Argo Community High School - Argolite Yearbook (Argo, IL)

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PAUL WOHLBRUCK Brooks . . . president, band . . . or- chestra . . . jazz band . . . ability to play trumpet . . . usually with Bob Szymborski . . . operettas . . . chorus. ALICE WOICIK Al . . . vice pres., Commercial Honor So- ciety . . . telephone operator . . . honor roll . . . Argolite . . . well-liked . . . typing and shorthand ability . . . office assistant. GLORIA WOODKY Glor . . . majorette . . . fan clubs . . . writes letters . . . Pepsodent girl . . . G-.A.A .... F.H,A. . . . style show . . . cafeteria. TED ZEMBRUSKI Ted . . . mechanical drawing . . . driving ability . . . student patrol. BETTY ZYDORCAK Beezie . . . Commercial Honor Society . . . accordionist . . . librarian , . . popular with faculty and students. STUDENT BOARD Vivian Kriz and Esther Metskas, representing attended the Illinois Association of Student A CH.S., met with the Student Council at Mor- Councils Convention at the Sherman Hotel, ton on November 23. March 28-29. Panel discussion Successful Eleven members of the Argo Student Board Living in our World-Vocationally ALSO RECEIVING DIPLOMAS IAMES ALLEN PHILIP BEUSHAUSEN RAYMOND BRADY PAUL COOMER EDWARD ERDMANN IOSEPI-I FURCICH GEORGE LONGHELT EDWIN MORRIE MARVIN MYERS LOUIS HESTER SAMUEL IOHNSON WALTER KAPUT ALEX KRUPKA ROGER KUTINA IAMES LATTIMER STUART STEPHENS WALTER POTACKI CHARLES REGEP IOHN SCHOONVELD ROBERT SKORUP GEORGE SKEELUKE WILLIAM YELNICK ARTHUR YETTER NICK PAPPAS

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DOLORES TEMPLIN Do . . . works at Brunts . . . writes letters . . . attractive and shy . . . style show. LOIS TIMMONS Timmy . . . likes sports . . . Commercial Honor Society . . . Weekly Maroon staff . . . Quill and Scroll . . , math club. NORMAN TOMICH Norm , . . band . . . expert ice skater . . . popular. MARY ANN TURNER Proxie . . . well dressed . . . Spanish Club . . . Science Club . . . happy-qo-lucky student . . . student patrol . . . Future Homemakers of America. ALBINA URBAN LB .... Future Homemakers oi America . . . good economics student . . . Pearl Waqner's best friend . . , style show . . . well liked. ROBERT URICK Bob . . . usually with Meisner, Lambert, and the rest of the qanq . . . hi-noon . . . machine shop , . . all around qood fellow. ROBERT VAN ORT Cowboy . . , band . , . assembly pro- qrams . . . Van Ort and Mclnturff Productions . . . Science Club. PETER VULISTIS Pete . . . iootball , . . chorus . , . inter' ested in commercial art . . . Science Club , . . operetta. PEARL WAGNER Pemlie Pie . . , drum major . . . band . . . F.H.A. president . . . Student Advisory Board . . . Arqolite . . , telephone operator . . . Commercial Honor Society . . . sec'y, F.H.A. '45 . . . style show . . . National Honor Society . . . operetta. EDWARD WITTENKELLER Ed . . . class reporter '44 . . . A Club . . . Weekly Maroon . . , mqr,, sports . . . Arqolite . . , senior board . . , photography . . . draftinq . . . senior play . . . publicity manager . , . Commercial and National Honor Societies.

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CLASS HISTORY The seniors of l947 record four memorable years. Entering high school, we were awkward and strange, but after the freshman- sophomore party, we were full-fledged students. Charming Rita Hankins was our freshman choice for football queen. Class spirit was high, but we lost to the hardworking seniors. In the basketball contest, we elected jovial Helen Knezevich. Again we bowed to the seniors. Freshman class officers: Vivian Kriz, pres.: Gayl Ness, vice-pres.: Bernard Lyznicki, sec'yy Helen Knezevich, treas.g Edward Wittenkeller, reporter: and Pauline Lytle, historian. Class sponsors: Mr. Kusenda and Mrs. Harmon. ln our sophomore year, first showings were in the queen contests. Our lovely candidates: Marguerite Morris and Norma Raddatz. Sophomore class officers: Vivian Kriz, pres.: Gayl Ness, vice-pres.: Mary Di Gangi, sec'y: Dallas Coomer, treas.g Esther Metskas, reporter: and Angeline Manos, historian. Mr. C. Williams and Miss Bane, class sponsors. Our junior year was exciting. Likeable Esther Metskas was chosen football queen candidate: petite and charming Lucy Alexander, basketball queen candidate. 'Tune Mad , the junior play. Mrs. Kamin, our director. The players: E. Mets- kas, G. Ness, P. Blazina, P. Raddatz, V. Kriz, M. Morris, N. Spear, T. Matias, B. Nigg, I. Mclnturff, K. Oltman, B. Lyznicki, and M. Leonchik. The junior-senior prom, Oak Park Arms, where we dressed in our best. A very enjoyable, memorable evening. Eight juniors were honored in the National Honor Society. Iunior class officers: G. Ness, V. Kriz, M. Allen, P. Kaktis, D. Boss and M. Leon- chik. Sponsors: Mr. Hauswald and Mrs. Kamin. ln our glorious senior year, we chose lively Pat Kaktis and Vivian Kriz our lovely queens. The senior play, A Date With Iudy. The cast: E. Metskas, P. Blazina, P. Ptaddatz, B. Lyznicki, B. Nigg, A. Manos, V. Kriz, M. Morris, R. Leack, N. Ham- ilton, I. Mclnturff, H. Harm, A. Bona, and I. Bryant. Marguerite Morris, Angeline Manos, Mary Lattimer and Henry Salgado worked on the service men's plaque. Twenty-one seniors were elected to membership in the National Honor So- ciety. D.A.R. award to Vivian Kriz. Congratulations again, Viv! Outstanding in music: B. Ginalick, I. Neuman, G. Ross, B. Ploszek, D. Boss, P. Wohlbruck, R. Szymborski, L. Mallory, B. Lyznicki, P. Harvey, R. Leack, I. Mae Bucek, P. Lytle, A. Presto, and V. Rodriguez. In sports: Sabick, Mack, Coomer, Doranski, Spear, Perrin, Lambert, Stricker, Fregeau, Oltrnan, Niedballa, Bales, and Copp. All-Conference: Perrin, Lambert, and Stricker, and Spear. Our joy in graduating is tempered with sadness. Farewell to our teachers, classmates, schoolmates. Thanks, Miss Broom! Argo High holds happy memories. To Argo High we sing a song . .