Wilkes Central High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (North Wilkesboro, NC)

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Healthy minds and bodies . | geet Leah ss Coach Hoffman enthusiastically instructs his P.E. class in the finer points. Of all the nerve! I put forth a big effort and the ball drops. es eee Warm-up exercises in the “Y” gym occupy this freshman physical education class.

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A thousand or more lunches, ready and piping hot, must be prepared and served to the endless line of students for an hour and a half each day of the school weeks. The long halls must be swept clean of the thousands of muddy or dusty footprints, and light bulbs must be in each switch of every classroom. Some- one must answer the phone and record the bank bal- ance for the inner office. These tasks, and a multitude of others, occupy the » members of the cafeteria staff, the custodians, and the | office secretary. Their efforts provide the services Dec- Because of immaculate conditions and tasty food, students enjoy meet- ) essary for the smooth functioning of a day at Wilkes ing and eating with friends, even though the line is a heartbreaker. | Central. makes days efficient Plates are served as students pass i n front of the counter for their food. A smile, and, when necessary, the correct change and sympathetic understanding, greet each student in the lunch line. Recognition is due to our cooks, the ladies and men who, efficiently and with much care, prepare our meals.

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are achieved in P. E. “One, two, three, left,” chants a class of freshmen girls or boys during warm up exercises in the gym. Girls in white jump suits dart across the court as a group of freshman play a fastpaced game of bas- ketball or speed ball. Boys in blue shorts and grey shirts make several laps around the track field in early spring or test their skills in a game of base- ball. Advanced physical education students pursue knowledge beyond the fundamentals of games and aid in freshman P.E. classes. On alternate days the emphasis switches from physical activity to instruction in the basic struc- tures and functions of the human body. This, com- bined with the program of physical activity, ac- complishes the goal of the health and physical education department—the development of each student’s physical and mental fitness potential. Through co-operation with colleges, a health class gains additional infor- mation from a student teacher. Basketball develops dexterity that is necessary for today’s youth.