Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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JUNIOR SENATORS: BOTTOM ROW: Jeff Murphy, Colette Chickris, Steve Carlson, Ted Dasso. SECOND ROW: Barb Eagle, Paula Huntley, Kathy Larson. THIRD ROW: Kris Blomgren. SENIOR SENATORS: FRONT ROW: Mia Anttila, Jami Handleman, Jane Vogel. Linda Burkehead. BACK ROW: Wayne Foss, Chris Soyke, Joel Keim. Trevor Collie helps Pryce Boeye hang deco¬ rations for a Senate dance. SOPHOMORE SENATORS: FRONT ROW: Chris Lundgren, Wilisha Clay, Candi Hinze, Paula Hummels. BACK ROW: Mark Duin, Pryce Boeye, John Timmer, Kevin Hied. Senate 59

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Senate Promotes Spirit, Pride “The meeting will now come to or¬ der,” and with a bang of the gavel, President John Hass brought the Rock Island High School Senate to attention. The Senate, represented by seven elected members from each class, set the examples to be followed by the stu¬ dent body. Aside from lending a sense of direc¬ tion, the senators also sponsored school activities throughout the year. The Homecoming Week of events kicked off the group ' s plans. A new addition to the Senate was Mrs. Marjorie Cook as advisor. Under her supervision each senator was as¬ signed a specific duty which pertained to school projects. Also new for sena¬ tors was the creation of a fund de¬ signed to aid students who were un¬ able to pay the extracurricular activity fees. This fund came from profits earned from the sale of stationary, as well as the sale of athletic sweatshirts. Senators also promoted and support¬ ed the annual Blood Drive, a charity project involving all-school participa¬ tion. They also supported a “Toy Dance” at Christmas which required students to donate either money or a toy as ad¬ mission. The collections were then donated to local charities. Another dance, the Sweetheart Swirl, was also a senate sponsored project. Senate members were also instru¬ mental in promoting Student Interest Week which consisted of informative talks by local business leaders, films and other student centered activities. In mid-February the Senate super¬ vised the sale and delivery of pink, red and white carnations for Valentine ' s Day. The Senate was the backbone of stu¬ dent life at Rocky this past year. It pro¬ moted school spirit and pride. FRESHMEN SENATORS: FRONT ROW: Ra¬ chel Thomas, Missy Temple, Jason Bajor, Ke¬ vin Fink, Jeff Pearson. BACK ROW: Curt Sa- muelson, Melissa Epperly, Chris Dasso, Melanie Epperly. SENATE OFFICERS: Secretary Jane Christensen, Vice President William Clay, Parlimen- tarian Jeff Murphy, President John Hass, Treasurer Leslie Linn. 58 Senate

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Honor Society Membership For High Scholastic Achievement A Last April some 50, pre¬ sent seniors were formal¬ ly inducted into the Rocky chapter of the National Honor Society amid the usual, pomp and circum¬ stance, replete with roses and gold pins. These stu¬ dents maintained a 3.65 grade point average, had the recommendation of three faculty members and of course paid their membership dues. The cornerstone of the organi¬ zation was the pupil ' s commitment to scholar¬ ship, service, leadership and character. Of these seniors, 17 had high honors. These were pupils who because they had taken “weighted” or advanced courses were able to maintain a grade point average of better than 4.00. At graduation these pupils were seen wearing both a gold and a crimson cord while other society members wore only the gold cord as evi¬ dence of superior scholar¬ ship. This April some 30 ju¬ nior provisional members were invited to become ac¬ tive members of the soci¬ ety. From their ranks were chosen the junior marshalls for the gradu¬ ation ceremony. Nominat¬ ed by seni or society mem¬ bers and voted upon by the senior class, these juniors would provide a blend of style, color and formality to the senior graduation ceremony. Thus the Rocky exper¬ ience began in the class¬ room and ended in the classroom. It all came down to that legendary teacher at one end of the log and the willing student seated upon the other end. Not all Rocky pupils cal¬ culated their Rocky ex¬ perience in terms of a grade point average or in terms of class rank. But the National Honor Soci¬ ety was important to all of them as it symbolized the excellence of an academic program in which all Rocky students shared. “Their success was our success, and we basked in the glow of their achieve¬ ments.” Tom Schwegler and Brad Daw¬ son vied for valedictorian and sa- lutatorian during much of their high school careers. Senior Honor Society: Front Bow: Jane Vogel, Linda Benneke, JoAn- na Grant. Cara Wagner, Kim Howell, Dawn Bosworth, Ann Townsend, Nancy Lewarne, Kari Melaas, Joel Axup, Mary Nesseler, Sherry Attwood. Julie Harris. Second Bow: Tom Schwegler, Evan Carlson, Fred Yonke, Dave Morrison, Jenny Oestreich, Marcia Zessar, Chris Soyke, Tracy Blancke, Brad Dawson, Jim Moore, Jill Bobb, Pam Hird, Kim Schluensen, Ernest Beane, Jami Handelman. Back Bow: Diana Huisman, Tammy Long, Bachel Griffiths, Sheila Metcalf, Jane Chris¬ tensen, Tina Plechaty. Kristi Fackel, Caroline Brock, Vicki Strieter, John Bull, Bobert Collins, Eric Lundgren, Margaret Lardner. 60 National Honor Society