Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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GIRLS' HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM The female population of Walt Whitman Junior High prides itself in an excellent program of health education. In the gym the girls learn volleyball, punchball, deck ten- nis, and overtake. Basketball is taught in the ninth grade. Calisthenics include thrusts, sit-ups, and push-ups. The routines conform to requirements of the P.S.A.L. League which also sets high standards for the boys a Mrs. Nonas, Mrs. Bauman, and Miss Lineal are the teachers in charge of the Girls' Health Education Program. Girls in the program may join clubs. The seventh grade has a punchball clubg the eighth and ninth grades, a leaders club. Mrs. Nonas, of the Leaders Club, has a squad of twenty-five. They meet Mon- a faculty adviser This year an award for excel lence in the field of Health Education goes to Laura Rowland of class 9-1. She, too, is a member of the Leaders Club. In the Leaders Club are: Laura Rowland 9- Donna Grauer 9- Arlene Harris 9-12 Carol Swank 9-12 Zinnia Steinhauer 9-12 Karen Dicks 9-12 Linda Elliot 9-12 12 12 12 5 12 12 Sharon Urist 9- Trudy Font 9- Maxine Milstein 9- janis Mostow 9- Linda Reifenkugel 9-2 Francine Lomansky 9-2 Dina Gratz 9-1 Karen Monchick 9-1 Rita Solar 8-6 Janet Sonnenstein 8-3 days and Thursdays in the gym. EXCEPTIONALS - - - 3'5 -'El- - Qualifications for the Leaders 3 2-na ?1n 7 8 Club include an A in conduct Shella Ralnffs 7 '8 and a teacher recommendation. ShefY1 Karl!-U 7-7 T... X X f' 9, 5 K ,Ox 0 .1 ?1 H , l X , yn, xgqgf g I if l Q? 71252 I ' -,- -.-Q rf :'f'?f . VMVZ: i2'i'.'.-I 'Y' ' . . 'ft?!-'J'-1' E UMC: nf fl f 1' i lffil nf ,g 3, T ' NX Y e I,.,.g' ,f if -1-l' Q, 1' ' JAM O 1 A 5 ' 7 1 , R-EMvuw 86

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-BOY'S HEALTH EDUCATIQN PROGRAM This year's health education program had been one of the best in the history of Walt Whitman Junior High School. Under the superior supervision of Mr. Cassuto, Mr. Barber, Mr. Altshuler, and Mr. Goldberg, our boys receive the very best train- ing in physical fitness, sports, and the art of sportsmanship. The boys follow the P.S.A.L. program and the new physical fitness plan sponsored by Pre- sident Kennedy. Under the P.S.A.L program, the boys receive HAH and HBH awards according to their excellence in certain gymnastic fields. The boys are taught basketball, stunts, tumbling, volleyball, track and field. Football is re- served for the ninth grade boys exclusively while the eighth t grade boys receive instruction in soccer. If any boy wishes to join a school athletic team, there is a choice of varsity basketball and varsity baseball. Walt Whitman plays various other schools in these two sports. In May there is a track and field day in which many of our boys participate. This year Mayor Wagner sponsored an invi- tational meet. After-three-o'clock-school- activities are still a vital part of sports at Walt Whitman Junior High. Boys can play and practice under the expert supervision of a competent supervisor who is always on hand especially for interclass events. It is easy to see the male half of our school is taught physical fitness and athletics quite well. Girls! Look around. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you see! Sandi Miller f! 87