Jesse Halpern Marta Hamilton Adam Hane Matthew Hanning Janette Hardin Daniel Harpster l\athan Hartswick
April Hayes Andrea Hazel Lisa Heiss AmberHenry Brian Hensal Bren11an Herr Benjamin Hershey
Mellissa Hettich Joshua Hettinger Scott Hicks-Homan Sarah Hilton Melissa Hintosh Abigail Hippely Jennifei- Hoffman
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J by Abby Faulkner State College was one of the few schools in the area to actually have a swimming pool on site, a thus the pool was almost always in use. The school utilized the pool during the school day by providing swimming lessons for students throughout the district. The gym curriculum required all ninth graders to take swimming as part of their Physical Education course for five weeks out of the school year. The unit, which took place during the first three months of school, covered basic areas of swimming such as stroke review and development. Mrs. Ann Infield, one of the swimming instructors, believed, "We are fortunate to have the natatorium, since it exposes all students to the lifetime sport of swimming." However, for many freshmen the most enjoyable parts of their study were the non-conventional water activities. Honors gym student Bethany Baumbach commented, "I enjoyed the swimming unit as a whole, but water basketball, boating, and learning to snorkel were the highlights." Nicole Smalley affirmed the opinion: "I enjoyed the different activities we
did and the fun we had doing them." Ninth grade students, however, did not always appreciate the fact that they had the opportunity to swim. They had a variety ofopinions about the program and its varied aspects, including the" fun" activities. Tara Wimmer voiced her dissatisfaction with the program: "I liked the exercise that I got from the program, butI didn't like the games and activities we did." Jeff Fine commented, "I thought it was good exercise, but it was really difficult to swim in the middle of the school day." Another freshman, Courtney DeMicco, felt that "there was not nearly enough time to change afterwards." For students who thought they did not have enough time to change, the added stress of having to cross the street to get to the next class in the South Building simply compounded the dissatisfaction with the class. Although many ninth graders found that swimming in school sometimes was an inconvenience, they agreed that in the end the lessons were interesting and beneficial.
Swimming Classes Keep Freshmen
Afioat GOING N OWHERE. Treading water, Kim Steinacker practices the lesson of the day. For some freshmen, the swimming course material was new, while for others it was a review. Photo by D.Libcn路Ntr-芦11
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