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

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r ■ Wixiter' Deoemier January FejDi-xxar'jy' (. MON, IIGERS!” yell cheerleaders Jones, Davis, Taylor, and Bader as they lead popsters at a basketball game. S.A.C. PRESIDENT Sue Bader presents Tglent Show winners Taylor, Merideth, and Farrow with first, second, and third prizes, respectively. W inter Is Season of Basketball . . . Reunions . . November 30—The First Basketball Game. Again our old rivals, the Hayti Indians, were defeated in our first basketball game. Raring with energy and spirit, the team, with a boost from the Pepsters. started the season with the right idea. December 7—Talent Show. The local “home-spun talent of C.H.S. displayed their once hidden abilities to the student body and to the community in two entertaining performances. December 14—Christmas Art Display. When each faculty member received a hand-made Christmas card inviting them to the art room, they knew that they would spend an enjoyable hour. There they viewed the Christmas art work of the three art classes and were served cake and coffee. December 21—Alumni Christmas Assembly. Old “grads’ returned to C.H.S. on this Friday to reminisce with old friends and to visit with former teachers. Coach Hopke, master of ceremonies, emphasized the fact that many graduates of the first graduating classes were present at the assembly. January 11—Basket Ball. What a dance! Given in honor of the basketball team, this dance was really a “ball.’’ Everyone enjoyed such dances as the Hokey Pokey, Bunnyhop, and naturally, the favorite of all—jitterbugging. February 11—Faculty vs. Seniors. In a polio benefit basketball game, the men of the faculty slaughtered the senior boys, whereas, the women only defeated the senior girls by one point. All the aching muscles were worth the fun. TALENT SHOW participants Farrow, Gortner, Taylor, and Mrs. Taylor (seated) wait for Barbara Copeland to take her cue.

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COTTON BLOSSOM QUEEN Sue Chris Mehrle and her attendants, Bobbi Moore, freshman; Margaret Johnson, sophomore; and Sonja Vick, senior; smile for the photographer. Beauty of C.H.S. Is Crowned. “A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody” was the appropriate theme for the Cotton Blossom Ball, November 16. All night long the crowd had been tense and expectant, waiting impatiently for the revelation of the judges’ decision. Then—the sealed envelope was opened! Jane Ellen Markey, editor of the yearbook, crowned Sue Chris Mehrle as the 1956 Cotton Blossom Queen. An uproar of applause filled the gymnasium and the suspense was ended. In this year of 1956, C.H.S. experienced another memorable occasion. YEARBOOK EDITOR Jane Ellen Markey crowns Sue Chris Mehrle 1957 Cotton Blossom Queen. Gerald Jones, Bobbi Moore, Wicky Taylor, Jerry Cheek, Margaret Johnson, Joe Johnson, Sonja Vick, Linda Hopke, and crown bearer Ellen Tipton watch with approval. 25

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Holiday Festivities . . . EXCHANGING GIFTS an F.H.A. juris at their Christmas party. HOSTESSES Linda Hopke and Ann Richardson serve tea at the Christmas Alumni Tea. Alumni guests pictured here are Jerry Dudley, Jane Aquino, Ann Dillman, and Donald Lay. AFTER THE CHRISTMAS ALUMNI ASSEMBLY. M. C. Jack Hopke shakes hands with Mr. Lee W. Rood, first Caruthersville High School Superintendent. With them are two of the oldest graduates of C.H.S.. Mrs. Clara Bigham. class of 1900, and Mrs. Mayme Crider, class of 1897. “SEE MY PACKAGE?” asks art student Joe Johnson to visitors Mr. O’Connor and Mrs. Mock and fellow students Christine Reichert and Judy Luckenbach at the Christmas Art Display. 27