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Sunday school is a class held in churches to teach individuals about Christianity. It is often catered to children and young adults, although many churches offer Sunday school classes for adults as well. Sunday schools were set up in the 1780s in England to teach working class children how to read and write and to give them an understanding of the Bible. However in present-day America, Sunday school serves as an accompaniment to church, rather than an educational institution.

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This button is used to identify graduates form the Vail/Beaver Creek Ski School, skiing lessons that started in the late 1980s at the Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado. The resort itself was opened in December 1980 by Vail Resorts Management Company and has been used for three World Ski Championships. 

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Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women’s organization. It was founded on May 30, 1904 in the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington at Syracuse University. In a time when few women went to college, the 11 founders joined together to create an organization that catered to this minority. Today, there are 190 collegiate chapters, 250 alumnae chapters, and over 160,000 women that have become Alpha Gam sisters.

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This is a fan club pinback from the 1940s children's radio show Sleepy Joe's.  The show featured characters Brer Rabbit, Brer Turtle, Brer Squirrel, Brer Fox, Brer Foxhound, Brer Eight Legs, The Widow, Sis Robin, Sis Crow, Brer Rooster, Brer Snake, Brer Bear, and Brer Pekinese; all were narrated by Sleepy Joe.

Before television became the national mass media in 1960s, radio programs were the dominant entertainment for families. Children's programs were broadcasted between the end of the school day and supper-time, when kids ruled the dial. 

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Like many state music education associations, the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) sponsors several state-wide music opportunities to develop future musicians and leaders from its most accomplished high school students. Participation in Connecticut's all-state orchestra, choir, band or jazz ensemble requires a successful audition where students are given the opportunity to receive a professional evaluation of their performance. Those accepted into the yearly program come together for a series of group rehearsals where students prepare for a performance under the direction of guest conductors. The cumulative work of each music group is then shared with the public at All-State and Regional Festivals.

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The Afro Student Union no longer exists at Lane Tech, though it has most likely been replaced by one of the current clubs, either Africa Unite or Black Student Association. Lane Tech offers more than 120 clubs, many of which celebrate the ethnic diversity of the student population.

Lane Technical College Prep High School located in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1908. Lane Tech is one of nine selective enrollment schools, requiring all applicants to pass entrance exams before attending the school. The campus has an enrollment of just over 4,000 students, grades 7-12. Lane Tech's colors are green and gold, and their mascot is the Indians (which has been much debated in recent years, but still remains unchanged).

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Junior High 109, grades 7-9, is located in New York City in Queens Village. It is now named Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School and enrolls about 1,000 students in grades 6-8. One of the clubs offered at Jean Nuzzi is student government, which used to be called General Organization (G.O.) Club when the school was 109. Queens Village is a mostly residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens.

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This button references P.S. 033 Edward M. Funk School, which is located in Queens, NY. Their mission, according to the website, is to promote academic excellence and social responsibility. The school hopes to combine the efforts of the students, parents, teachers, supervisors, and community members to accomplish their mission.

G.O. is short for "General Organization", a student government club.

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1891. Commonly referred to as one of the "Big Five", along with the New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Cleveland, it is one of the most well-known orchestras in the United States. In 1967 Georg Solti, KBE, a Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor, was appointed as the music director of the orchestra. His appointment was a much-needed boost to the orchestra--morale was low, and they were approximately $5m in debt. Knowing he had to raise the profile of the opera Solti greatly increased their repertoire and had them tour abroad in 1971, the first time in their history. It was a rousing success and when the orchestra returned they were awarded a ticker-tape parade. In June of 1977 the orchestra toured abroad again, this time to Japan. They performed 14 concerts in 8 cities. After pushing the orchestra to glory, Solti retired from the position as Music Director in 1991 but continued conducting. He conducted 999 concerts, with the 1,000th scheduled for October 1997 in celebration of his 85th birthday. Unfortunately, Solti died on September 5th, 1997 at the age of 84, before he could conduct the performance.

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Tecate is a popular pale lager named after the city of Tecate, Baja California, where they were first produced in 1943. Originally brewed by a local company, Tecate was acquired by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma in 1955. Tecate is sold in both distinctive red aluminium cans and in twist-top bottles. Tecate beer is one of the most popular beers in Mexico and California and is typically drunk pouring lime and salt on top of a can of the product. "I Tecate My Body" was the slogan for an ad campaign in the 1980s, which generally featured attractive women in little to no clothing.