Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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DAVID LAURIE KAREN HAWK NEVA BROCKMAN Friendliest Mr. Friendliest Miss Most Active Girl SUSAN FRANTZ Girl Most Likely to Succeed DORIS WOOLSTON Melodious Miss MIKE MAUL CAROLYN ULRICH Mr. I. Q. Plus Miss I. Q. Plus .wig Q ff , JUDY BAILEY Lady Macbeth enior KENNY SMART Versatile Guy

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follow, though less gloriously. Another phase of Senior school activities where students learn the fundamentals of gov- ernment in a democracy and how we solve our problems as citizens. f continued from page 141 senior year. The busy tune of activities served as our class song for awhile. First came senior elections re- sulting in Larry Bailey becoming our new president, Bill Taylor, vice president, Stan Munson, treasurer, and Judy Bailey, secretary. Co-editors Neva Brockman and Buck Thompson, assisted by their staff of Sharon Vandeloo, Mary Brittain, Susan Frantz, Marilyn Hoecker, Mary McCourt, Richard Ryan, Carolyn Ulrich, Ronald Guthery, Ken Smart, and Butch Ball and Senior reporters Larry Denton, Babe Hawk, David Laurie, and Gil Merritt put the first issue of the Opty out in record time. Neva Brock- man began her Teen Talk column in the Globe and Loretta Boatright and Evelyn Brown, co-editors, and Melvin Willming, business manager, took charge of the Trailblazer. Presidents Buck Thompson, Student Council, Mary Brittain, Girls' A Club, Butch Ball, Boys' A Club, Susan Frantz, Kayettes, Steve Wilson, Hi-Y, Jim Davidson, Drama Club, Loretta Boatright, D.E. Club, Sharon Vandeloo, Medical Careers Club, Ken Nash, Sen- ior Band, Bill Youngman, Senior Orchestra, Bob Hund- ley, Gymnastics Club, Karen Hawk, Office Practice Club, Ken Spencer, T811 Club, and Donna Buckley, Future Teachers' Club, started their organizations off on a busy, enterprising year. Julie Mu-lder, Doris Woolston, Neva Brockman, Corinna Young, Margie Miller, and John Ashley began the year singing as members of the Mad- rigals, and the football team with 14 senior players be- gan that wonderful season in which our only loss was to Lawrence and we reached the number 5 position in the state. Buck Thompson, Curtis Hutchinson, Phil Pick- rell, Butch Ball, Ken Smart, David Laurie, Stan Munson, and Ken Nash received N.E.K.L. All-Star team positions and Buck and Curtis received even higher honors of be- ing selected to the All-Area and All-State teams. Cheer- ing them on in these great achievements were varsity cheerleaders Marilyn Hoecker, Mary Brittain, and Judy Bailey. It was during the half-time of the Highland Park- Atchison Football game that the marching band led by drum majorettes Marilyn Hoecker and Lynn Buenning formed a giant heart and played the wistful song, Melody of Love, for Mary Brittain as a glistening crown of gold entwined with red roses was presented to her as the 1959 Homecoming Queen. Giving Mary and her attendants Marilyn Hoecker, Julie Mulder, Neva Brockman, and Susan Frantz an even greater thrill, the Redmen eleven went on to crush Highland Park to the score of 26-0. We danced merrily at the therefore successful Home- coming Dance, but for some reason all the dances this year seemed to hold added beauty, success, and good times. Marilyn Hoecker reigned as Princess as seniors and underclassmen alike whirled to the tune of Christ- mas in Blue at the Hi-Y semi-formal, and a month later David Laurie was selected as Admiral of the Anchor of the Kayette Twirp fete. The Kayette Spring Formal, Lilac Time, ended the year of club organized dances. But not the year of the Redmen. In December the basketball season was on us and away the boys went on that wild winning spree sweeping to the N.E.K.L. championship, regional title, and finally 4th place in the state. Babe Hawk shared All-State and N.E.K.L. honors as Butch Ball nabbed a spot on the N.E.K.L. All-Star teams. Again the victory song was prevalent as the Senior Pep Band under the direction of Bill Youngman and Marty Binkley urged them on in their record-breaking feats. Track, golf, and tennis came all together in the spring with many seniors going out for the three sports. For past performances it was quite natural to expect and receive victories from the Redmen in these fields, too. Winding up the year at this time were the members of the gymnastics team whose senior stars Bob Hundley, Ken Nash, Pete Martin, and Donnie Willming helped earn many points for them in N.E.K.L. competition. The senior play, Old Doc, was presented on March 19 and 20. With tears in their eyes and smiles in their hearts audiences made three curtain calls a night neces- sary for the cast, Mr. Ned Anderson, and Loretta Boat- fcontinued on page 282 I5

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