Litchfield High School - Wickiup Yearbook (Litchfield Park, AZ)

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DESERT HOWL WINS HONORS The Desert Howl is published bi-weekly by the members of the journalism class of L.H.S. in order to promote and unify school spirit and to inform the parents and members of the community of the conduct, the activities, and the management of the school. Under the direction of its adviser, Mr. N. R. Borg, the Desert Howl has been award- ed All American from the National Scholastic Press Association: First place from Columbia Press Association, All Columbia for the sports section, for this year. The Staff members for the l953-54 Desert Howl are Co-editors, Laddie Coor and Dor- othy Gaefckeg Business Manager, Bob Ludlow, Circulation Manager, Sue Hess, Society Editor, Grace Mcfvlillen, Sports Editor, David Johns, Assistant Sports Editor, Pug Wood, Girls' Sports Editor, Pat Brown, Advertising, Ted Callang News, Gratia Trask, Mimeoscopes, Bob Lud- low, Larry Horton, Laddie Coor, Reporters, Fran Hawkins, Pauline Jefferies, Carolyn Tyree, Bea Hardeman, Bert Callan, Typists, Sue Hess and Dorothy Gaefcke. The Desert Howl is a member of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association, National lnterscholastic Press Association, the Pacific Slope School Press and Arizona lnterscholastic Press Association. Left to right: Grace McMillen, Sue Hess, Carolyn Tyree, Pauline Jefferies, Edward Callan, Dorothy Gaefcke, Clar- ence Wood, Laddie Coor, Larry Horton, Robert Ludlow and Gratia Trask.

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tn-wi...,mxar'VW Members of the Senior Class SENIOR CLASS PUBLISHES WICKIUP Grace McMillen and Belen Soto headed the staff of the l954 Wickiup as co-editors, while Billy Barnett was the Art Editor and David Johns, Sports Editor. Bert Callan and Earle Rayner headed the business side of the annual staff as the Business Managers. Typists were Gratia Trask, Arlyne Rodgers, Dorothy Gaefcke, La Vonna Manning, and Sue Hess. Advertising salesmen were David Johns, Laddie Coor, Bobby Ludlow, Larry Horton, and Pug Wood. Each member of the class was a salesman in the various business projects in which money was raised to publish the l954 Wickiup. Other members of the class besides those already mentioned were Tony Arvizu, Jackson Barnett, Pat Brown, Glenn Calkins, Marilyn Cozad, Al Galindo, David l-lamrick, Bea Hardeman, Manuel Jimenez, Russel Killip, Dorothy Leonard, Mary Alice Morales, Terry Myers, Jack Palmer, Charles Rygiel, Eleanor Shackel- ford, Carolyn Tyree, Clyde Webb, and Pug Wood. Mrs. Frances Amabisca was the business advisor, and Mr. Norman Borg, editorial advisor.

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STATE ORATORICAL CHAMPION Laddie Coor seeks additional information in preparing his Constitutional oration for a contest sponsored by the Arizona Republic and American Legion. After wiririirig ilie school contest, Laddie went on to win the district and state contest. David Johns, Laddie Coor, and Russel Killip were the winners in the Oratorical Contest that was sponsored by the Arizona Republic, Laddie received a SiO check for his first place oration. Russel Killip, Grace Mclviillen, Roberta Callan, and David Johns represented Litchfield at Girls' and Boys' State in l953, Grace McMillen represented Litchfield in the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution citizenship contest,