Chilwack High School Yearbook Essay

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The final yearbook that is to be examined for this report is the 1945-1946 Chilliwack High School yearbook. The Chilliwack High School has been a competitive enemy of Philip Sheffield High School for as long as they have been producing yearbooks. This yearbook was chosen instead of another Philip Sheffield yearbook since World War II had just ended. At the beginning of the 1945 school year, on the day of September 2nd, World War II had finally came to an end. 45,400 Canadian lives were lost in both service to the country and the world. The end of the war meant change across they world and within society. For sixteen years, the people of the world and of Canada were made to suffer due to World War II and the Great Depression. The end of the world marked a point in which society no longer felt …show more content…
This period was a time of change, a change no longer bound by the horrors of the past, and the Chilliwack High School yearbook of 1945-1946 reflected this change. The Chilliwack High School yearbooks theme of presenting the year through the changing seasons reflects how the year of 1945 marks a point of new change for the world. This year’s yearbook demonstrates how the school was no longer held back by an event. One of the first things that becomes apparent about this year is the size of the school’s staff. School staff had increased sizably from past years, demonstrating an available amount of educational budget for schools. Once again, clubs within the schools had access to transportation due to the end of rationing. With the end of rationing materials such as gasoline and tires, school teams, such as Chilliwack’s soccer team could now travel and compete against other school teams. As well as sport teams now having access to transportation, other students and clubs could travel too. Students could now participate in festival and competitions