Whitesboro High School - Chegaquatka Yearbook (Whitesboro, NY)

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School ls Gut at 3115! SM But do we rush home or out to play? Not at W. C. S. It's too much fun at stay after school. . Every student has the privilege of participating in one or more extra curricular activities. These activities are sponsored by faculty members during the activity pe- riod f3:31-4:25j. Special bus transportation is provided for bus riders who wish to stay in school and take part. On many days more students remain in school for ac- tivities than go home when regular classes are dismissed for the day. What do you see, john? Joh Lubey and Esther Hodge gaze thru microscopes while Arlirie Prendergast and Betty Hoag pre pare some new slides. The micro scopers are under the supervision of Miss Cassidy. fRight.j Oh fudge! And it's good t ' Miss Brown supervises her Chef's Miss I.uckey's Senior History Club as they stir sift mix and Club is busy gathering material on cook up a mixture of something the History of Whitestoxvn. You or other. Anyway, it certainly can find their file of this valuable smells good. QThe photographer material in the library. It's really tell us it tasted good too. Below ght

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Five members cooperate in flash- ing an important shot. fAboveJ QFFICIAL PHCTQGR PHERS ma CHE-GA-Qu T-KA The Camera Club was started in September, 1938 under direction of John A. Knutty, head of the Science Department. Its members learn to take, develop, print and enlarge pictures. Although Mr. Knutty took most of the pictures in this book, these boys were of in- valuable assistance to him. ' peftel, Vernon Kessler and Edgar Hughes work at developing in the dark room. fI.eft.j Philip Dumka and Kenneth Broadhurst make big ones out of little ones. The club has made some nice enlargements and plans -in raking a few prizes. fRight.j

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MUS Music is one of the most popular subjects in school. The Music Department is comparatively new but un- der the leadership of Messers. Schnell, Paskevich and Sautter has achieved considerable success. We present herewith a few of the music highlights of 1938-39. The smartly uniformed fifty-live piece band, now in its tsecond year, has won new laurels. Going from the beginners Class D ro the highly competitive Class B, they this year won 1 rating at the sectional contest and went on to the state finals. W. A. Schnell, music supervisor, directs the band. CRight.J The surprise party-and were proud of 'em. The chorus that unheralded, won the top honors in the music contest at Ilion. They sing almost as well as they look -almost. Mr. Schnell directs this group and Mr. james Sautter is accompanist. QLeft.j Mr. Wttltei' Paskevich lets the or- chestra rest between numbers. It seems nice to be able to loaf a few minutes after all the hard work of practicing for the dis- trict contest. The orchestra jumped this year from Class D to Class B. and boy. was competition keen! fAbove.j The junior Band has a rehearsal. This organization of Wed say this was the percussion section of Mr. Pas- Young musicians develop fast. Barton Bridge warms up about thirty members makes public appearances rarely kevich's elementary school orchestra were it not for that his fiddle before the combined elementary school orches but works diligently nevertheless to gain experience. trombone. This orchestra composed of Yorkville and tras make an appearance before the P. T. A. in the high Membership for at least one year is necessary before Whitesboro grade schoolers'made its first public ap- school auditorium. one may play in the regular band. Mr. Paskevich is pearance at the April meeting of the P. T. A. and was director. ' deyfnilely good. .. V