Arcola High School - Torch Yearbook (Arcola, IL)

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ARION MUSIC AWARD Each year a graduating senior band member is awarded the Arion National Foundation Award for musical achievement. The students are rated according to these qualifications: The band members elect one senior and the faculty elects one senior. Mr. Scott, the band director, then has the final word in sel- ecting the winner. Inspiration to Others Scholastic Standing Diligence Co-operation Personal Habits Attendance Ambition This award consists of three things, plaque which hangs in the band room. .,, .,x,.i DAR and SAR The Sons of the American Revolution honor one boy from each of the A8 states, selected from the senior classes of the senior high schools, and the Daughters of the American Revolution honor one girl from each high school in the same manner, as excelling in the follow- ing qualities which make for good citizenship: Dependability--Truthfulness-Honesty-Punctuality Service--Cooperation-Helpfulness-Responsibility Leadership--Personality-Self Control-Initiative Patriotism--Unselfish Loyality to American Ideals The aim of this project is to build youthful character and to call attention to those qualities which are desirable in good citi- zens. The contest is not an essay writing or a popularity contest. Each member of the senior class votes for the boy and girl of his choice, keeping the above qualifications in mind. The top three girls and the top three boys are presented to the faculty, which selects one boy and one girl to represent their school in the state contest. The winners, one girl and one boy, from each state receive from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, respect- ively, a Government Bond of.S100.00 maturity value. American Legion Award The American Legion Award is given to one boy and one girl in the senior class. The students elect these two senior winners, the facul- ty does not have anything to do with this award. The award is based on these qualities: Character Loyality Scholarship Leadership Courage This award was started by the American Legion in Illinois, but it has now spread to all L8 states. The actual award consists of a Cer- tificate and a medal which is awarded at the end of the year. which are: A lapel ping a medallion on a rib- bon, and the student's name is engraved on a

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SE l0R CLASS HISTDRY In the fall of 1953, the fifty-eight members of our freshman class entered the Arcola High School. At our first class meeting we elected Audrey Landreth, president, Billy Perkins, vice-president, Joan Sanders, treasurer, and Brenda Biggs, secretary. Mr. Soelzer and Miss Olson were our class sponsors. At Homecoming time, we elected our class presi- dent, Audrey Landreth, as the queen's attendant. Her escort was Tim Monahan. Before the year ended our class had grown to sixty members. Fifty-eight silly sophmores crossed the threshold in l95h. As class officers, we elected Larry Anderson, presi- dent, Bill Perkins, vice-president, and Janet Smart, secre- tary-treasurer. Our class advisors were Mr. Dunn and Mrs. Shields. At Homecoming we elected Brenda Biggs as our queen's attendant. She chose Bill Perkins as her escort. Although we did not win a prize with our float, WWe'll Pin Them Down,W we all had fun. As our sophmore year drew to a close, everyone was looking forward to becoming an upper- classman. We began the year of '55 with fifty-six members in the class. Our officers were Dave Herrington, president, Dave Upholf, vice-president, and Brenda Biggs, secretary-treas- urer. Mr. Crist and Mrs. Willmann were our class advisors. For queen's attendant at Homecoming we chose Peggy Phillips, escorted by Tom Romine. Our class play WGirl Crazy' was a huge success due to the fine directing of Miss Whitson. The Junior-Senior Prom was held at the Kaskaskia Country Club. It was a lot of work, but one of the most outstanding events of our junior year. Only forty-eight seniors managed to Sneak back to classes in the fall of 1956. As our class officers we elected Joe Gaylord, president, Jack Browning, vice-presi- dent, Diane Myers, treasurer, and Brenda Biggs, secretary. Our class sponsors were Mr. Dunn and Miss Jokisch. Peggy Phillips was Homecoming Queen and Pat Cox was her senior attendant. The girls' escorts were the two senior co-cap- tains of the football team, Dave Herrington and Dave Upholf. The play, NGuess Againn was lots of fun, but we couldn't help looking forward to the juniors wonderful send off--the Junior Senior Prom. The highlight of our high school car- eer was the trip to Washington D. C. and--at last--our grad- uation day. When we started our senior year, there were forty-eight members, but only thirty-eight remained to grad- uate. We had a big four years at A.T.H.S.--we'll never for- get these wonderful memories.