West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Members of the V758 May Court, composed of seniors directly chosen by the students of the junior and senior classes, assemble. BACK ROW: Roger Klingbeil, Bill Speer, Bill Cacciatore, Rhoades Lawton, li i J 'ff-ff,..A 'a':': - -- .-Q4 At the impressive Finale of the l957 May Festival, senior girls who have presented Waltz Theme join those in the Maypole Weaving Ben Galloway, Tom Hagen, George Vincere. FRONT ROW: Marie DiGiovanni, Marilyn Wormley, Fran Hollingsworth, Bev Bennett, Nancy Powell, Marilyn Cacciatore, Bonnie Haddad. Not in picture are W'ally Wold and Donna Darko. May Festival combination of beauty, grace, and skill The May Festival, presented the first week in May, is an annual program given by the combined band, orchestra, Glee clubs, A Cappella choir, dancers from senior girls' physical education classes. and the May Court. Following the processional, each group offers its portion of the program. The evening is highlighted by the announce- ment of the new King and Queen from the Court. As the monarchs reign over the Festival, they are entertained by the traditional Maypole weaving, The Finale, including all par- ticipants, closes the impressive program. Beaming with pride, the Queen and King ofthe 1957 May Festival, Lesley Bork and Carroll Alexander, reign over their admiring subjects. dance in the tenter of the vast gymnasium while the combined Glee clubs, A Cappella choir, bantl, and orchestra present the hnale.

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Ada Anderson and Kermit Laurent narrators for the Nativity story, pose before one of the two large ever- green trees that were decorated and placed at the sides of the auditorium stage. Backstage, jolly old St. Nick, alias Mr. George W. Trumbull, gets his beard straighrenecl, belt tightened, and so forth by the ballerina. ,loan Sheagten. and two elves, Sharyn Simpson and Carolyn Sand- wick. Santa is preparing to chuckle to the children at the faculty Christmas party.

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CTX 1' 1 'pf Always striving for improvement, Dick Bulliet working on extem- poraneous speakinlmg John Dixon, radio speakingg and Karl Kahler, after-dinner speaking, practice for the lllinois High School Association's district speech contest. Comparing their entries for The Book I Like Best contest, sponsored by the West High library and the English department, are winners Kermit Laurent and Sally Montgomery, standing, and Sue Johnson, Sandy Saline, Ethan Natelson, and joan Sheagren. Ethan's entry, Pey- ton Place, received the first prize of 510. 'YI 2- 9 After winning second place in the Il-ISA district drama contest with their excerpt from Anastasia, Karen Braatz, portraying the Grand Duchessg Dave Conklin, Prince Paulg and Sue Anderson, Anastasia, prepare for their appearance in the sectional tournament. Eager to purchase tickets for the East-West basketball game, Westites Don Gronberytz, Tom Langkamp. Terry Cagznoni, Andy Dixon, and Bob Hazen wait impatiently for Vance Jones and Ticket Manager Lyle Clugg to collect their money and punch their season passes. 17