Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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peanuts characters win safety contest Concerned with traffic safety, Louise Scheirer puts finishing touches on her bulletin board project. The obstacle course was designed to illustrate how to maneuver on highways under certain conditions. By Susan Kubik With the growing number of accidents, the cry for “a safe place to live has become uppermost in the minds of many adults and pupils. Whitehall students attempted to aid in the fight to make their township safer when they participated in a driver safety campaign headed by Edgar Bcidleman, driver training teacher. Throughout the month of February different activities were planned. The first was a homeroom bulletin board contest judged by James Heller, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of Traffic Safety. A ceramic owl, donated by The Owl staff, was presented to A'101. homeroom of Ray Erb, world cultures teacher. Peanuts characters giving various excuses after accidents had occurred was the winning theme. Guest speakers gave five minute talks throughout the week of February 16. They were Mr. Heller, Luther Gehringer, better known as Dopey Duncan, radio announcer who is active in racing and safety programs. Police Chiefs Victor Talotta of Whitehall and William Ballict of Coplay, and Clayton Northup, principal. Posters, made during the month by art and journalism students, were displayed in the halls. The local chapter of the American Automobile Association contributed many posters and stickers to the cause. Two wrecked cars, displayed in the school parking lot, were grim reminders to the students and passersby of what could happen if safety rules w ere not obeyed. The Owl also printed a two-page supplement concerning accidents and their causes and prevention. Attentively reading the rules of the road. Kevin Leshko learns how to become a better driver. Many similar signs were seen throughout the school to promote safe driving habits among the student body and faculty. 17 safety campaign

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r What's Your Excuse is the winning theme of the traffic safety contest. PEANUTS characters by Judy Marcin and Nancy Lubenetski with apologies to Charles M Schulz ' 1950. 1951. 1952. 1954. 1959. 1961. 1963. 1965. 1966 United Feature Syndicate. Inc. Exhibits pertaining to traffic safety were judged by James Heller, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of Traffic Safety. 16 safety campaign

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building program means progress By Lynne Davis Despite delays of all types, this year saw the opening of two new' buildings on the high school campus. Consisting of grades five through eight, the Middle School opened in February. Modern furnishings as well as total air conditioning made high school students wish they were a few years younger. Key personnel are now housed in the new administration building. Comfortable seats in the special room for school board meetings arc an added feature for observers. Disrupted classes were unavoidable as a new wing for the high school was begun. Noise from the machines and the dirt which was stirred up forced teachers to close windows. Hot, stuffy rooms and restless students resulted. All of the trouble was not in vain. Due to an increase in school enrollment, more classrooms and an additional cafeteria were a necessity while an expected observatory will enable a curriculum expansion in the science department. Located on the same campus as the high school, the administration building is a new addition. Modern equipment and furnishings provide a comfortable atmosphere for work as well as meetings. Viewing the high school from the front, it is difficult to believe the changes going on at the opposite end. An additional wing will increase and improve the present facilities by September. 1971. building program