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THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In September the junior high was a departmentalized seventh and eighth grade
school. Since then the junior high under the capable leadership of Mr. Goulet and
his corps of teachers has traveled a long ways towards the goal of a unified junior
high with diversified studies and activities
Mr. Goulet has during the course of the year instituted the following important
things: (1) Organized clubs to be held each Thursday for a half hour. Mr. Goulet
took charge of the Archery Club; Miss Amy Smith, of the Camp Fire Girls; Miss
Albright, of the Dramatics Club; Miss Pitthan, of the Girls' Athletic Club; Mr. Pal-
mer, of the Aviation Club; Miss Bradley, of the Home Economics Club; Miss Tink-
ham and Miss Symons, of the Assembly group.
The Archery Club has made its equipment and established target practice. The
Camp Fire Girls have held a rummage sale and fitted a small room in the junior
high building for the girls to use as their own. The Aviation Club has stimulated
interest in aviation, in making planes and has held several meets within its own
group. The Dramatics Club has given several plays, one was for the January gradu-
al ion exercises, and has undertaken the restoration of the auditorium as such iri the
junior high. Home Economics Club stressed the planning of meals and of parties.
The Girls' Athletic Club has given the girls an opportunity for home craft work.
The Assembly group takes care of all pupils who do not wish to do club work.
(2) An organized weekly assembly with occasional group singing. (3) An
organized system for handling textbooks. ( 4) Established a detention room three
nights a week to take care of children who are not keeping up their work. ( 5) Or-
ganization of a Safety Committee. ( 6) Weekly Junior High notes for the paper.
(7) Organization of a Junior Scholarship Society. (8) Ability grouping in the
eighth grade. (9) Immediate check-up on absentees.
Two departments which Mr. Goulet has hopes to see doing more work next year
are the music and art. Mr. Palmer has charge of the music. Thirty-five pupils have
begun the study of some instrument this year. The junior high has a band and an
orchestra of its own. The seventh and the eighth grades have a varied program of
group singing, music appreciation, history of music, theory of music, and have had
music contests within their groups. The art classes have done some excellent model-
ling in soap, basketry work, and models of cars and aeroplanes.
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