Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

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ju I VQ f Pep Band On a cold bleak mfght last fall flve lone band members stood bravely huddled agamst the wmd As they watched the freshmen sophomores battle R M A , the gnrls prepared to play a few marches for then- part ln the cheermg section Hxstor lcally thus was the lIllt.l'ltl0l'l of the A C H S Pep Band whose orlgmator 1s Ahce Conn Smce then lt has grown ln numbers as well as rn scholastlc actlvltles Dunng every pep sesslon the lxttle mstrumental group played a specral march and the school song On Alexrs' Though thus IS the furst year of ILS exxstence, may xt be come a tradxtlonal part of good old A C I-I S Cheerleaders No school ls complete wrthout someone to organlze cheering at games For thvs task the student body thls year elected exght of lts glrls who represent all classes I-xve of these cheerleaders were chosen to dlrect the fans of the Varslty squad They To msprre the supporters of the reserve teams three more glrls were selected June Meeker, Roxle Olson, and Barbara Gordon compose thls group Every crusade has a guxdlng splrrt and these gurls have worked to dxrect that spxrxt Perhaps no one but a cheerleader herself can estxmate the amount of txme and effort expended ln producxng the enthus1asm and teamwork dlsplayed at games When a team lsn t rackmg up enough points to defeat 1ts opponent, lt as tl1e 3ob of these glrls to keep up the morale of the team as well as of the fans Often as they try to mstlll pep mto 'Q crowd, they meet wlth dscouragement but strlvmg togeth er, they don t gwe up the shlp Pep Club A 'cheerlng sectxon Yvlthlll a cheermg sectlon mlght be a name for the pep club Composed of the most exger mdxvxduals, thms small body has been a hub of encour agement to all mterscholastxc sports Elther present ln a compact crew or scattered through the audlence the members acted to hghten the load of the cheerleaders A socxety of thus type must have leaders of its own A bundle of energy herself Ruby Anderson, the orlgxnator of thls movement, became the flrst presxdlent Wlth the other offxcers, Barbara Swanson vlce presldent Martha Sharp secretary, Dorothy Anderson treasurer, the club recelved growmg enthusiasm that was spread over the school -58- tt - - 14 sr I 73 I - . a A - V ' .. .-.nf .. . . . I are Carole Corbin,Carol Timberlake, Virginia Ar,msitrong,Pat Moore, Mary Axcell. I , . . ll . . 1 X ' l ' . . , , , . K 2 . , . . -

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UUIOT' GVIIOT' GI'lqUet OFT T'Ol'l'l It xx as Saturday evenmg Hay 24 and 'ut the Alexxs castle an entrdnclng ard lovely vlsxon Sugg8StlV6 of a l'3lIlb0W wlth lts colorful rays greeted t he eye What was th1s spectacle? It nas the Lords 'md Ladxes entermg the portals of the castle where they were to be guests of honor of the Barons for the Jumor Semor Banquet and Prom The royalty and guests were seated it tables, covered wlth assorted cloths 0 the balcony of the bxnquet hall wh1cl1 had become for the evenmg a repllca of the famous Stork Llub The welcome was extended by Margaret Brumgton, Jumor president the Response was glven by Jlm Ohn semor president The program con slsted of several muslcal selectlons and the class prophecy and wnll, read by Dlck St lggs and Elame Hursa The dance, during xxhxch the gxrl members of the sophomore class dressed soft llghts, and a punch b lr completed the settmg After a delxghtful evemng the guests bade goodmght to their hosts and departed from the castle II 4-4 A parties On the mght of December 18 the F H A and lf F A treated the students faculty, and guests to '1 Chrlstm ns Dance Durmg the evenmg varlous types of dances were partlclpated m by all The clunax to thls gala nlght was the crownmg of Don Gordon as F H A Sweetheart February 9 the F Il A lgam honored the school wxth 1 Valentme Square Dance Charles Robertson called the squrre dances un the brlghtly decorated gym Other soclal dances were also emoyed At the close of the evenlng very appetxzmg refreshments were served 57 5- Q V . - - - 1 Q F .. 2 1 . g , n 2 , . . V . qw, . . l . u . . K 7 as cigarette girls, passed cookies and favors, was held from 9 p. m, to ?. Streamers, YE?- A .auf ' 1 . , I ' ll I . I .yr ' , . . . z ' . ' . -' '

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