Arlington High School - Heights Yearbook (Arlington Heights, IL)

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Frantic Freshmen To Sophisticated Seniors You'll always be able to tell a freshman by his hurried, worried look. You can always tell a sophomore because he'l1 carry one less book. You can always tell the juniors by their complacent manner and such. You can always tell a senior, but you certainly can't tell him much.

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Seniors display green thumbs as Jim Magnuson and Betsy Castle Ah ha a Hymenoptera I think muses Marilyn Rose as she con industriously augment the population of the greenhouse community. fronts an interesting six legged specimen for her zoology collection Seniors Survive Sociall And Scholastlcall 1960 was the long awaited year for the seniors, for it was the first year they had the privileged opportunity of being true upperclassmen. The split in classes between Ar- lington and Prospect made the seniors underclassmen when they were juniors a year ago and sophomores in '58. After the excitement of Homecoming died down, senior class and student council officers were chosen. At last the seniors saw their classmates in executive positions which had been filled by former upperclassmen. Many seniors took part in the annual College Night at Arlington which provided much useful information for those seniors that were college bound. As winter approached, the senior board made plans for the annual Senior Ball. Various committees were set up to make this year's dance one that would, in the years to come, recall pleasant memories of the senior year at Arlington High School. Other events such as the Talent Show and the Senior Party passed quickly. The seniors were all looking forward to that magic June day when another world would open to them as they graduated. That day finally arrived and the graduating seniors realized that they had passed a milestone. Now they would go their separate ways but they would reserve a place in their memories for the things they had done at Arlington. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewilderedj' Tom Simmons faces one of insurmountable sociology problems-learning the art of childcare. Compiling facts from varied sources. illegible scribbling and frazzlcd nerves go into making those dreadful term papers startling successes.

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Seniors March With Pomp And Circumstance Jay Wheelock, having received his high school diploma, realizes that he has taken an important step along the pathway to greater heights. New alumnae, gleeful graduates, Barbara Swanson, Carol Tock, Lynn Weber, Lois Perz, and Karen Drewes shout farewell to old Arlington. Strains of Pomp and Circumstance filling the air, and the gym overflowing with expectation could only be one thing, Graduation- The footsteps of us all will echo through the hall and disappear. Thursday night with the final chords of the organ another class at Arlington became alumni. As the footsteps moved off in the distance, the graduates carried with them mixed emotions. This was the beginning of a very different life. After working together as part of a class for four years each individual was now free to choose his own course. Friendships would be split and new ones made as the class broke up to go to schools and jobs across the entire country. Memories, however, were foremost in the mind of every senior. Just being in the gym had brought back the thrill of a hard-won basketball game, the excitement of a partic- ularly enthusiastic pep session, and the glamour of the Christmas Ball. The familiar faces all around had recalled experiences both good and bad. Classes might be remembered as very difficult or lots of fun, but nothing could leave an impression like the hours of homework. That trying piece of writing, the term paper, would always be a vivid horror. During their four years, seniors also saw the school undergo changes. Teachers had gone to teach at Prospect, and for two years Arlington was less than a four-class school. With this pleasant reflecting was mixed the irony of the thought that as freshmen the seniors had looked envi- ously at the graduating seniors. The seniors now hoped they would be remembered after their footsteps had faded away. 29