Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Putting aside their busy schedules to take advantage of the first snow are Senior Class Officers)Garry Leonard, literary board; Patti Fogle, literary CAPS board; Debbie Ruggeberg secretary-treasurer; Luan W(K d, vice-president; and Lance Lawson, president. Seniors Study and Participate in Activities as Their Last Year at MHS Slides By Seniors returning before, instead of after. Labor Day QV ekend found settling down to the routine of attend- ing classes difficult. However, the prospects of an early graduation made it more worthwhile. Homecoming activities included the crowing of “M” Queen Mary McDermand and LO’T King 1$wis, a pa- rade on a gusty Friday afternoon, and a rousing football victory ' against the Dubuque Rams. Dissatisfact ion with the new school lunch program set off a C nanim oys? reaction from the student body. An orderly, student-organized boycott, which was covered by the local and the national press, resulted in a prompt compromise just before the Christmas holiday. Christmas vacation gave tired students time for a to much-needed rest, and a heavy snowfall offered a prov- Ccsi tVK j n g g roU nd for seniors to try out their younger broth- ers and sisters’ new sleds. The usual holi day rejoicing was marred by the sud- den death of classmate John Hammar. A collection was taken by the senior class, and with it was purchased a me- morial for the school. With the approach of the second semester, seniors began to think about their future. There were the inevitable finals 28 and the vital plans for next year. Under a new testing system, the examinations lasted only two days and the number of late study nights was cut back from four. The deadline for college applications w r as also drawing near. For many boys there was the anxiety ovef ' the draft and the ever-growing war in Vietnam. Seven Junior (Committees carefully worked out the series of spring activities which brought their big year to an un- forgettable close. Flashiest of these was the Senior Class Pro- duction which mimicked the world and the seniors them- selves. Later came the Senior Ball w hich terminated the year on a fashionable note. Popularity Cup winners, the American Legion Award ) recipients, and the class wills and prophesies were an- nounced to the graduating audience at Swingout held on Thursday afternopnjime 1. June 2 was ( mwoly a blqr of excitement highlighted by CommencemenT Jnd the (junior (Pirty. The receiving of the diploma was the result of twelve long years of schooling. But the sadness of the event was lightened by the all-night graduation party. The realization that now they were on their own left over seven hundred graduates with thoughts of the future.

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The senior, whose year is full of events that can never be repeated, recalls . . the exultation of being looked up to by the underclassmen . . . the unsure sensation that comes from not knowing if he has been accepted at college . thecgafty of the spring activities, especially the class produc- tion . . . the thrill of graduation . . the antici- pation of the life ahead at college or work

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JERRY ALLEN KATHLEEN ALLEN DEBORAH J ANDERSON DEBORAH S. ANDERSON Looking down-hearted after being rejected from having their senior pic- tures taken, Bob Strawn, Dan Green, and Dusty Cantral contemplate shaves and haircuts Summertime provided a relief from these requirements t as-sludent f¥toved.lhe sunsbfne c las s e s r es um ed HERB ALLISON CRAIG AMUNDSEN FRED ANDERSON JULIE ANDERSON 29