West Springfield High School - Laurel Yearbook (West Springfield, PA)

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H Thls year we choose as our offlcers the followmg g1r1s Prestdent Vrcky Loader Vrce Pres1dent Lo1s Ward Secretary Helen Gee Treasurer Renalda Peterson Parl1amentar1an Nancy Sumner Hrstorran Coletta Wade for the Harvest Queen Contest We 1n1t1ated our new members November 17 W helped w1th the baskets for the needy We sponsored the cherry pre baktng contest January 21 Frrst plaoe was won by Betty Augustme and second place by Glerune Mrller F F The Future Farmers of Arner1ca has an enrollment of 28 members the offloers th1s year are Presxdent Donnre Brown Vrce Presrdent Denms Fosgurg Secretary Donme Butts Treasurer Morrxs Sh11ey Watch Dog Joe Bort Some of the act1v1t1es of the year were WattsburgFa1r Harrrsburg Farm Pro ducts Show Pennsylvama State Judgmg Contest F F A Basketball F F A Donkey Basketball The F F A boys have planned thetr project program for the summer The F F A boys have been seen on three televrston programs durmg the year F. . A. Coletta Wade represented our school inthe NorthwestPennsy1vania Livestock Association . . . . . e . . A. : I I . Q . ' I 1 I Q I : , ' ' z , . . , . ' . - g . . g n n n 9 o n u

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DRIVER TRAINING The second year has rolled around w1th thlrty one more sktlled drrvers com pletmg Beh1nd The Wheel Trammg W1th the ever lncreastng number of veh1c1es on the Amer1can roads today th1s course IS becommg one of the more practtcal courses offered 1n the currtculum of our lugh schools today Ftgures comp11ed by the Nat1onal Safety Counctl stattsucs show that students who have taken drtver tra1n1ng 1n htgh schools have better acc1dent records than those who d1dn t The students average exght hours behlnd the wheel Iralfllllg w1th th1rty s1x hours of classroom work for one year at Spr1ngf1eld I-hgh Mr Carson and the dual control car are ptctured at the left Thrs dual control car IS glven grams by Bates Motors Conneaut for the duratton of the school year Dr1ver s Tramer Mr Matthew Carson SAFETY PATROL 1954 1955 The Safety Patrol had tts frrst meeung September l'7 1954 1n wh1ch they elected Gary J osefow1cz as Patrol Capta1n The followxng posts were ass1gned to the members The functtons of the School safety patrol are To mstruct d1rect and control the members of the student body tn crossmg the street and htghways at or near school and to ass1st teachers and parents 1n the 1nstruct1on of school ch1ldren m safe pract1ces 1n the use of streets and hlghways at all ttmes and places It IS not the duty of the patrol to d1rect vehtcular trafftc Thts year the Safety Patrol meets two txmes a month on Wednesday mght Havmg act1v1t1es m the gym afterwards such as Basketball Volleyball and etc The Patrol attended a Cleveland Baseball game th1s sprmg 1n wh1ch all school patrols tn th1s d1str1ct were glven complementary passes Another f1rst th1s year ts that all acttve members on the safety patrol w1ll recetve block S ' The followmg were awarded Gary Josefowtcz Don Snyder Duane Sluley Louts Leonheart Robert Beecher R1chard Stoker Sam Peterson Lou1s Shrley Dav1d Hershelman At th1s t1me we w1sh to thank the students and faculty who have co operated wtth the Safety Patrol tn 1954 55 Griffey Store, the blinker at 6N-20, and in front of the school. Morning, Noon, Evening.