Shannon High School - Eagorack Yearbook (Shannon, IL)

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HI TORY I THE MAKING ln the fall of 1946 on a very specral mornrng seven lrttle boys and grrls woke up feelrng exerted and eager lt was the very frrst day of school for them They humed and washed theu faces and hands whrle therr mothers frxed therr breakfasts and told them the do s and don ts for the day Then they were marchrng up those huge grade school steps besrde those brg thrrd and fourth graders They plcked out a desk and sat very quretly unt11 school started Then the lady took roll call Karen Wrrtjes Dranne Snavely Patty Booth Bob Cole Wayne Wrlhelm Larry Slrck and Beverly Johnson were all srttrng rn therr desks They learned the teacher s name was M1ss Hmders They learned how to read and prrnt and soon they found themselves berng met by M1ss Sturtevant the second grade teacher Durrng therr second year frve more lrttle playmates came to Shannon Therr names were Charlene Flack Donny Tempel Carol Schrader Lorence Ludwrg and Johnny Warner Before long they advanced to thrrd grade here they were taught by Mrs Bornamerer M1ss Carol Wrrtjes was therr teacher rn fourth grade and M1ss Harrret Byers was therr frfth grade teacher Gene Bass Jorned them rn frfth grade teachers Mr Scovrlle trred to teach them hrstory the hard way Then came the1r dream year They were frnally erghth graders after all these years of wartrng Betty Gerdd came from South Dakota and now they would have fourteen rn therr class The thnll of gettrng therr erghth grade drploma was now over and now they found themselves rn a new burldtng as freshmen It was sure a change all those books and partres and of course 1n1t1at1on The sophomore year came lrke a lamb rn a snow storm The frrst thrrll was over and rt was routrne work now Goshl Iumors already Davrd Hartman and Becky Davrs were one of the group now They sure were busy that year As thrs senror class of 1958 registered for therr brg year Sharon Garman Jorned them for a truly great year Yes the frnal year at S H S rs here at last In a mass of con fusron and a flow of tears twelve years frnally rolls to an end The years have been pleasant and memorable Each w1l1 go hrs separate way but no matter how far memorres wrll strll wander back to the class of 1958 not knowrng that a smrle has curved therr lrps . D . . - I f I . 9 I I . O I I ' 0 I I I I h O 0 . . In six and seventh grades, Mr. Scoville and Mr. Watson respectively, were their

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x . . IOHNE WARNER Band 1 2 MUSIC Contest 1 2 Chorus 1 An nual staff 3 4 Iournalrsm 3 4 Pep Club 3 4 FFA 1 2 3 4 Secretary 4 Plays 3 4 Letterman s Club 2 3 4 WAYNE L WILI-IELM Basketball 1 2 3 4 Soft ball 1 Baseball 2 3 4 An nual Staff 3 4 Iournahsm 4 Pep Club 3 4 Plays 4 Letterman s Club 2 4 Class V1ce Presrdent Student Councrl 4 L KAREN LEE WIRTIES Band 1 2 3 4 Secretary 4 MUSIC Contest 1 2 3 State 3 Chorus 1 2 3 4 Cheer leader 2 3 4 Annual Staff 1 2 3 4 Assrst ant Edxtor 3 Edltor 4 Iournallsm 1 2 Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Vice Presldent 3 FHA 1 2 3 4 Parlramentanan 3 Reporter 4 Plays 3 4 GAA 3 4 Secretary 3 Treasurer 4 Leadershlp Camp 4 Class Secretary 3 Stu dent Councll 3 4 Presrdent 4 Homecom mg Queen 4 v I ' , 5 3 - 1 n , Q , 3 ,,,, g , Q . . , : - : . . 2, ' . 2 ' 3, : . : 3, 3 ' , f. 3' : . . V 2: ' . - 1' j 1 'Aff I 1,1 M' I '54 . .17 .L'Q Q . ' . , . : . . . : -' , . z .... ' ' . ' : ' . : . , . . ' ' : , . . , ' ' . : - , , - .f ,I U9 ' .. ' : ' . .0 A - u :l ','4 X ',....4 if r V --

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ENIOR CLASS W ILL Sharon Garman do hereby wrll and b queath my tooth to anyone who frnds rt Larry Slrck do hereby wrll and bequeath my A s to all underclassmen that need them Pat Booth do hereby wrll and bequeath my srngxng ablllly to Sandra Krelder Bev Johnson do wrll and bequeath my abrllty to dret and not lose a pound to Marrlyn Schmrdecamp Gene Bass do w1l1 and bequeath my A s 1n crtrzenshrp to anyone that needs them Betty Gredd do wrll and bequeath my shortness to Sharon Ramsdell Carol Schrader do wrll and bequeath my quretness to Carol Cheeseman Bob Cole do w111 and bequeath my better knowledge to Jake Lestrkow Don Tempel do w1ll and bequeath all of my Junk rn locker number 47 to next year s lucky owner Wayne Wrlhelm do w1l1 and bequeath my muslcal abrlrty to Mr McPherson Becky Davrs do w1l1 and bequeath my blue eyes to Shannon Hrgh s brown eyed beauty Ardath Flack john Warner do wrll and bequeath my handsome face and well burlt physrque to Joel Barnes Dranne Snavely do w1l1 and bequeath my curly harr to anyone who wants rt Karen Wrrtyes do w1l1 and bequeath my long pony tall to Gayle Nelson Davrd Hartman do w1l1 and bequeath my boomrng vorce to Mtss Kersey Charlene Flack do wrll and bequeath my abrlrty to fall up and down starrs to Janet Janssen yy Q Q55 'A , Q . . , ... . . . , f . f . 1 . , . . . . , . . . , . , . f - I I ' Q i . . . , f 1 . , - . , . , . , . 1 . Q I f Q