Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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The Future Farmers M. F. HAHN, B.S. University of Illinois Fifteen boys who are primarily interested in agricultural activities make up the Future Farmers of America. This organization is under the supervision of the agriculture teacher, Mr. Hahn, who is in his second year at Byron. At the beginning of the year the boys elected Pat Riley, president; Gene Reber, vice-president; Jesse Cope- land, secretary; Dick Palmer, treasurer; Ronnie Faulkner, reporter; and Leonard Brown, sentinel. The group was very active. Its money making schemes included a turkey raffle, selling pop-corn at basketball games, and a donkey basketball game. It took part in judging contests, sent two boys to the leadership training school for three days, and held its annual banquet March 23. In addition, the organization purchased a purebred Yorkshire gilt and started a chain gilt project. With these activities to their credit, the F.F.A. boys can justifiably claim a successful year. First Row: Faulkner, Palmer, Reber, Riley, Copeland, Mr. Hahn. Second Row: Peterson, K. Dove, D. Oltmanns, Ray Rauch, Brown, Noren, J. Myers, Sherwood, D. Dove, Roy Rauch. — 22 —

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Our Scholars DAVE and KAY Leary Kennedy, grade school salutatorian, is also on the Student Council, but his pri- mary interest is in sports writing. His coverage of basketball games throughout the year for the Ink Spot and also the Byron Tribune was unusual for a high school sophomore. Next year Leary hopes to be the Sports Editor of the Ink Spot inasmuch as he was officially only the assistant this year. In the Junior Class the two scholasic leaders are Kay Love and Dave Ives. Kay has found time in school to be a member of the G.A.A., the F.H.A. and the Spanish Club. This year she started music work and sang in the choruses as well as taking part in the Girls’ Sextet which competed in the spring contest. She held a class office for two years and in her sophomore year was chosen as a cheerleader, a responsibility that she carried through- out the year and will continue through next year. Dave Ives, the junior boy, is another musician. This year, in addition to singing in the choruses and the Boys' Quartet, and playing in the band, he was given a Division I rating in the District Music Contest for a trombone solo and thereby became one of the two Byron students who qualified for the State Meet. When they graduated from grade school a year ago Harold Greene was valedictorian and Judy Garner salutatorian. On the basis of their first semester of high school work they were still leading the class scholastically. However, each has found time to participate in activities outside the class room. Judy's interests seem to lean toward athletics and music inasmuch as she is active in G.A.A. and was chosen the captain of the freshman basketball team and still took part in the Girls' Chorus, Mixed Chorus, and Girls' Sextet. Judy was also secretary of the freshman class. Harold's principal extra-curricular interest is in music. He was a member of the Boys' Chorus, Mixed Chorus, and Boys' Quartet. He played the French horn or the bells in the band, and, in addition, he acted as accompanist for musical groups throughout the year. We take off our hats to you, our scholars, and we congratulate you on work well done. JUDY GARNER HAROLD GREENE — 21 —

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First Row: Cassell, Wanda Dillow, I Love, Wilma Dillow, Potter. R. Nelson, F Blanchard Second Row: N. Morrison, S. Morrison, Dummer, Drake. Harmon, E. Blanchard, E. Stebner Mrs. (jibbs. Third Row: DeFouw, Jones, E. McDonald, E. Wright, Boehm, England. P. McDonald, ] Nelson Fourth Row: L. Stebner, Stukenberg, Fransen, Campbell, K Love, Gruben, L. Heidenreich, Forbes. Home Economics One of the best known organizations in school is the F.H.A. which consists of thirty girls who have a year or more of Home Economics to their credit. This year's group chose as their officers the following: Jo Love, president; Wanda Dillow, vice-president; Virginia Hruska, treasurer; Shirley Potter, secretary; Ramona Nelson, point chairman; Wilma Dillow, parliamentarian; Loretta Cassell, song leader; Frances Blanchard, reporter; and Mrs. Dillow, chapter mother. Mrs. Carol Gibbs was in her third year as advisor. Under the leadership of the officers and advisor, the group had a very busy year. After new members were initiated, the club set about raising money to send a repre- sentative to the F.H.A. camp near Bloomington, Illinois. Pencils with basketbal schedules were sold at the be- ginning of the basketball season; holly was sold at Christ- mas; and the girls donated their work for the annual Hobo Day. One of the highlights of the year was the F.H.A. Rally CAROL GIBBS. B.S. Day held at Polo attended by the Byron Chapter. Northern Teachers — 23 —