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

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RAYMOND LEWIS ROSE Byron 1,2, 3,4, President 4; Foot- ball 1,2,4;F.F.A. 1,2, 3, 4, F.F.A. Vice-President 2, Presi- dent 3,4; (You Can't Take It With You). S, n iors JOAN MARGARET MCLENNAN Byron 1,2, 3,4; Student Council 1, Secretary 3,4; INKSPOT 3; BY-HI 4; Speech 3.4; G..AA. 1,2,3,4, Treasurer 4; F..H. A. 1,2, 3,4, Treasurer 3, President 4; Pep Club 3,4, President 4; (You Can't Take It With You). MICHAEL RAY DENNIS Byron i,2,3,4, President 1; Stu- dent Council 2, Vice-President 4; Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Football 1.2, 3,4; Track 1,2, 3,4; Baseball 1.2, 3,4; Varsity Club 3,4; BY- HI 4; Mixed Chorus 3,4; Speech 2,3,4; School Play 1,2, 3, 4; Var- sity Club President 4; (You Can't Take It With You). VALERIE JEAN DEARBORN Byron 1,2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3,4; INKSPOT 4; BY-HI 4; Chorus 1, 2,3,4; Speech 2,3,4; School Play 2,3; G.A.A. 1,2,3,4, Treasurer 3; Librarian-2, 3, 4; Pep Club 4; (You Can't Take It With You). 8

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CL JJ Uut or.j wrote a play and presented it at West High School in Rockford. The antics of Ronnie Swanson and James Morris kept the class in an uproar most of the time, but somehow we did manage to learn our lessons. That year our heavyweight bas- ketball team won the Route 72 and Ogle County Championships. The tragedy of Mr. Purdin's untimely death made a lasting impression on each and every one of us. Mrs. Dirksen took over and finished the term with us. Our trip to Springfield was the high spot of our eighth grade and the Graduation ceremonies climaxed this highly eventful year. HIGH SCHOOL, the beginning of the end, it seemed to us our Freshman year was marked by the absence of an honest- to-goodness Initiation, for which we con- sidered ourselves mighty lucky. However Miss McBride introduced our girls to the rigors of a real P. E. class, while the boys still received their initiation in the locker room during football season. Algebra class was exotic for the girls, with Mr. Orr and his baby blue-eyes. Our Adviser was Mr. Parks, and our officers were Mike Dennis, Tom Wallin, Jan Johnson, and Marsha Siebken. Sophomores at last! We were no longer the scum of the earth, and some of our class members began to emerge into the high school limelight. Barb. Claassen and Carla Morrison became Varsity cheer- leaders. Mike Dennis, J. P. Lundgren, and Dave Smith played Varsity basketball; and Val Dearborn played the female lead in the Speech Play. Our Officers were Jerry Eddie Dave Smith, Jim Love, Joan McLennan, and Rochelle Whitney. Mr. Quarton was our class adviser. Our Junior year was filled with many money-making schemes. We worked in the stand at the games and had to clean up the next day. We entertained the Seniors at the Skyway Room of the Greater Rockford Airport; we actually made over $40 on our June in January dance. Dave Smith was our President, Donna Novak, Lucile Classen, and Val Dear- born were our other officers. Under the guidance of Mrs. McCorkle we finished our Junior year better off financially than we started it. The pages of this book best describe our senior year. Sponsored by 7 PIPER'S HARDWARE STORE NELSON'S JEWELRY STORE

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LARRY CARR Byron 1,2, 3, 4; Football 4; F.F.A 1,2,3,4, Vice-President 4. THOMAS HUBERT CAMDEN St. Louis, Missouri 1,2; Byron 3.4. BARBARA ANN CLAASSEN Byron 1,2,3,4; Student Council 2; INKSPOT 4; BY-HI 4; Band 1,2,3; Sextette 1,2,3,4; Trio 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 3; Cheerleader 2,4; G.A.A. 1,3,4, President 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 3,4, Treasurer 2; Pep Club 3,4; (You Can’t Taxe It With You) 4. S. niorS JOAN FLORENCE ARN Byron 1,2, 3,4; BY-HI 4; Chorus 1, 2; F.H.A. 1; Librarian 4. JOANNE WINNIFRED CALVERT Byron 1,2, 3, 4; BY-HI 4; ChoruS 1, 2, 3,4; Mixed Chorus 3; Drill Team 4; G.A.A. 1,2, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 3,4; Pep Club 3,4; (You Can't Take It With You) 4. LUCILE G. CLASSEN Byron 1,2, 3,4, Secretary 3; Drill Team 4; G.A.A. 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 3,4, Vice-President 4; Librarian 4; Pep Club 4; (You Can't Take It With You) 4. 9