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Wednesday, April 18, 1956 JUNIOR POINTER Page Three Half-Million Dollar Gymnasium To Be Finished Here Next January If you have been wondering why those men have been dig ging up the athletic field be tween Junior and Senior High Schools, you may stop. They are breaking ground for a new half-million dollar gym nasium. Harmonious Design Contrary to popular belief the new gym will be like Junior and Senior High schools in materials and architecture. It will be made of cream brick and have archi tectural lines on the same order as the two schools. The gym is to be completed by January, 1957 and will cost approximately |450,000. Boys Physical Education Classes The new gym will be used for boys’ physical education classes and for the school athletic teams. The girls will then have the old gyms in both schools to themselves. This means that the boys’ intra mural program here may be car ried on at the new building. There fore the whole intramural program Carole Simeon and Keith Sedberry can be speeded up and more sports in intramural competition can be played. Ample Facilities The gym will consist of a lobby, two classrooms, boiler room, shower rooms, team rooms, balcony and main floor. The lobby, which is to face Ferndale Drive, is to be the main entrance. Seats 3600 A flight of stairs will lead from the lobby to the main floor where 3600 persons can be seated. The main building- will be 110 feet by 108 feet. On the main floor there will be two full basketball courts which may be used for other acti vities. Running across these two will be a larger exhibition court to be used for Black Bison games and other activities that require more space. Balcony Courts The balcony and main floor will both contain seats which fold against the wall and take up vei-y little space. The balcony will con tain two more full length courts which are concealed when the seats are unfolded. With four courts it will be possible for four games to be played at the same time. Many varied games and activi ties may be comfortably carried on. The new gym will be the scene of dancing, ping-pong, wrestling, basketball, vollyball and many other recreational activities. The new gym will give more fun, more activities and more re laxation to all students besides giving a better balanced and more varied athletic program. Boys of Homeroom 211 Tops The Entire School For Volleyball Contest Homeroom 211 conquered 105 for the intramural volley ball championship with a score of 39 to 26. Piloting 211 to victory were Keith Sed berry, John Kirkman, and Kendall Farlow. Sedberry showed his outstanding ability to spike the ball. Excellent teamwork on the part of 211 was displayed all during the game. For 105 Harry Gekas, Clifford Peele and Jim Fuller led their team against the on slaught of 211. The seventh grade champion ship was captured by 116 over 114 with a score of 37 to 27. Tom Gurley, Lee Cline, and Earl Hill iard of 115 sparked their team to victory. 115 displayed their ability to spike the ball and to return serves from 114. From 114 Jerry Linthicum, William Sheetz and Wayne Snider led their team a- gainst 115. Homeroom 105 walked over 204 with a high score of 42 to 26. On the slate for 105 was Harry Gekas, Jim Fuller, and Clifford Peele as outstanding players. Forward 204 was led by Bobby Mabe, Vernon Wicher, and Arnold Mann. Homeroom 211 stomped 210 for the ninth grade championship game with a very much varied score of 46 to 14. Kendall Farlow, John Kirkman, and Keith Sedberry headed 211 as they tripled the score of 210. Ronald Bundy, Wayne Har rison and Frank Desaix were the outstanding players for 210. 211 displayed excellent teamwork as they played against 210. Keith Sed berry stood out from the rest as he spiked the ball numerous times. Homeroom 105 defeated 115 for the seventh and eighth grade championship with a score of 29 to 23. Leading 105 were Tom Gurley, Lee Cline, and Earl Hill iard. Although 105 won, 115 was leading during the half by a slim margin. There are some facts about volleyball that are vei-y interesting. Only 38 games out of 39 homerooms were played this year. Out of those 38 games approximately 312 boys played. About 80 boys acted as scorers. Highest score recorded in Handball Handball is now underway for the school. The sidewalks are us ually crowded with handball^ en thusiasts every day during activity periods. The tournament is arrang ed by Coach Coi-rell and Miss Turner, school physical education teacher. Every room in school elects a handball representative for its room for both girls and boys. Then Miss Turner and Mr. Correll match the players against each other. The players get their matches off fifth and sixth periods. f *#*■* . ir i; "• -A ■-g#- Hi f Baseball Team Made For First Schedule Since Year of 1948 The High Point ninth and tenth grade baseball squad, coached by Ray Correll, was shut out 6 to 0 in their first game of the season. The team is composed of ninth and tenth grade boys mostly from Senior High School. The battery for High Point, Phillip Blair, pitcher, and George Hayworth, catcher, was backed up by firstbaseman Richard Kemp, secondbaseman Marvin Richards, and third baseman Bill Shirley. Roving the outfield for Correll was Bill Freeman, Ronald Stamey, and J. D. Dority. The bench is bolstered strongly by fly chaser, Charles Lovelace, and utility infielder, Alan Ben nett. Of the regulars, Richard Kemp and Marvin Richards are the heaviest hitters, while Phillip Blair and Myron Hayworth are top hurlers, according to Mr. Cor rell. The new team, which is the first baseball team for boys of Junior High School age level since 1948, will use the uniforms which ^rere bought new for the ’48 team. The team has five games re maining in the season, three of which are at home. The remainder of the schedule is as follows: April 13—R. J. Reynolds — Here April 16—Asheboro — Here April 19—Gray — There April 23—Asheboro — There April 30—Gi-ay — Here the volleyball season was made when homeroom 3 defeated 201 with a score of 69 to 18. Lowest score accounted for was when 211 beat 210 with a score of 45 to 14. The most common error noticed was boys playing the back row failing to set the ball up for those on the front row. A lot of boys really showed a lot of improve ment in volleyball, especially the seventh graders. Nearly all of the boys are looking forward to soft- ball. These are the girls of eighth grade room G. They won the school championship in volleyball. Seated, on first row are Marlene Cox, Caro lyn Peacock, Sbaron Loflin and Becky Oakley. Standing are Frances Tharpe, Myra Sharpe, Marilyn Cole, Judy Robertson. Girls of f^oom 6 Take Honors In Intramurel Volleyball Contest Diane Schmidley Free.Throw' Champs, Ping-Pong* Winners Are Announced Tom McConnell Howard Smith of room 208 and Jimmy Stephenson of room 3 won the free throw contest conducted by Coach Ray Correll. They each got 12 out of 20 shots. Leslie Mullins of room 6 and Kendall Farlow of room 211 were runners-up in the contest. They each got 10 out of 20 shots. Every boy who took gymn par ticipated in this event. The best from each room competed against each other and the champions of the school were found. This contest is conducted by Coach Ray Correll ecery year be cause free throws are becoming more and more important in the outcome of basketball games. Following the free throw contest was ping-pong. James Caldwell of room 3 won tb^ contest and Lewia_Bis*»t of room 118 was the runner-up. This contest was also open to all who took gym. Knocking point after point over the net room 6 snared the school championship in girls’ volleyball to defeat room 6 by a score of 40 to 16. The game belonged to room 6 all the way with a 28-6 score in their favor at half-time. Becky Oakley cored 19 points for her team, room 6. Marlene Cox had seven points and Frances Tharp nine points. Even though Becky had an injuried leg, she played ex ceptionally well. For room 5, Sandra Spell and Audrey Slate made most of the points. Each scored five. This was the second time room 5 had played for the school championship. The first was in basketball against 208. Eighth Grade Championship Peppering 214 with a 20 point lead, the girls of room 6 turned the tables and captured the eighth grade championship game with a score of 60-30. Becky Oakley, Frances Tharp scored the winning- points that saved the day for room 6, v/hich was behind most of the game. In 214 Mary Ruth Williams and Joyce Burton were outstanding. They scored most of the points for their team. Seventh Grade Championship Pouring point after point over the net, room 6 drowned 101, 62-26 when it captured the seventh grade intramural championship for the second time. The first time it was basketball. Annette Chambly scor ed 20 of the 52 points for her team 6. Lyndia Williard scored 11. Martha Johnson and Becky Brad- ner of 101 scored most of the 26 points their team got. Ninth Grade Championship In a game not full period length, room 210 overtook 207 for the ninth grade championship in volleyball. The scoi-e was 31-20. Brenda Gray scored eight points for her team. Most of the scoring was made on serves. Semi-finals In a vain try at winning the eighth and ninth grade champion ship, room 210 was swamped by room 6 by a 46-40 point lead. Once again room six proved its ability to forge ahead. Frances Thorpe and Marlene Cox were outstanding in this game, scoring most points. The past few months have seen quite a bit of activity at the out side basketball court during the three lunch periods. Play begins when a boy checks the ball out of Coach Correll’s office and brings it out to the court. At this point a riot breaks loose, resembling, in intensity, the ones now raging in Cypress. A 9 to 4 victory for Room 216 over Room 117 began the softball intramural program. Softball games will be played fifth and sixth periods until the winning team from each grade is found. From then on, each day, one game will be played until the school champions are found. Home-Ru me-Kumormg Joyce Groome Womanless Wedding .... .... of room 102 featured Bill Davis as the beau tiful , blushing bride for Jerry Beck, the lucky groom. Jerry Peal, the preacher, conducted the wedding which had been pre pared by six boys for the home room program. Howard Hicks made his debut as the flower girl. Best man was Kennard p’razier while Douglas McAllister was dressed as the bride’s maid. New Style .... . . . was shown by Glenda Griffith of 217 when she found herself in the embarrassing situa tion of being in school wearing one brown loafer and one black one. International Friends .... .... are being Hawaiian students will soon re ceive a book containing interest ing information about life in High Point. The book consists of letters, maps, snapshots and drawings. A brown and white color scheme is used through the book. An aerial view of High Point drawn by Martha Wampler is on the cover. Others helping with the work are Mary Muckeofuss, D^naree CarmichaeK Johnny Cummings, Philip Owgjis, Patsy Smith, Kath- rj[n . Saw.yftr)—Linda Ester, Diarm Frazier, Judy SmitK and Setty Lewis. ■■ This work is being done in con nection with .lunior Red Cross activities in High Point. Through the International School Corres pondence the students received a book from a Hawaiian community.
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