Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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 ROARED Peeking 'round the corner in gleeful anticipation of The Mouse That Roared, the satiric senior class play, the class officers were Ken Dodge, president; Suzanne Wobick, secretary; and John McKean, vice president. Seniors Graduate Largest Class In History As the final curtain fell on the all-time high class of 1965, the 592 members closed an eventful high school career. The class song from I Ain't Down Yet, the motto, and the flower were but three symbols of their endeavors. A stagecoach drawn by four horses, their Homecoming float, placed second. The Mouse That Roared had a record attendance for a class play. Followed by the prom at which the juniors honored the upperclassmen, the Senior-Junior Dinner Dance centered about a Camelot theme. Save for Senior Week, just before baccalaureate and commencement, the picnic was the last of their vacations. Assuming leadership in debate, drama, publications, and sports, seniors fought to win against other schools and in inter-class rivalry. Poring over college catalogs and promotion materials, cramming for College Boards, evaluating their SAT scores, struggling to maintain good grades, the seniors sometimes found the pleasure of school fraught with worry. College and Future Vocational Investigation Days, other Career Week activities, and the help of teachers and counselors eased the pressure. As June drew near more than 60 percent looked toward college, others to work, and some to the armed forces. 76