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

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Welcome, Col. Holland (Upper left) Col. Leland Holland speaks to Byron students and community at an assembly in his honor. (Upper right and lower right) the hostage bulletin board showed the daily news of the hostage crisis. (Lower left) Students stand in a moment of silence for the safe return of the hostages. A major happening of the year was the release of' the Americans held hostage in Iran. Byron students willingly followed Principal Frank Conry's idea of standing for a moment of silence in the hostages' honor every day until their release. From the start of the school year every school day for five and a half months, Byron students stood for a moment of silence. Then in January the good news came that the hostages had been released. The entire country celebrated. Accepting Mr. Conry's invitation, former hostage Col. Leland Holland from Scales Mound, IL, spoke to Byron students and community and received thunderous ovations from the crowd of about 600. Welcome home. Col. Holland.

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NHS Banquet The National Honor Society of Byron High School has become an even more select group than ever before, thanks to a restructuring of the guidlines for admission. It takes a 4.0 average and faculty voting on such aspects as character, leadership and service to be accepted. This year 21 new members were accepted into the group and honored at the National Honor Society Banquet. Advisers were Mrs. Cleo Boger and Mr. Rick Doll. President was Rhonda Lamb. A' Art InJUeUutnJ- ,-y ‘rr 7n-'—m £,Amda. ias-TqitO - -QlmJl. Of ' Vu £b rri “MOrductorZ o ljrrvr • « » Two new members of NHS enjoy themselves at the banquet (top left) Paul Osadjan and (top right) Cheri Bates. (Middle) New members' names adorned the cake served at the occasion. (Below) Old member Kathy Wiltfang engages in lively conversation. 18

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Prom (Top) Prom Royalty for 1981 were (couples, left to right) Glenn Clark and Lova Jaquet, Bonnie Boudan and Nate Lewis, King Scott Noffsinger and Queen Nancy Wilmarth, Donna Seaman and Eric Hintz, and Paula Zimmermann and Tom Eytalis. (Middle) Everyone applauds as the queen is announced. (Below left) Kathy Hoover is escorted by Shawn Tarro. (Below right) Brenda Winterton is escorted by Jim Reeverts. The 1981 Prom Best of Times signaled joyous times for all those who attended. Elected King and Queen were Scott Noffsinger and Nancy Wilmarth, respectively. Attendants were Lova Jauquet, Glenn Clark, Bonnie Boudin, Nate Lewis, Donna Seaman, Eric Hintz, Paula Zimmermann, and Tom Eytalis. Nancy and Scott were presented with their crowns by last year's King and Queen Chuck Bingham and Sue Rissman, respectively. Music was provided by the inside Front.