Benton Township High School - Scarab Yearbook (Benton, IL)

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Roper Webb and Randy Young received Lettersof Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Foundation. Achievement Is In Education The Evnnstille Courier and Cress named Jim Bcnns anil Warren Rice to their All-conference South Seven Football Team. Marcia Davis was chosen historian of the month and her essay was printed in Illinois History. Pictured here with the first place trophies in the Cenlralin Holiday Tournament and Quad City Classic are the Benton Rangers basketball team. Kneeling are: Richard Hendrix, Russell Hargraves, und Kirby Williams. 1st How: David Choisser, Dennis Miller, John Burlison, Danny Johnson, Jerry Hoover, and Gary Kearney. 2nd How: Bill Lowery1, Greg Fustin. Richard Yunkus, Bruce Taylor, Richard Com, and Coach Rich Herrin. They finished the season as the conference winners with an undefeated -cason—a second consecutive year for this unusual achievement. 27

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Individual achievement and group achievement arc important in our school's philosophy of education. In way of recognition of those who have excelled in their endeavor. we present them on this page. This year's senior class had a larger number of Illinois Stale Scholarship Commission semi-finalists than usual. They arc as follows: First Row: Linda Smith. Kathy McAfoos, Mary Gulley, Betty Thompson, and Sandra Seibert. Second Row: Steve Friar, John Burlison, David House. Bob Lewis, David Marsdcn, Roger Webb, Randy Young, and Harlic Smith. Pictured are the Junior and Senior Division winners of the American Legion Essay Contest. AJIen Czenski, 1st; Cindy Paxton. 2nd; Sheila Lewis 3rd: Karen Miller, Honorable Mention. The freshman and sophomore winners not pictured were Steve Cocke, 1st; Joe Bortolctto, 2nd; Bob Smith, 3rd; John Munoz, Honorable Mention. Neva Belun was state vice-president of Hi-Tri. She is shown here with Miss Armcntroul, Hi-Tri sponsor. Individual Important Richard unkus, captain of the Ranger basketball team, was chosen All-American, All-Mate member of the all-tournamcnt team at tCrim |-0ni c ,n08t va,u°hle player of llic Centralis 1 ournurnent.

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Senior Thespians Present The sheriff (John Pinson) listens attentively as Mrs. Silton (Sandy German) clears up the mystery of the first Thursday murder. Bingo Riggs (Harlie Smith • and Christine Halverscn (Betty Rlondi) listen to the sad story. The sheriff (John Pinson) gets an unwelcome scowl from Chris Halosen (Greg Payne) and his wife (Linda Smith) when he arrives at an unwelcome time. A typical gangster, professor (Randall Burgess) seems to enjoy pointing his rifle at people. Looking like an innocent farmer, it’s no wonder no one thought that Chris Havorsen (Greg Payne) was the murderer. Lil (Kathleen Jenkins) and Ruby (Marly Summers), two gangsters molls, and their friend (Jack Mohr) barge into the shack looking for the lost gold. 28