Blend High School - Memories Yearbook (Blend, IL)

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Shirley K. represented our class in the Rotary Queen’s Court (17) and Kathleen escorted by George were in the Valentine Queen’s Court (18) Donald 1. was chosen by the faculty for Boys State and Kathleen for Girls State.(19) The next item on our junior year agenda was the junior class play. Hillbilly Courtship, which we gave in April. The very different and humorous plot combined with the dramatic talents of Donald I., Roseanne. Tom, and Kathleen provided for a most successful play. Other members of our class served as the supporting cast. (20) On April 18th we gave our annual post-Easter dance in the gymnasium. After the dance we began making plans for the junior-senior banquet that we were to sponsor in May. (21) We chose an Indian theme. The gymnasium was lavishly de- corated in russet colors. A large Indian teepee and a council fire at one end of the gym were the central figures of the decorative scheme. A few of the younger boys dressed as Indians, sat around the fire, and later gave an impressive Indian dance. (22) The sophomore servers were dressed as Indian maidens and braves in full Indian costume. For the first time in a few years the students remained at the school for social dancing after the dinner and really enjoyed each others’ company. Toward the end of our junior year we bought our class rings. We were the first calss to ever buy them before the senior year. The end of our junior year was marked by another all-day picnic at Hillsboro Lake. (23) We enjoyed the summer vacation, but when September came around, we were anxious to get back to school. Now we are seniors and are experiencing the last days of our high school life. Tom, Kenneth,and Kathleen were elected as officers. Shirley B. and Donald B. are serving on the Business Committee. Donald I. was again elected to the Student Council to serve with Marjorie. We realize we will be busy with all the activities of a graduating class. Yet we are well represented in athletics, music, Student Council, (24) and the paper staff. We have already chosen for our class motto, Together we launch, where shall we anchor? , for our class flower the yellow tea rose, and our class colors are blue and white. We are looking forward to our graduation in May. Our remaining activities of the year will be shown throughout the rest of the annual. Three of the girls who were with us in our freshman year will not be with us on graduation night. They are JoAnne Hinthorne, who transfered to another school in her freshman year, Norma Jean Larcker, who quit high school after her sophomore year and was recently married to Bill Cunningham, (25) and Monica Yatcko, (26) who left us this year and is working in St. Louis at present. We have certainly had a colorful and glorious history and want to take this oppor- tunity to thank everyone who has made such experiences as we have had possible for every young boy and girl of this community.