Bishop Noll High School - Marquette Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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CO-VALEDICTORIANS OF ’54 NAMED J. CENGEL AND V. MAKOWSKI TIE FOR TOP AWARDS Customarily the honors of Valedictorian and Salutatorian go to the senior boy and girl who rank highest scholastically in their class. This year, however, a very unusual coincident occurred. Each of the two top ranking seniors of the 1954 Graduating Class earned exactly the same number of honor points and merited VIVIAN MAKOWSKI is a friendly girl who not only gained recognition in her classes through her keen intilligence, but also found many lasting friends at school through her pleasant personality. She is from St. Stanislaus Parish in East Chicago, where she also attended grade school. Her outstanding scholastic record during her four years at Noll High has won for her the title of Co-Valedictorian of the Class of ' 54. In the fall Miss Makowski plans to continue her formal education, and she will matriculate at St. Francis College, Joliet, Illinois. for themselves the outstanding honors of Co- Valedictorians. John Cengel and Vivian Ma¬ kowski ranked highest scholastically among the Class of ' 54 and are the Class Co-Valedic¬ torians. These are the highest scholastic awards that can be conferred on any student. JOHN CENGEL is a member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Whiting. After achieving success at that grade school, he came to Noll High on a scholarship and continued his climb to the top of the intellectual ladder to be named one of the Co-Valedictorians of his class. His quiet, unassuming nature and out¬ standing character have gained for him many friends among both students and Faculty. His interest and application in the classroom, as well as in all his other activities, are indications of greot success in later life. Mr. Cengel ' s plans for the immediate future include o college education with pharmacy as his major. 24

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Senior Officers Evelyn Gesmond, Leone Zbikowski, Mary Esther Matthews, and Mary Mulflur were elected as the Secretaries of their respective Senior Home Rooms. Senior Officers Treasurers of Senior Home Rooms are Jule Bell, Tom Gozdecki, Dave Mayer, and Dick Laskody. 23

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Honor Students National History Contest The month of October brought a round of various actiivties to the students this year. Among them was the all-school History Con¬ test sponsored by the Chicago Herald Amer¬ ican. After spending a few days of brushing up on their knowledge of American History, seven Seniors had a chance to display their talents by participating in the preliminary ex¬ amination here at Noll High. This was to determine who would represent the school in the finals. By the unanimous vote of the His¬ tory teachers, Leone Zbikowski was chosen to be Bishop Nol ' s representative on December 1st. Leone competed in the final exam held at Washburn Trade School, Chicago. She faced tough competition from 150 schools in and around Chicago-land. Bishop Noll High School is justly proud of Leone Zbikowski for she represented the school in the annual contest. Leone Zbikowski represented Noll High at the Notionol History Contest in Chicago. SENIORS OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY BOTTOM ROW: Robert Schreiner, Nora Lee Hebard, Ruth Sedlak, Thomas Gozdeoki, Mary Mulflur, Andy Pongress. SECOND ROW: Bernie Wontorek, Stephanie Simon, Millie Overock, John Keil, Patti Rogan. THIRD ROW: Vivian Makowski, Regino Dudzinski, Mary C. Blake, Kathryn Lasics, John King, Judy Mertz. FOURTH ROW: John Cengel, Pete Cergizan, Carole Knapp, Bernie Folta, Virgie Cieslak, Don York. 25