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toe st0uffv1lu iribum ibumhy noember 25 1963 race j courses courses are manv ami varied in hie new occupations classes conducted in the recently com pleted addition of stouffville hist high school pictured here shirley mantle 15 seated is the model for a practice hairdo applied by margaret rhoenix 15 lynda ilcise 16 right works on the head of a waxen image staft n0 norma marsh man 15 threads her scwinsr machine sew lug is only one of several courses girls occupations instruc tress is mrs e sevan staff photo the new occupations room has a kitchen thats modem in every detail pouring coffea here is bettyann gray 16 the two student are lynda helse 16 and galo goudie 15 staff photo clerking anil pricemarking acquires training and this too is part of the study course working in a typical store are norma marsh man 15 left and colleen bramham 16 staff thoto the boys occupations also provide many different courses brian davis 16 left and gerry bobitaille 15 show their mechanics skills on this truck van staff photo knowledge or are welding is provided un dcr the instruction or staff teacher mr e me ican students working here are jim ogar 15 left and alan vague also 15 staff photo practical occupations course for 22 grade 9 students stouffville there is really nothing special about grade 9a they are just an other class that makes up the population of stouffville district high school its an average size grade twentytwo students 14 boys and eight gills and yet it is different the twentytwo students in grade 9a are taking a twoyear special occupations course de signed to assist them in obtain ing jobs when school is com pleted these are students who were unable to complete grade eight and were transferred into high school these same stu dents who until this year had to go to uxbridgc to receive the same training these are stu dents who caused stouffville district high school to add two new rooms to their present building and those are stu dents who deserve an education just like anyone else the special occupations course gives 22 teenagers an other chance without it society would draw t hoi r fate for them no education no job their regular school day is divided into two parts halt the time in practical shops and the other half in academic stu dies in the latter they receive instruction in english history geography mathematics physi cal education and guidance the two new rooms are prac tically in themselves a small town in the girls division there is a restaurant a hospital room a beauty salon a store a kitchen and a sewing room each section has been construct ed based on an actual business the subjects include short- order cooking and restaurant services home and hospital nursing beauty culture mer chandising sewing and cooking the students work in the best surroundings the rooms are bright and cheery welllit and wellequipped the boys will receive basic knowledge in welding building construction and carpentry small engine work and automo bile service their shop is sep arated into a number of sections each part having a special pur pose the addition which extended the rear of the building was started in march and should have been completed during the summer vacation period how ever due to a shortage of mate rials the two new rooms were only available for occupancy in early october a few minor items have still not been com pleted and workmen are finish ing them up now the rear doors were moved when the extension was started to the south side of the present building an extended driveway was built enabling cars to enter the shop on the north side being the initial year for the course instruction is provided for grade 9 students only the two qualified instructors are mrs e bevan and mr e mc lean the students are together for the academic studies taught by air mclean then separated for the practical work this gives the class only two main teach ers where other grade nines may have seven or eight there is also a separate instructor for physical education and guid ance i specialize in second year the shop options in grade 9 are many and varied to give the students a taste of the available jobs in the second year they can choose perhaps two or three of the options and specia lize in them if after easter of the second year they have a position lined up they will he permitted to leave school early also in the second year the students may be placed un a bus iness for a week to give them actual on thespot training this is just a suggestion and to date it is not sure whether the idea will be developed upon completion of their two year term tite students will re ceive a certificate of training which is issued by the depart ment of education on it will be stated the practical subjects in which the student has been suc cessful there is no separation be tween 9a and the rest of the school they partake in all extra curricular activities and do their fair share of added work around the school there is no special treatment shown them except their classes are slightly different and it gives them op portunities that they otherwise would iot enjoy mr duxbury principal of stouffville district high school summed it up when he said theyre just another grade nine class like all the rest apprehension and pride described in valedictory address by barbar howard one of tiie features of the stouffville district high school commencement exercises was the valedictory address deliver ed by grade is graduate and honour s t u d e p t barbara howard five years of high school experience are summed lip as follows tonight the graduating class of 65 gathers together for the last time in this familiar build ing stouftville high has been our second home for the past five years we have come a long way together when we entered the school as wideeyed grade mners its first addition had just been completed there were fifteen rooms including a gymnasium and a cafeteria it seemed frighteningly large and over powering even then we were certain we would never master the layout of those fifteen rooms somehow we managed though we were late for a few i classes initiation was a day we markham scholarship winners honoured friday might kristino burkholdcx kenneth edwards john edcccomba beth lyon stephen schroeter anticipated with dread and ap prehension members of the committee lurked in every cub byhole and doorway ready to pounce on us with demands to run around the school twenty times or to roll a peeled onion down the hall with our noses after we had given such ample evidence of our undying allegi ance and devotion to the wine and white we were accepted as fullfledged members of the stu dent body we plunged into ac tivities and studies with enthusi asm and determination there were club meetings dances foot ball and basketball games oper etta and choir rehearsals and most important those hours of classes homework and study the years went by so quickly one two three and we were in grade twelve admiring the changes in the school our beau tiful new auditoriumgymnasi um had been completed along with a new library and four more classrooms yes stouff ville high was expanding rapid ly and we were growing with it those tiny motes of sand con tinued to trickle by unnoticed and before we knew it we were seniors grade 13 the year to end all years there was more work than it seemed possible for one person to handle the constant pressure made us hover on the brink of insanity it was our eleventh hour but i can honestly say and i am sure my classmates will agree that grade 13 was the most re warding year of our high school career the singleness of pur pose the challenge of the work encouraged greater comrade ship we entered school activities with extra enthusiasm knowing it was our last year under the wine and white we put a large portion of ourselves into grade 13 tonight we have it returned a hundred fold even as we come back this evening only five short months since we left we notice the changes that have been made stouffvihs high now offers not if s valedictorian barbara howard only general and commercial courses but a technical option as well still another addition has just been finished giving the necessary technical facili ties the school has changed but our memories of it will not how can we forget the night our spartans won the basket ball championship in this very gymnasium how can we for get our infinite discussions of infinity in mr mercers math classes the storm raised by the question of school uni forms the rehearsals and staging of our two operettas hms pinafore and the pirates of penzance how can we jorget our contin ual complaints about the moun tains of work in grade 13 how can we forget our feelings when we opened those envelopes last august now with these memories fast in our minds we must look to the future the class of 65 must now split up each to follow his own chosen path whether it be business teachers college nursing or university but it is not goodbye john bonne reminds us that each individual has a function to ful fill upon which all of society is dependent in other words we all will be pulling together no matter how far we are apart he says no man is an island entire of himself every man is a piece of the continent a part of the main any mans death diminishes me because i am involved in mankind and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls lor thee even though we will no longer function together as a class wc will each be an inter acting part of the greater whole stouffville high has prepared us well for this step into the future yes we have come a long way together thank you stouffville high we will never forget you