Holly Springs High School - Holly High Lights Yearbook (Holly Springs, IA)

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Dec. Dec. Jan. Feb 8- 6 13 17 Z0 Z1 Z3 Z9 30 1 Z 4 6 9 10 IZ 13 16 18 19 Z1 Z4 Z7 26 31 Z 4 6 7 14 High School Calendar C0n't. Played St. Joe Salix at Salix. Both Teams won! Jeanette was high pointer with 20 points!! Janice came to school a startling peroxide blonde. It seemed for some strange reason her hair turned brown the night before! Janet and Barbara were chosen as girl's cheerleaders. Played Smithland tonight and the boys lost--girls won! Played Oto, there.f Girls won and boys lost! Some girls did a little experimenting with other peoples knitting! And after all that hard work, too! Donnie Chilton's birthday! Ohs and Ahs and Congrats filled the gym! Sunglasses were needed to shade the glare of Pat's diaxnond from Merv! We played Luton, here! Both teams won but Jeanette lost quite a few bets. For shame gambling! Community night! Woman's night! For some high school women it was quite a night. Perhaps Lois and Janice will remember!?! High School Christmas Party! Donna gave a cute story. Oh freedom at last for a whole week!! Coach Wanser's birthday. Bettie Lee's birthday. Big shindig at the Owego schoolhouse tonight. Square dancing and FOOD! Elden Baker's birthday! Bettie Lee is sporting a new necklace from One and Only. Everyone dragged back to school today. SOB! Vacation is over. Bud suddenly has waves in his hair!! Schemes are being laid to beat Hornick in the Little Eight. Jeanette seems to have a butch! Game with Hornick, there. Boys lost--Girls won! End of first semester! Rah Rah! Bookkeeping is over! Ed got a hard lead pencil for bookkeeping! Better late than never! Marian Oldis's birthday! Sweet Sixteen!! Pat and Janice fell victims to the Butch Bug Another plea was made to pay the twelve cents for the Christmas Party! Played Smithland tonight and Girls won--Boys lost! At Wanser's signal, loyal angry friends were ready to defend a two-timed friend! Toothpaste ad smiles were gracing the Halls of Holly--group pictures were taken! Mr. Heacock did a striptease on a nail! Old faceful shot Mr. Wanser in the face. Dick officially named the drinking fountain The Sprinkler System fturn on in case of firej Played Bronson here. Girls won and boys lost. Agony again! The Senior pictures are arriving! They chose their annual staff and their '50 pins have arrived! Girls came home victor of their first game in the Little Eight Tournament . Girls came home the loser, defeated by Salix in the second game! Girls took third place in the Little Eight First trophy won by the girls in the history of Holly! It was decided snow was man's best friend! Big blizzard so no school for two days! The girls caught up on their sleep on the Basketball floor at Climbing Hill! They won in an overtime and the boys lost! The boys were defeated in their first round at the Little Eight . ' Girl's Sectional Tournament and the winners of the first round! Pat and Ev shot in the Free Throw Contest, but failed to qualify by one point! Mary Modde's birthday! We played a hair-tearing ga.me with C. Hill at the tourna- ment and won fwhewj by one point!! Played a good game against Sloan in the Finals! Became the winners of the runner- up trophy! Pat Heacock's birthday! Girls and boys went to the Music Festival and had great fun as usual'. Amy and Lauren broke up forever! fAgainj Posed prettily for the Des Moines Register today. Played Hornick, there! Girls won and boys lost! Famous last words by Janice Oh take me out! Valentines Day! Dedicated to all the young lovers in high school! 34

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Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 5 Dec. 30 31 l Z 9 ll 14 15 16 ZZ 30 l 5 6 10 IZ 18 Z4 Z8 31 l 3 8 ll 14 15 16 17 18 Z3 2.4 Z8 Z9 30 Z High School Calendar 1949 - 1950 Back to school once again! The high school chose their class officers. Lois Zortman's birthday! Ilene Belknap's birthday! Big Social event out at Belknaps that night. Bettie Lee was knocked dizzy! fMore that isj The boy's journeyed to I-lornick for the first baseball game. We lost. Donna Dowling's birthday. Wynola Haring's birthday. Ed Weber's birthday! People were warned--He could now get his drivers license. Juniors carefully mauled and chose their rings! Shattered cameras lay around! Our individual pictures were taken! Esther Dietrich's birthday. Community night. Bud Hannei s birthday. ' The Seniors collected money for the annual all day! Lucky dogs! There is sunshine again in the Senior Class--Janice and Cappy have made up! Disillusioned faces were seen around school--the individual pictures have arrived. Sorneone's been talking again--the trees blew down in the schoolyard. Big Surprise!! Four kids went out for cheerleading! Guess what four were elected! Marilyn Haddock's birthday! Ta Ta Ta Ta The King and Queen were elected. The schoolhouse was rocked by the concussion of Mr. Wanser falling gracefully through his chair during typing class!! The gum fiends were rejoicing! We could chew gum while working on the Carnival. Mr. Wanser, trusting soul, let Pat drive his car!! Big night of the Carnival!! Everyone had loads of fun!! Cleaned up the Carnival mess! The Juniors strutted around with conspicuous hands! Their class rings arrived. Genelli's were honored by the H. S. Seniors having their pictures taken! Saw the famous Don Stone at K. S. C. J.! The girls won the practice garne from Sergeant Bluff, here. Both teams won from St. Joe Salix, here. Evelyn was sick! Played Climbing Hill. Both teams lost. Mr. Heacock gave us a talk on facts of the killing power of an automobile! Most of the 'Bucket of Bolts' around here won't go that fast!! Journeyed to Lawton for a B. B. game. Girls wore their new suits! The long effect of the legs was not appreciated by some. Girls won--boys lost! Dick thought maybe he ought to have some trunks to play in, so Cap and Merv made a speedy trip to Holly Springs! Practiced all day on the Junior Play. Had a chili supper tonight and then launched afresh into dress rehearsal! Sorrow reigned over all!! Six weeks tests! Marian Weber's birthday! The Juniors and Seniors suffered nervous prostration! Oral book reports were given! Groan! The Junior play was given. Saved By The Belle . Had a swell turnout! Basketball game with Oto, here! Nip and tuck all the way! Both teams lost! Bette Belknap's and'Dick Pixler's birthdays. People were just daring to venture out after Ed got his license, and then they heard--Dick got his!! Elden Baker, brave soul, got a butch! Familiar cry--Hi Baldy!! Salix came here for a B. B. game! Strange odor of Atom Bomb--Compliments of Peanuts! The girls won and the boys lost. Community meeting. Bud and Elden set traps and got caught! Went to Bronson and played a wonderful game, but lost by one measly point. Disillus ioned girls rode home in the bus and NOT in the car. 1- 33

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Feb. Mar. Apr . May High School Calendar Crm't. Surprise! Perfect attendance today! Another plea was made for the Christmas Party money! Interesting signatures were read in Bettie Lee's Business Training book! Boys were defeated by Whiting in the Boys' Sectional at Sloan. Pained and strained looks were on all faces today. We listened to the results of the Music Festival! Voted to change the Merit System to Scholarship. The Algebra Class had fudge and a farewell party for Donnie Chilton! The Jr. High Boys won their game with Bronson in the Little Eight here at Holly! Big blizzard of 1950!! One hundred people and children marooned in the schoolhouse! Those who missed. out being marooned-were deeply disappointed!! No School! Creak and Groan!! The athletes of 1951 are getting in shape through calisthenics! Coach has launched full force into another idea! The typing tournament has begun. No rats dared venture around the school today! The Senior pictures were on display!! All loyal lrishmen came adorned in green today! Another one of Pat's numerous anniversaries. Janice, Evelyn and Pat competed for Championship in the Typing Tournament! Pat took first place and Marian Weber is consolation champ! Janice Coover's birthday. Seniors had play practice. Afterwards they all summed up enough courage to eat the birthday cake Pat baked for Janice! Abdulla, I-Iaziz, and Ameir silently stole away for Sioux City today! Mr. Wanser is definitely slipping--no English test today! Everyone warbled and played their best at the Music Contest. Marilyn and Dick received first ratings! Eighth grade girls are all a flutter--a new boy, Darwin Walters, entered! Clifford Kendall's birthday. The Senior girls and Mr. Wanser journeyed to Wayne, Nebraska. They may be honored with our presence next year at college. Tonight the' Seniors were honored with a lovely banquet at Sioux City by the Juniors! Three honorable Seniors and Mr. Heacock went to Sioux City to a teachers clinic. Another plea was made for the Christmas Party money! The Seniors Snuk off to Des Moines at 5 A.M. lmost were just getting ini All the Seniors will remember the Rubber Plant, the fun and food in Rooms Z10 and 208, and our shopping expedition!! Dick and Marilyn played in the Sub-State Music Contest. Marilyn rated a first! Dress rehearsal! A few sickly specimens of Seniors didn't make it! Nineteen intel- lectual ? people excluding the Seniors, attended the Morningside Science display! Big Surprise! The play Spider Island , turned out beautifully! ' It couldn't be! The Seniors were at school today! Ghastly noises were heard in the gym! The Senior Sextet was practicing! Woe is us! Tests! More tests! The last day of school for the Seniors! We know how they'll miss us! Senior Baccalaureate. Mrs. Heacock gave a reception for the girls and boy friends! Hah! Seniors weren't so smart! They're back working on the annual. The rest of the high school are suffering from tests! One last final cry and plea was made for the Christmas Party money! Commencement!' Last day of school work!!! Senior Class Day! Gave a program and then all celebrated at the picnic! All in all 1949-1950 was a year full of fun which we'll all remember! 35