Alpena High School - Anamakee Yearbook (Alpena, MI)

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WE GROW IN WDRDQ E DEBATE The Debate team, sponsored and ad- vised by Mr. Max- well, ended a winning season with 13 wins and 9 losses. Pat ,rm Smalley and Glenda Reiser, the first negative team, went into regional com- petition with 3 wins and 5 losses and came out with 5 wins and 6 losses. The first affirmative team, Marcia Grimes and Dorle Speitling, picked up l win and 2 losses in regional competition to end the season with an overall record of 8 wins and 2 losses. Trips taken while picking up the sea- son's record included Harbor Springs, Cen- tral Michigan Univer- sity, and an over- nighter in Saginaw. Mr. Maxwell praised Dorle, our exchange student from Ger- many, for overcom- ing the initial lan- guage handicap to be one of the outstanding debaters . BACK: Glenda Reiser, Dorle Speitling, Gary Ellery, Terry Stephens, Jerry Orlowski, Mr. Max- well. FRONT: Pat Smalley, Marcia Grimes, Nancy Roznowski, Nita Szatkowski. The AHS Forensics team, under the direction of Mrs. Walchuck, consists of Gary Ellery in extemporaneous speaking, Paul Brandenburg in humorous reading, Vicki Lahamn and Roberta Kannowski in original oratory, Tim Fitzpatrick in declamation, Kathy Snyder and Art Shotwell in interpretive reading, and Bill Orlowski in radio newscasting. A local contest was held in Alpena on March 19. '57

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AHS STUDENT COUNCIL Meeting regularly every other Friday, our Student Council Qunder the leadership of Neil Saretsky, presidentg and Tim Lutes, vice presidentj has successfully undertaken manyworth- while causes this year, the most important ones being the sponsorship of a Korean War orphan and the Focus on A. H.S. radio program, both of which are new endeavors as of this year. Besides these things, they take over such duties as locker clean-ups, Freshman Day, and the homecomings, all of which contribute to its purposes, student leadership and the direction of student affairs. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY You are cordially invited to join the Alpena Chapter of the National Honor Society. These or similar words appeared on invitations sent at the beginning of the year to students in our high school who had attained a high standard of excellence in academic achievement. Then, throughout the year all students who maintained this average of 94.5 took part in many events involving scholarship. At the year's end, these students and their parents were entertained at the annual spring banquet. '

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HOMECOMING DOMINATED BY Court Pictured Qleft to right, Freshman Representative, Sue Irwin, Sophomore Representative, Sue Saretsky, Queen, Billie Atkinson, Junior Representative, Dorothy Minton, and Senior Representative, Janice Damoth. X. ef ' I Q Q fl r In accordance with tradition, the 4- 3 '. midday homecoming assembly was ' f,,,,Q-V' , enchanced by the Pep Club's por- ' M trayal of Goldfinger , a skit in A 'ig' which several members of the foot- 'A ' f ball team were kidnapped. The time came, however, for A the awaited announcement of the 51,13 tobe reigning royalty. Representa- 22 tives, escorted by their respective class officers, were presented with roses and Miss Billie Ann Atkinson was crowned by PastSuperintendent, - Mr. Russell Wilson. N.. . .... Prior to the 65 homecoming festivities, various clubs partici- f pated in a statue contest. The Pep Club entry, upper right, won first prize. Likewise, a bon-fire com- plete with a Buena Vista knight pictured, at left, aided the spirit of those students attending the orga- nized snake dance. 158