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fORCWORd As the end of the 1958-59 school year approaches, we look back with many memories of another eventful year at Berrien Springs High School. With the passing of a million-dollar bond issue on February 5, 1959, students can look forward to a new high school by the fall of 1960. It is expected that construction will begin in July, 1959. The school will be built on a 30-acre site west of the elementary school and will be large enough to house 600 students with the possibility of expanding for 1,000 students. The new building will contain ample classrooms as well as areas for the agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, commercial, and music departments. The structure is to include a new gymnasium which will make a full boys' and girls' physical education program possible. Sylvester Field will be retained as the athletic field. A cafetorium, a library, expanded administrative offices, and an area for the guidance counselor are also in the plans. On March 17 a Scholastic Achievement Banquet was held to honor members of the National Honor Society, the top ten of the senior class, and all students listed on the semester honor roll. Dr. Russell Seibert, vice-president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University, was the guest speaker for the ocassion, which was planned by the Lee F. Auble Chapter of the National Honor Society. The Shamrock's football team tied for third place in Little Eight competition while the cagers ended the basketball season in fifth place. The basketball team was defeated by Eau Claire in the first game of the District Class C tournaments. The senior band members donned new uniforms in the fall for their appearances at football games and in the marching festival held at Buchanan. In February both the senior and junior bands won first division ratings in the Southwestern Michigan Band and Orchestra Festival. The senior band went on to play in the state contest in Lansing in April. The choir successfully presented the operetta, Down in the Valley, in March. Thespian Troupe 1213 staged two one-act plays in the fall and in May sponsored the junior-senior play, The Skeleton Walks. A successful celebration was held at the homecoming time with a big pep rally and bonfire, a parade through town, the game which was won by Berrien Springs, and a dance at the elementary school. Limelight publication was made on a weekly basis, and one week it was even published every day. As you will notice, the Canoe has been changed considerably this year. It has been increased in size from 104 pages to 108 pages plus a 12-page supplement to be completed in August and which will contain complete coverage of spring sports and activities including graduation. The covers have been padded this year, and each senior has his name engraved on the cover. A completely new page layout has been made to include many more pictures than ever before. We hope you will enjoy this book as you reminisce about the 1958-59 school year at Berrien Springs High School. Judy Brown Editor 1959 canoe staff EDITOR Judy Brown ASSISTANT EDITOR Gerry Hildebrand BUSINESS MANAGER Ken Stover ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Cathy Nightlinger ACADEMIC Barbara Schmidt, Maryellen Stover, Janet Wuggazer. ACTIVITIES Bunny George, Bobbie Gill, Doris Schmidt, Pam White, Doris Zech. SPORTS Tom Faulkner, Rocky Nothstine. STUDENT BODY Lois Godden, Shirley Griffendorf, Charlene Moon, Marlene Moon, Judy Van-denburg, Barbara Wetzel. PHOTOGRAPHY Linda Huckabee, Liana Keegan, Glen Sherburn, Shirley Tillman. ADVERTISEMENTS Tina Athans, Sharon Brown, Karen Krone, Loraine McBain, Margo Reisig, Chris Steltner, Pat Weaver, Carol Williams. SUBSCRIPTIONS Priscilla Alden, Vivian Ashley, Bobbie Baab, Denny Baab, Steve Breinling, Gerald Clark, Darlene Fisher, Vivian Hass, Carol Keeler, Kathy Kugel, Kathryn Pagels, Chris Schlutt, Carol Schmidt, Kathy Sherwood, Linda Storik, Sandy Stover, Janet Zech. ADVISOR Mrs. Diane Giddis
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