Page 31 - CBA 1985 YEARBOOK

It’s an hour by bus — not counting the transfer — they often don’t get home until after six o’clock — and they still stay after school. Extra help? No. Detention? No. Then what? It’s one of the eight or so extra-cur­ ricular activities which occupies the attention of many CBA students in the late afternoon. Often, there aren’t even immediate rewards to receive for all this effort. Yearbook doesn’t come out until May. There is no guar­
antee that Forensics will produce a trophy. And Mock Trial doesn’t even get hands on experience until they’ve been practicing their case. New this year is The Fellowship of Christian Athletes which dares transcend peer pressure and discuss religious is­ sues.
What draws students to these ac­ tivities which are admittedly less glamorous than sports? Well, one fac­
tor is the large number of athletes who participate in activities during their off season. Beyond that. Year­ book Editor, Stuart LaRose, noted: “ High School has to be more than just books and grades.’’ In short, the ac­ tivities offer students who are geo­ graphically disparate the chance to come to the center of their school ex­ perience and get to know each other and CBA a little better.
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