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

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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

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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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Highlights of the Year CContinuedj The Youth Activity Committee, under the direc Vern Allmendinger, has taken charge of the refreshment at all of the TAG dances. Most of the meetings were held in the library refreshments has been somewhat difficult because there kitchen on the second floor. This year the Board of Mrs. stand tion and serving was no of Education provided the money and a kitchen has been built in the room adjacent to the library. Our officers for the past year have been: Mrs. David Puchkoff, president, Mrs. K. W. Douglas, first vice-presidentg Dr. Glenn Thomas, second vice-president, Mrs. A. D. Stevenson, third vice-president, Mrs. Howard.Watts, secretary, Mrs. Leslie Beamish, treasurer, Mrs. Duane Vore, Chaplain, Mrs. Mable Nichols, historian. ' DANCES. Many Tag dances have been scheduled this year. There were the noon dances sponsored by the Student Cauncil which were well attended by the students. On every s Friday night, when it was possible, we had a Tag danc econd e. They were sponsored by different homerooms during the year. Re- freshments were served and devoured by the very eager hungry dancers. Stan Mains' Band played for both and the Spring Dances. We'll all remember with great dance decorations which Miss Penty's art classes made and the Christmas pride the for us. For the Hallowe'en Dance there was a witch in the middle of the gym. She was made out of black crepe paper, with straw hair and a mask for a face. She was bending over which had make-believe flames coming from it. On were streamers with witches and cats hanging from The decorations for the Christmas Dance, the Swingv, were very beautiful.. For the big picture orchestra a Santa Claus sped across the sky in his by his reindeer. Beneath them was a little town. a cauldron, the baskets them. USleigh-bell above the sleigh pulled Above the baskets were various pictures. Some were boys' and girls' faces and others were gifts on a Christmas tree. Snowfl akes hung from the baskets. Five or six snowmen stood around the gym. Blue sleighbells were passed out as souvenirs. Continued on Page 20 19