Ashton High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Ashton, IL)

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'XSI-'ION c:oI,xMLINIfrY V j ' nr, I I 5 I KI 1' I Fails' ' 12 1'-et 'Q I '1l'f'. r I b , Mm VUGVII JCHOOL ,.y'-Q-4. if t-,I ' fi- ,W , :gf-t' I fi11F ASH TON, ILLINOIS 4 NOVEMBER 5 4-F.F.A. corn Hunting contest. That young ,F fr Q Sophomore Donald Jacobs won the Champion- -15,354 Ship- 5-Assembly Program at Dixon. Now we'll all . 'f up be electricians. A , 6-Oh Boy! Basketball season opens with 1,.1 Ashton defeating Lee Center. 7-Whoops! Schools out again---Teachers' Conference at Champaign. 10-Tuberculosis tests were given. ll-Armistice Day, schools out once more. It 13-Seniors pose for the camera. 14-Victory! Ashton defeats the old rival K S3 Franklin Grove. I Also assembly program' at the gym. 'I 19-Won another basketball game. This time N with Leaf River. NOVEMBER O-21-Thanksgiving vacation. Bet it was hard on the turkeys. , 26-English IV motored to Dixon to see play Macbeth and Dramatic Club see play Hamlet that evening. 2?-Cantata, The Harvest presented by the Mixed Chorus. 28-Victory! Won basketball game from Oregon. jiwgv 'utMl'lm. 7,1 2-Bad luck, lost basketball game with N1-3211 N' --': ?Sf'T-.x Steward. ' 'g5 '.-Q ' ' if, 3-Ag. boys journey to Chicago to the tr- 4nQ-t:,.4,I.I'- Z? '?'3M ,tk Livestock Show. gawk.. iff'-..y-.8 ,QV Q R 5-Victory for Ashton. Won basketball game .. 3. .' 'Q' 'We from B rori my 1' F ' AX N A y . '.g,,.2,!.-f I If .J msw' 9-Annual staff is announced. 2,-f I MQ. QN ,lo-11-12-1s-c.R.v.c. Tournament. We took 5-,,, '34 Wai' third place. W sf' 19-Another victory. Ashton defeats Monroe M , Center. I 1 I . .i 23-Another victo for the Aces. This time l - I-s ry '1. W :Nj-.,4 gg..-P' I over Forreston. ' 23-Hurrah! Christmas Party in the assembly. Vacation begins.

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A.J1'ifCJ 1 f'oM,vxUN1'rr Him fuer: Je-1ooL n f , f' ' f V- .k., . - X ' stil- 'I' S 5' w -. lj A 1' - ., :I 1 EJ f gf I 1 S 4 I , L' ! X ' 0 Tv' ' If gf Aja, Q, 7 5' C 1 -Q' J, 5 . V- .1 r ' 5 ' f ,im fn- 'T I ASHTON :Lumens h i S May 5, 1942 Dear Sam, We thought you would like to hear about what went on in the Ashton A Community High School, so we wrote, you a letter in diary form. Here are the happenings of the year of 1941-42. ' ff? , fgaook ' SEPTEMBER Aojf- . E - XL. 2-School begins with 3 new teachers, CZZPKG X A9 Miss Allison, Miss Krans-, and Mr. Q XQ' in Rosenberg joining the staff and the ' H bf ffgf2T. I Freshmen are as green as usual. X Qff?.1Vf'3 I, X 'H Gov. Green passes through Ashton. Q15 Lt tfA'f9:fw gfxzg X ,4iIj? 4-Classfofficers are selected. xiifvi- ii x .ufblyfxy 9-Oh Bo ! Juniors select class rings.95 y '4QP!h3g:?ff?53i,2,.. l 10-Bad bluck for Ashton. They. lostigifj :IL--9-Q11 f.w- X -N., -.4M, ,re softball game to Stillman Valley. 7Lg3QT,:259f'trf,Nx:??1If'.. 12-Beauty contestants, Natalie ChapmanN41iQFQ Wi, d?5L,:Q gg! -fgffff Louise Paddock and Margery Linscot ' H, fn-'X' 45' X X M go to Dixon to compete for Beam! 'yy9l9LQ,,1f llfix' A K Queen of Rock River Valley. i6fQgjT'TXa.,iixuLj,E:iA mga! 15-Louell'N arsons Day. 'School is out Xx!!4Q -..f' Xk'g4,!f R f for th ternoon. I --- f-fr4 16-Aces ta Forreston in softball, SEPTEMX -L x Q 18-Another victory, Ashton defeats Monroe Cente . I I N 25-Ashton wins softball game from Leaf River. ' 26-Magazine campaign begins. CWant to buy a magazine?Q e X OCTOBER '6-Magazine'campaign ends. Willis Karsten is high sales- ' 'QQQQ5 man and John Karsten is second. -L'.'i'3'I1Z'3 'n 7 ,.3-.Wg-1g:: -No luck, lost another softball game at Stillman Valley. .' 1f.'l'.'f'f 9 TE-1-:. ':-. e -Victory for Ashton. Won game from For:-eston. 10-Freshman-Sophomore Party--what a night.. 16-17-Hur:-ay! School's out. Teachers' Institute. I X 20-Dramatics Club holds first meeting. 24-Cheerleaders are chosen. Also' Grade School operetta. - 31-Halloween Party at the gym--more fun. Home Ec. III girls give Halloween Party for Mothers to show new Home Ec. room. OCECJBER S 1

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A , , :ff if A fl le- A r 5 - X E ., p gg Am-, forum com, fm ff I ' 2 ' 'if-EE' I 1 ,. I . ' pf W , 1 H, 1 . ,- Ala A, M 1-HQVJ sc!-1001. I - QA.. -' - ,xr 'lf rf f -EF , 51 ASHTGN, ILLINOIS fi JANUARY 5-Oooh! School begins with the same old routine. QQ 14-15-Semester exams, boy do our headsk NVZ7, ever ache. -N ff Xffll 16-Blankenburg takes annual pictures, 7-:my K X everyone seems so shy. i f - 20-Assembly program at the gym. f , I IN 21-22-25-24-Route 72 Conference Tourney. X ' . Yipee, we won first place. 'L'r Q0 29-Juniors and Seniors start course in A Vocational Guidance. NV 30-Basketball game with Lee Center. I C5 51-F.F.A. Banquet at the gymnasium. Home A Ec. girls serve. ..--- - L FEBRUARY JANUARY 'a 6-Hurrah! School is out, Teachers' Institute at Dixon. Mr. O'May took his musical groups to the Institute to provide music for the teachers before the opening of the morning session. Basketball game here. Defeated Byron. 9-School starts on War Time. Not ei single case of' tardiness. 10-First Junior Class play given. It is e big success. ' 13-Basketball game here with Monroe Center. Another victory for the Aces. f,.--. ' 14-Stillman Valley meets the Aces on 'the home floor. The Aces take the ' Valleymen asain- s AE, XX 15-Mixed Chorus sings at flag dedication H4 at the Lutheran Church. M, 20-Aces suffer third defeat of 568803. A-Q fl- ' Stevfafd asain- 5 , 21-Ashton defeats Franklin Grove. Willis If says they beat the pussy cats . gf 23-24-Seniors try out for play. f f 12225-Senior play cast selected. fgzfilgf' M 27-Assembly pro gram at the gymnasium. Q 7,4 'K 28-Basketball game at Forreston. Aces , are victorious again. Mr. O'May took Q FFBRUAPJ it? his soloists to Genesee. All win first place. A