Belvidere High School - Belvi Yearbook (Belvidere, IL)

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Zguctaneers' Qlaptains 5 z 3 i 2 CAROL NELSON VALEDICTORIAN Carol Nelson, who has been a very active member of the buccaneers of nineteen hundred fifty, earned the honor of graduating with the highest scholastic average in our class. During her senior year she has served as news editor of the Bel-Hi, secretary-treasurer of the G.A.A. and a member of the varsity debating acting in the senior play, Mciirewf' She has been a member of the A Cappella Choir, the Student Council, and the Pep Club. Our congratula- tions to Carol for her successful achievements. team, as well as Dangerous Nan THF MANTLE The mantle, the highest honor that a junior can receive, was presented by LaVonna Murphy to Carol Nelson last May at the Class Day ex- ercises. The mantle is awarded each year to a member of the junior class on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and good character. Carol is indeed a worthy recipient of this high award. D.A.R. AXVARD Carol Nelson was selected as the recipient of this year's D.A.R. award on the basis of her attainments and personality. ln addition to the scholastic honors that she has earned, she has shown herself to be an active, worthy citizen. XVYNN DAVIES SALUTATORIAN W'ynn Davies, having attained the second highest scholastic ranking, received the honor of being class Salutatorian. He has been a co- cditor of the Belvi, vice president of the Stu- dent Council, and vice president of the B-Club this yearg and he played an important part in the class play, Dangerous Nan McGrew. Wfynn has also been a member of the A Cap- pella Choir, the Pep Club, and the track team. His attainments are very commendable. jllilantlz Recipient CA RU L N ELSO X

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beninr lass iiaisturp We are the pirates that have gained leader- ship and learning throughout our four years in B.H.S. Now we are starting out into the world taking our treasure chest with us. In September, 1946, 136 green freshmen entered B.H.S. and started on a long voyage in search of the treasure. We were commanded by Carol Nelson, Kenny Hindman, Lorraine Zimmer, and Donna Luckow. Joan Newport and Barbara Gritzmacher were our homecom- ing queen candidates and Barbara was elected queen, Mrs. Sellers and Mrs. Marling were our advisors. Joan Klaas, Gene Hoffman, Lorraine Zim- mer, and Carol Nelson took the lead in our sec- ond year of high school. Our variety show skit, Who Done It failed to gather the treas- ure we expected, but we surged ahead regard- less. We nominated Barbara Dutton for our homecoming queen candidate and sponsored a Bunny Hop late in March. Our advisors, Miss Rodd and Miss Schoch, did much in keeping us from missing a few opportunities on our long, hard attempt to seize success. Suddenly we found ourselves juniors and dis- covered what problems class sweaters and the prom could cause, however, Ruth Ainsworth, Betty Huck, Gene Hoffman, and Kenny Hind- man tackled these problems and handled them smoothly and successfully. Miss Blackburn and Miss Owens ably assisted us in planning our prom, A Southern Plantation. Kenny Hind- man, Jim Whalen, Betty Huck, Joan Klaas, Sanda Schulte, Betty Barnum, Ray Fish, and Carol Nelson worked on the prom committees and made it a huge success. Bob Turner, Dennis Nuckles, Bonnie Wait, and Carol Nelson helped us choose forest green sweaters with white numerals and letters. With Joan Newport, Dave Olson, Forrest Crone, Joanne Roberts, and Marilyn Braun leading the way, we chose oval rings of gold with onyx, sapphire, or ruby settings. We nominated Betty Barnum and Gene Hoffman as our Foot- ball Queen and King candidates, and Sanda Schulte and Butch Buhl were our nomina- tions for Booster Carnival King and Queen. The highest honor a junior can receive, The Mantle, was presented .to Carol Nelson by last year's recipient, LaVonna Murphy. Our fourth and last year at B.H.S. was one no one could ever forget. With the assistance of Norm Johannes, Bob Turner, Jim Whalen, and Kenny Hindman, we captured the prize and claimed success as ours. We chose the water lily as our class flower and Always rowing never drifting as our motto. Marion Coleman assumed the throne to reign as Football Queen at the dance held as a close to Pep Week. She was escorted by Norm Johannes and crowned by Jim Whalen, the Pep Club President.'Miss Harris, Miss Smith, and Mr. McAllister are to be credited for making our last year at B.H.S. a very successful one. Now, with our treasure chest of leadership and learning, the class of 1950 of Belvidere High School moves out to make room for the pirate apprentices of 1954.

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