Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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1969-70 Nov. 1 - Cross Country goes to State. 14- East vs. Staunton - First undefeated season. Dec. 2- Blue Cheer established. Jan. 10- East hosts first speech contest. 20- Lancer Invitational Feb. 4- Wrestlers champs of Carbondale District Tourney 5- Treble Choir Winter Concert 13-14- One-act Plays, “The Romancers”, “The Stronger”, and “The Neighbors” March 13-14- Speech students advance to Tournament of Champions, New Trier, III. 25- N.H.S. Induction Ceremony April 10- “Gotcha”, Variety Show 13-18- A.F.S. Week 22- Earth Day 23- Latin Club Roman Banquet May 15-16 East presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” 20- Baseball ends with a record of 20-7 June 7- Baccalaureate 11 - Graduation 28- Exchange student Monica Rosatl of Argentina says “good-bye” to East. 1969- (below) The faculty presents their “good luck” skit at an all-school assembly.

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1968- (above) with a new school comes a new artform . . . floatmaking. 1968-69 1969- (right) Waiting for the an¬ nual Loyalty Week flame run from East to the West stadium are Cross Country runners Steve Mueller, Jeff Tayon, and Kenny Stovall. 968-(left) During Loyalty Week, two of the pow derpuff teams (the Clackers and the Crushers) clashed in a close game. The final score resulted In a tie; 6-6. 1968- (right) Dave Chap¬ man (30) scores on a drive as Harold Brewer (50) and a Comanche opponent look on. 1968- (left) Actor John Owens plays king In “Long and Short Division,” one of the winter one-act plays. Sept. 20- Lancers vs. Warriors in first home game at West Stadium. 24- First meeting of East Drama Club and Thespian Troupe. Nov. 4-9- Loyalty Week 9- “Up Up and Away” Dance. Coronation. Dec. 18- French Club Christmas Dinner 21 - Annual Christmas Dance entitled “Snowball . Jan. 6- East-West wrestling match. 8- Career’s Night March 13- Office Occupations Contest May 9- “A Rich Poet in Sneakers” 16- Fine Arts Festival 8

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1971- (above) East ' s Theatre Department presents “The Importance of Being Earnest’’ on March 19-20. 1971- (above) Don Urban, Dave Williams, Van Robinson, and Dave Wager sing barbershop favorites at Variety Show, April 16, entitled “Hey, Don’t That Look Like Someone We’ve Seen Before?” 1970-71 Sept. 25- East vs. West game Nov. 21- District Music Festival Jan. 17- Orchestra Concert 27- Blue Cheer Family Night Feb. 5- Speech and Debate Tournament March 5- Track season begins 20- Math Field Day May 13-15- “The Fantasticks” June 1 - Baccalaureate 2- Final Exams 3- Commencement 1970- (above) Assistant Principal, O. C. Thomas, speaks to students involved in the “Free Calley Rally” shortly after they walked out of classes and marched to City Hall. 1970- (left) Newly crowned Queen, Chris Armstrong, rides In a con¬ vertible during the Loyalty Week Parade. 10