Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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Parades Halloween . . IN A CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY. S.A.C. members Bader, Mehrle, Davis, Streete, Parrott, Summers, Hunt, and Jackson are officially installed as officers for the 1956-57 term. September 28—S.A.C. Installation. The Student Activity Committee, “student backbone” of our school, installed the leaders of the 1956-57 school year in an impressive ceremony. October 31—Halloween. Following tradition, the art students drove down town to place clever Halloween scenes on the merchants windows. Students of all the schools of Caruthersville. attired in various costumes, participated in a big parade that began at the Courthouse and ended at the high school. Later, they attended the “Goblin’s Convention.” a dance that provided a full night of enjoyment for all. GETTING READY for a Pep Club car parade are cheerleaders Bader. Taylor, Jones, Davis, and Sawyer. ART STUDENTS Lane. Johnson, and Coleman prepare their Halloween decorations for display. First place winners in ihe window decorations contest were Kay Summers and Beverly Nelson. DESPERATELY TRYING to keep that potato from falling in the “Potato Dance” are these couples at the Halloween Dance. 19

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Fall Heralds Registration REGISTRATION DAY! At this time, it seems as if nothing but freshman boys are signing up for their first year in high school. GRINNING WITH PRIDE, “most typical freshman” winner, Virginia Bingham, accepts her prize from S.A.C. Vice President Jackson, as Streete and freshman slogan winner, Ann Adkins, look on. 18 Fall Se pteraLber Octoher Nove-joatbe RESHMEN, FRESHMEN, everywhere—signing up for lasses is a busy task for freshmen and faculty alike. Special events were welcoqie interventions in the daily grind of C.H.S. Assemblies, football games, crownings, track meets, elections, special weeks . . . all these extracurricular activities helped to vary the everyday routine and to make school life more interesting. August 30-31—Registration. It was a time for both old and new students to catch up on old friendships and to make new ones. Excitement, expectancy, and various emotions filled the air during those first hectic days of registration. September 3-7—Freshman Week. With the support of the Student Council, the upperclassmen tried to help make the “lost” freshmen feel at home. Bright name tags and a big brother and sister speeded up the “get-acquainted process.” A “typical freshman” and slogan contests were sponsored among the freshmen. To climax the eventful week, the newcomers wrere honored at the Freshman Frolic, a dance that gave them their first taste of social life in C.H.S. September 10-13—Elections. C.H.S. students faced an important task this week . . . the selection of class officers, S.A.C. representatives, homeroom officers . . . and the organizing of other clubs. September 14—The First Football Game. Filled with the pep and enthusiasm of the season’s first game, C.H.S. pepsters journeyed to Hayti to watch a victorious Tiger squad trounce the Hayti Indians.

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Elections . . . Crownings November 2—Varsity Queen Crowning. Once a year, all the lettermen of C.H.S. meet to select a Varsity Queen and four attendants to reign over all high school sports events. The queen’s identity remained a secret until the curtain opened to reveal her with the treasured crown and football. November 5—Presidential Election. Following authentic voting procedures, C.H.S. students registered and voted in secrecy for the candidates of their choice. The social studies classes distributed handbills encouraging the people of our community to vote, and also wrote and tape-recorded spot announcements for the local radio station, KCRV. Oddly enough, both candidates received the same number of votes—proving that the students liked “Stevenhower”! ON ELECTION DAY, C.H.S. students voted, too. In tliis scene, juniors are casting their ballots at the polls staffed by junior clerks and judges. November 11-17—Cotton Blossom Week. On Thursday morning. May 16. the student body had a chance to view in an assembly the four most beautiful girls in C.H.S. Judges, too, were in the audience and in sealed secrecy made the decision that would be announced at the Cotton Blossom Ball the following Friday night. Talk about suspense and mystery! November 15—Parents’ Night. On this night, mutters and groans were heard when parents climbed up and down three flights of stairs as they went to classes. Following the normal school day routine (in a shortened form) these “back-to- school-kids” were finally convinced that students work, too! » November 29—F.F.A. Initiation. Proud parents attended a formal ceremony and dinner honoring the ‘ greenhands” who were being initiated as full-fledged members of the Future Farmers of America. AHI . I HE.SE GIRLS luture Homemakers of America? Yes, these initiates, in all sorts of garb, are prospective F.H.A. members. ACTING AS GUIDE, Ann Richardson helps these back-to-school kids” who are getting a taste of what a real school day is like on Parents’ Night. This visitation night was held in observance of American Education Week.