Monticello High School - Panther Yearbook (Monticello, IA)

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AUGUST Football practice starts Opening day of school 26 30 teachers' convention OCTOBER 15 Big Pre-Homecoming pep rally around bonfire at school Band went to Cedar Falls to play for NEIEA teachers' convention Won our Homecoming game from 17 29 Maquoketa, 7-0 6 Marlene Bohlken reigned as Queen 7 over the 1954 Homecoming dance 8 Halloween Band Carnival at school 10 15 NOVEMBER 17 Basketball team started practice --- 18 at 7:30 A, M. ! Band marched at SUI Homecoming and went to Purdue game next day. 1 First Band Concert of the year 5 Junior Class presented Green Valley 10 Jr. -Sr. skating party at Anamosa 10 Jones County Band festival here Z4 First basketball game -- lost to 2.5 C. R. Wilson 26 Sadie Hawkins Dance at temple 28 Jr. Class rings arrived National Honor Society initiation County College day at Anamosa 5 DECEMBER 8 PTA Christmas Pageant 10 FHA Christmas party 12 School dismissed for Christmas Panthers defeated alumni in basketball 14 Christmas Day Vacation game with McKinley of C. R. 22 26 JANUARY 30 New Years Day Finished first semester tests SEPTEMBER 3 Election of class officers 3 Welcoming assembly for new students - free ice cream 10 Won our first football game 28 No school -- teachers attended Q I6 ' Band went to Marion for WaMaC band festival Second semester begins GAA playday at Manchester FEBRUARY Hillbilly Highlights band concert Miss Banwell replaced Mrs. Johnson We beat Dyersville in sectionals Lost out in finals of tournament Won our last basketball game Preliminary speech contest at Anamosa M Club banquet -- Cupid's Capers MARCH Track starts WaMaC vocal festival at Anamosa Pre-district speech contest here Jr. High presents H. M,S. Pinafore County vocal festival here WaMaC activities party at Marion District speech contest at Cresco Kentucky's Adolph Rupp spoke at our athletic banquet APRIL WaMaC career day at Cornell Easter Vacation begins Easter Sunday Back to school after a four day vacation Iowa Braille and Sightsaving School's variety show here State speech contest at Ottumwa Pre-contest band and vocal concert State small group music contest at Vinton MAY 6 Sr. Class presents our class play, One Foot in Heaven 7 Large group music contest at Tipton W 13 Jr. -Sr. Banquet Davy Jones' Locker A '11 15 Baccalaureate -- sermon by Rev. Hunter ' , 16 Senior class picnic 17 Class day , v 17 Conference track meet at Marion 18 Commencement -- address by Dr, Hancher 18 Won first baseball game 20 Alumni Banquet -- Life is a Highway 21 Band to Eastern Iowa Band Festival 24 25 Awards assembly Band picnic

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