Alwood High School - Alwood Album Yearbook (Woodhull, IL)

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A MESSAGE FROM MR. METZGER TO THE SENIORS The publishing of a high school annual is no small task. It involves all members of the Senior Class in raising the necessary funds to finance the project. The annual staff and their sponsor, Mrs. Swanson, have spent much time collecting and organizing the material. This year book brings to you in print and by the recording of pictures a very good account of the many phases of your high school life. During the twelve years of your formal education, your parents and teachers have played a very important part in your physical, mental, and moral development. Although upon being graduated you will become increasingly more self-directing, it is the desire of your school that you continue to look to it for guidance in attacking the perplexing problems which you are soon to be called upon to face. 8

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 Senior In the fall of 1950, approximately 45 students started their last year in the AlWood Junior High at Alpha. Officers for the classes were 9A-Wayne Kapple, president; Richard Underwood, vice president; Fred Bivens, Secretary treasurer. 9B-Peggy Johnson, president; Shirley Krueger, vice president; Alice Gustafson, secretary-treasurer. Gary Harwood and Shirley Krueger were elected royalty for the annual farewell party for the freshmen with Wayne Kapple and Peggy Johnson their attendants. Upon journeying to the Senior High in Woodhull, we gained Don Beachler and Charles Miller. We lost Fred Bivens, Owen Polousky, Jim Ward, Kenneth Alexander, and Evelyn Barman. Class officers were Dean Fischer, president; Shirley Krueger, vice president; Peggy Johnson, secretary; Patsy Holdsworth. treasurer; Leo Swanson, reporter; Rich Underwood and Wayne Kapple, Student Council representatives. We sponsored a party in the middle of the year, Cupid Capers. Shirley Krueger was chosen as sophomore attendant to the queen. The class officers for the Junior year were Shirley Krueger, president; Dean Fischer, vice president; Peggy Johnson, secretary; Sid Rutledge, treasurer; Gary Harwood and Richard Hambleton, Student Council representatives. The additions for the year were Dolores DeRew, and Marlene Taylor. We lost Jane Cole, Leo Swanson, Bill Rednor and Patsy Holdsworth. The main highlights for the year were the class rings and the Junior-Senior Prom. The theme for the Prom was Neptune's Court. Another highlight for the year was the Junior play, Susie the Siren. The play provided money for the prom. Our Senior year's enrollment stayed about the same as the last year except for losing Dale Fields and Gary Harwood and gaining Janice Lundblad. Class officers were Richard Hambleton, president; Sid Rutledge, vice president; Peggy Johnson, secretary-treasurer; Wayne Kapple and Richard Underwood, Student Council representatives. Elected as the Homecoming King and Queen were Richard Underwood and Dolores DeRew. Dean Fischer, Peggy Johnson, Pat Kness, Shirley Krueger were the attendants. The class play selected was No More Homework. As this goes to press we are hoping the play will be a success. We also hope the Senior Highlights will be a success this year. All of us hope that the rest of the classes enjoy their senior year as much as we have enjoyed ours at AlWood. Compliments of DR. W. M. NEWTON, Alpha 10