Wayzata High School - Wayako Yearbook (Wayzata, MN)

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Builds Body Co-ordination into two groups with one section coining to class on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other on Tuesdays and Thursday. The freshmen girls were introduced to archery and thus the tumbling, track, and field units were omitted. 'lire sophomore girls were taught a bod}’ conditioning unit for the first time. The archery and body conditioning units were then continued until graduation. Physical education will be taught on an elective basis next year for the juniors and seniors. Health, of course, will be omitted entirely for juniors and seniors during the 1960-61 school year. Many more students than there will be room for in the physical education classes next year have indicated that they desire to take it as an elective. By the time that students graduate from Wayzata High they have a greater respect for their own body, what it is able to do. and have the habit of keeping it at its best. We enjoy many activities and are able to do them well enough to use in our leisure times. Because we learn to recognize and appreciate good performance in many activities, we should get pleasure out of watching top | crformcrs the rest of our life. Under the expert direction of Mr. Bill Manning. Wayzata’s Athletic Director and Physical Education Coordinator — Mrs. Beverly Kbbccke, Mrs. Norma Skillc. Miss Betty Johnson, Mr. Richard Buck, and Mr. Jim Graven, our physical education clcasscs provided the opportunity to participate in and learn the background of select activities. For this, the students arc and should be eternally grateful. Don't be too hard on her!” Sandy Winter, Judy Iverson, and Mrs. Skillc This Jump'll settle the difference.” Miss Johnson, Jar. :ce K.immon. and Mary Woolcott With the heel of your hand ' Mrs Ebbccke, Sue Bauer, Judy Feser. and Elizabeth Scherer Page Twenty-Seven

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 Up. Up. and away. Mr. Buck. Tom Bedell. George Johnson. Leo Sullivan. Dave Coals. Dan Campbell. Dave Anderson, and Pat MeGrain. Emphasison Individual Sports 'Hie importance of physical education is being stressed more and more each day by the powers of the world. 'Hie Olympic games have emphasized the fact that the world not only watches the scientific and cultural advancements that the nations arc making, but it also keeps an eye on the advances in athletics and physical education. For this reason alone, physical education plays an important part in the school curriculum. The physical education department has five main objectives. 'Ibc first is to develop physical fitness, power, endurance. balance, and stamina. The second is sportsmanship where the need and respect of rules, responsibility and consideration of others is learned. Third, the skills of knowing how to play different games were taught so that they could be used in later life for recreation. Fourth, the plying skills such as safe-landing, dodging, proper lifting, and good safety rules were exercised. Last, but not least, was the acquisition of good health habits where fine health ideals and attitudes were learned. The main difference between the girls’ and boss’ departments was that the girls started out in junior high with team sports and then advanced later to the individual sports that they might later enjoy, such as, badminton, trampoline, tennis, golf, and archery, while the boys played the same team sports all the way through. The seventh graders were initiated into the previously taught six-year course in physical education by starting to play ficldball. vollcvball, basketball, and badminton for the girls sports while the boys learned apparatus, tumbling, wrestling, basketball, and skating skills. In the eighth grade the schedule was much the same with the addition of soccer for the girls and archery for the boys. The seventh and eighth graders were this year divided C’mon now. I that really the way It happened? Mr. Man- “And then Dean, you bring 'cr In here. Mr. Graven ning and Doug Heffner Nick Schoen and Dean Korsgren Page Twenty-Six

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 No. she's not overweight.” Miss Dills. Hal Widston. Dennis McLain and Lois Buranen Counter-acting Forces Offer Don't look so skeptical.” Mr. Schafer and Delores Sullivan Page Twenty-Eight Additional Services Probably one of the most popular persons in the Special Services department is Miss Elizabeth I 'Jills, the school nurse, for she seems to receive the most visitors. Every hour, students parade into her office stating that something is wrong with them. She then has to decide whether or not they really arc sick, whether or not they should go home, and what it is that thev have. After having decided these things, she deals with them in the proper manner. But outside of these actual nursing duties, she provides other services to the whole student body whether sick or not. All students arc given an excellent hearing test and are also checked yearly on their height and weight. Also under her guidance, many of her student helpers obtain some knowledge and experience in the field of nursing. Striving to prevent further highway mishaps by teaching students how to drive with proper habits is Mr. Keith Schafer, our driver training instructor. Each hour, he takes a couple of prospective licensed drivers out to learn the techniques of driving in the new white 1960 Chevrolet. At first they practice on the outlying roads, but as they become more proficient they drive all around Wayzata. As they do this. Mr. Schafer makes sure that all the hard turns, stop signs and lights, and am other traps are not missed. Finally the big day arrives, and each student takes the license test. If the student passes the test, he becomes a product of Mr. Schafer’s and quits the instructions. Through his guidance, students arc able to learn the proper way to drive.