Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Honor Students -- Pins, Crests, Recognition Following a tradition initiated last year, the faculty, administration, parents, and student body recognized CHS honors students during two awards assemblies this year. Three hundred and forty-three honors were awarded to seniors, juniors, and sophomores for their scholastic achievements. After an orchestra presentation and a speech by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Anthony Marinaccio, who initiated this program, each student was individ- ually recognized for his achievements. He then re- ceived cither a pin, crest, or certificate, according to his scholastic level. Under the program, students receive an Academic Excellence Award for earning a semester grade of A” in each of four basic academic subjects; a First Honors Award for obtaining a semester average of 3.80 or above in their full credit subjects; or a Second Honors Award for earning a 3.50 to 3.79 average in their full credit subjects. At graduation, seniors are honored for their aca- demic achievement by wearing a distinctive cord dur- ing Commencement exercises. 19

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High-ranking Seniors Win Scholastic Awards Students who received recognition in the Merit Scholarship program arc. First Row: finalists Barb Beiter. Doug Hosford, Tom Fritzschc. Second Row: Irene Blaser, Candy Wicbcner, Jeff Mitchell. Third Row: Lori Meier, Michele Adams. Rick Zimmerman. Fourth Row: Joanne Rohwcddcr. Pam Parker, lim Carlton. Fifth Row: Ann Schafer, Julie Stoker. Jim Paul. Absent from the picture are Linda Severson, finalist; Wendy Gannett; and Van Schwartz. There must be an easier way.” exclaim Tom Fritzschc and Merry Lu Martin, the two Number Is” of the senior class. Last March, Central’s college-bound juniors, along with thousands of students across the nation, enrolled in the eighth annual National Merit Scholarship com- petition. After preliminary competition in a vigorous testing program, four Central students — Barb Beiter, Tom Fritzschc, Doug Hosford, and Linda Severson — achieved sem-finalist status. Twelve more Centralites received letters of com- mendation. They are: Michele Adams, Irene Blaser, Jim Carlton, Wendy Gannett, Lori Meier, Jeff Mitch- ell, Pam Parker, Jim Paul, Joanne Rohwedder, Ann Schafer, Van Schwartz, Julie Stoker, Candy Wicbcner, and Rick Zimmerman. In December of 1962, the four semi-finalists set out with sharpened pencils and minds to take a second test, which selected National Merit finalists. After successfully completing their Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is one of the College Board Examina- tions, all four Central competitors attained finalist ranking. This placed them among the top one-half percent of the nation’s graduating seniors and made them eligible for a four-year National Merit Scholar- ship, ranging from Si00 to $1500 annually.

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Ann Blaesing English Donald Denhart Coordinator of English English Et tu. Brute, moans Erik Johnson, as he and Gary Erion, Carole Weaver, Mimi Greer, and Rita Wise dramatize Julius Caesar. Taste of Lit Spices Sophomore Grammar Having trouble with gerunds or participles? Most likely a sophomore could solve your problem. Parts of speech are some of the many phases of grammar stressed through English I and II. After a basic review of sentence construction, students write paragraphs and themes. The course gives the student a taste of literature, hoping to increase his appreciation and reading com- prehension. Such works as Eliot’s Silas Manter, Stein- beck’s The Pearl, and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar are studied thoroughly. Interest is added through such projects as miniature Elizabethan theaters, dramatiza- tions, and some memorization. For many students, the course requires book re- ports, spelling tests, and vocabulary exercises — skills essential to both oral and written communications. This year all students kept folders in which themes and other important papers were filed. The)’ proved to be extremely useful to both teachers and pupils as references and progress reports. Sophomores Trudy Zoepfel and Carl Stahlcr find that diagraming sen- tences can be both helpful and fun. 20