Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES Eighteen seniors gathered for their final year at BHS. Many fun-filled times followed during the next months. At the first class meeting, they elected Joe Sorensen as president, Gene Pagels as vice-president, and Jim Fuller as secretary-treasurer. Class sponsors were Mr. Headlee and Mr. Tushla. A day was skipped to go to Omaha for an educational tour of tne banks and a stock exchange office. Bonnie Konopik, Shirley Schultz, and Sharon Zwygart traveled to Wayne for an Accounting Contest on March 23. Bancroft ranked fourth out of the sixteen schools competing. Bonnie Konopik and Gene Pagels reigned over the Homecoming activities. Shirley Schultz and Jim Fuller were the senior attendants. The seniors held a Christmas dance with the Tories” providing the music. Later Santa arrived to hand out the presents. Lettermen this year were Gene Pagels, Jim Fuller, Alan Simonsen, Joe Sorensen, Robert Sorensen, Reg Roth, Lowell Nolting, Larry Van Kirk, Dean Tietz, and Jonn Bring. Shirley Schultz was a senior cheerleader. Of the six class members that took the Regents Scholarship Test, Joe Sorensen qualified for the Regents Scholarship with Dean Tietz receiving honors as alternate. Jim Fuller, Gene Pagels, and Alan Simonsen were unable to go on Sneak Day because they participated in the State track meet on May 17. Commencement brought the end to ball games, class plays, proms, banquets, musical activities, and studies at BHS for eighteen seniors. Alan Simonsen gets first place in the shot put division at Decatur. Seven senior boys participated in football. Gene Pagels shows off before basketball pictures are taken. Graduation night has different reactions on Lowell Nolting and Rodney Witt. Sharon Zwygart gets ready for Homecoming by nelping put up signs. Sharon Zwygart Bonnie Konopik trys Ellen Gatzemeyer concentrates on her luck at mini-gets her hair cut. the ball. golf. -ets to join in on iy program.

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MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT Brass Sextet: Joe Sorensen, Larry Abendroth, David Macklin, Rodney Schultz, Bobbi Copple, Larry Van Kirk. Trombone Trio: Larry Abendroth, Joe Sorensen, Gerald Kubik. Mixed Quartet: Larry Van Kirk, Bobbi Copple, Sally Lutjen, Rodney Schultz. Flute Trio: Sharon Zwy-eart, Jan Sorensen, Connie Lutjen. The high point of the musical year took place at the Wayne State College. Many people participated in tiie musical activities and the achievements were outstanding. Out of seventeen entries we had ten superiors, five excellents, and two good ratings. Joe Sorensen, Sally Lutjen, David Macklin, Trombone Trio, Dirty Dozen, Girls Trio, Mixed Quartet, Madrigal, Band, and Chorus were awarded with superior ratings. The following people received excellent ratings: Brass Sextet, Mary Lou Vogt, Flute Trio, Gerald Kubik, and Girls Glee. Christy Johnson and Girls Sextet received good ratings. There were six soloists: Joe Sorensen, Christy Johnson, Sally Lutjen, David Macklin, Mary Lou Vogt, and Gerald Kubik. With all of us pushing hard, our musical year was a big success. 13