for the Fiesta Follies and other school functions. October was a busy month. We had a tea for room-mothers and teachers, and we sponsored the Hallowe'en Dance. This was a huge success as evidenced by the fact that the guests con sumed twenty two gallons of cider and forty two dozen doughnuts We were gratified by the attendance at our meetings. 'Ihe largest, of course, was our Open House, in November. Approxi- mately seven hundred heard our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Harry Davidson, speak on American Education Week . In January, we had another fine meeting. Mr. Ben Ashlschwede, the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, used as his topic 'Meeting the Needs of Junior High Students . Dr. Stewart Armitage, the guest speaker at our March meeting, discussed Fathers are Parents Too . The Trumpeter, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Daniel Simrod with Mrs. William Mayfield assisting, has been written and mailed to all W. K. parents several times during the year to acquaint them with the activities of the W. K. group. Continued on Page 19 18