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Physical Education

Provides Recreation

Hot locker rooms, sweaty bodies, and them to have fun.”
sore muscles were usually synony­
mous with physical education, but at Although the P.E. department still
Pine Crest P.E. was a fun and kept the basic sports, a new approach
creative class. to exercise through dance was
introduced to the girls’ curriculum.
“Physical education is not a rigid “Grace, body control, and an exer­
program; it is more of a pass/fail cise program are all combined in a
situation. We tried to make classes as routine set to music,” said Mrs. Ann
recreational as possible and to adapt Rousseau, the girls’ P.E. instructor.
the program to the students' inter­
ests,” stated Mr. Gus Bell. “Recently, Mrs. Betsy Matheney enjoyed the
we had the boys out playing lawn diversity of the P.E. program. “Each
darts!” Mr. Bill Munsey, department year, I do something with a different
chairman, added, “Because of the group of kids. This year, the classes
toughness of the school curriculum, were very enthusiastic.”
physical education should be fun. It
gives the students a chance to If one idea typified the program, it
exercise their physical capacity after was the fact that a source of
using their mental capacity all day. recreation for both girls and boys was
We wanted the students to learn the provided. Freshman Alexandra
games, the rules, and how to be good Green commented, “My favorite P.E.
spectators, but mostly we wanted activity is football!”

A GROUND BALL is hit by Ricky Morales CHECKING his roll book, Coach Gus Bell sits
during a third period softball game on the field in his office before joining his students on the
behind the boys’ dorm. softball field.
AFTER CLASS Keigo Taniguchi puts his gym
clothes back into his locker in the boys’ locker
room.

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