Adlai E Stevenson High School - Ambassador Yearbook (Prarie View, IL)

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A Year of Firsts Although Stevenson was in its second year of existence, the school year was highlighted by a number of firsts. In the area of sports, there was the Pom Pon Squad to brighten games and boost spirit. The new 72 minute periods were put into effect and with them came the Friday assembly programs, presenting both entertain- ing and educational talks for students and faculty alike. Since the senatorial elections occupied much of the fall news, the Social Science Department attempted to stimulate student interest through a Percy-Douglas de- bate. This debate was presented at an all school assembly, after which students were allowed to voice their opinions in a mock election. Finally, for the sen- iors, 1966-67 will be remembered as the year of the Oral Exams, which gave students and faculty alike some means of evaluating the efforts of four years in high school.

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Senior students, teachers for a day, stumbled through Senior Leadership Day, experiencing first hand the joys and hardships faced by a faculty member in a normal day.

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Final Week An Active One The last week of school was an active one for the senior class. It began on a Saturday with the Prom and continued through the week. The Honors Assembly gave the school a final chance to recognize student achievement, and the student body a chance to express its appreciation of faculty members who had given much time to making clubs and organizations successful. Somewhere in the few remaining days, students found time to complete last minute assign- ments, clear all financial responsibilities, return library books three months overdue and, of course, study for their last finals. And then came the last and greatest glory, and it was over. Seniors found themselves suddenly free with a new experience ahead of them and four short years left be- hind.