Think of Garaway back in the day. When I say back in the day, I don't mean the 1980s or '90s. I'm talking the 1940's. You might think Garaway was boring back  then, but to be honest you would be wrong.

You might think that students were proper and polite, but honestly their lives revolved around gossip. In 1946, Garaway's high school paper had a column called "Scoops". If you had a personal life it ended up in the "Scoop". For intstance "Wanda M. seems to have enjoyed herself at Canal Fulton last Saturday. Wonder if that Phila cornet player, Jim H. might have helped. Have you forgotten the S.S. boys Wanda?". When sophomores Madi Weaver and Micah Hamsher read excerpts from the article both busted up laughing, but also thought the article was harsh and mean. When asked how they would have felt if their personal life was put out there for everyone to see, Hamsher responded by saying, " I would feel very uncomfortable if the whole high school saw my private life." Weaver added by saying," I would be very ticked off, it's none of their business!" Today, even if you gave your consent, the school paper would not be allowed to publish your personal life. Someone would be bound to get offended. 

Back in the day, Garaway had different activities to offer. The sports offered today would be considered normal. In 1946, Garaway had a bowling and gymnastics team. Most small schools do not offer these sports today. Students also enjoyed boxing and ping pong as something extra to do. Maybe we would have a more diverse group of athletes if we still offered these activities today. 

Sugarcreek was definitely that typical rural, small town. In the students physical education class, they were introduced to soccer. These students had never heard of soccer.Today, soccer is the number one sport in the world. Micah Hamsher was also asked if he thought it was funny that the students didn't know what soccer was. " Well yeah its funny. Besides, the sport was from Great Britain. It's not like they cared about the sports in Great Britain. All they cared about was Ed going on a date with blonde bombshells!" 

With all that has changed at Garaway within the last sixty years would students prefer to attend Garaway in 1946 or now? In the 1940's, standardized testing was not as  emphasized as it is today. That would relieve much stress for students and teachers. Life was simple back then, but with the lack of technology it seems as if students dwelled on gossip and drama. Even more then than students do now. When Weaver and Hamsher were both asked which time period they would have preferred to go to school in both agreed that attending Garaway now would be better. Hamsher said, " I think it's better to go to school now. We have more technology now which makes learning better." Weaver added by saying, " Back then they didn't have Facebook, which would have been terrible! Also, their newspapers ruined people lives." 

Compared to the 1940's, Garaway has changed significantly. Their school paper did not ruin people's lives entirely, but it most likely caused some drama. There were more sports and activities offered, but that was because of the times. The students were not as culturally diverse as we are today and there was a major gap in the technology we have today compared to what they had. Overall, there is a big difference between Garaway in 1946 and Garaway 2012.

Articles referenced from Volume eight of the Scoop. Issues used- October 14, 1946, November 5 ,1946, November 26, 1946, and December 20, 1946.