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Editor-in-Chief - Assistant Editor - Art Editor------- Faculty Editor - - Senior Editor - - - Junior Editor----- Sophomore Editor Freshman Editor - Junior High------ Elementary Editor Sports Editor---- Activity Editors Snapshots Editors Sales and Business Editors -WAYNE GRANTHAM -----GREG BAYL1FF - - ELMER GRIFFITH ------ JERRY BERRY - RHONDA ATCHISON ANNETTE BUCHANAN - - - GARY BIEGANSKI - TWYLA CANADAY - - JIM FITZGIBBON DOROTHY MILLS - RAYMOND ADKINS ........DEAN BEEBE HOWARD YOUMAN KAREN HARRIS EDITH WEAVER - - GARY HECKMAN IRENE PINSKY MABELLE MAIKA -----MERRITA WOOD ARVID RHOADS SANDRA REDFERN -----DANNY WOOD BETTY BENTHACK JUDI JOHNSON
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Nebraska State High School Music Contest held in Sidney in 1928. The swimming pool, constructed in 1921, was a great attraction to many students, and Red Cross instruction was soon begun. The band was a popular feature with many students. High scholastic standards at Prep nave been maintained. In 1961 Prep won first place in the Inter-High School Scholastic Contest. Until 1924 Prep commencements had been held jointly with the college. In that year, however, the 37 seniors gave their own program for graduation. This included a class history, a class will, class proph- ecy. class poem, a one-act play, and a dance number. The seniors in 1961 planned their own program also. 1924 also saw the first separate Prep yearbook and the first Junior-Senior banquet. In 1928 the seniors enjoyed the first senior sneak day. Clubs and organizations took their place in the Model High School. During the early 1920's the Girl Reserves were organized. This organization, a high school branch of the Y. W.C. A. which later became the Y-Teens, undertook a number of worthwhile projects. The Girls' Athletic Association made its ap- pearance at that time and was originally comprised of both high school and college girls. Prep students aided in the war efforts for both world wars. During World War I Prep students contrib- uted heavily to the Red Cross War Fund; with the Normal School, they contributed $121.15. During World War II Prep girls folded bandages each Monday afternoon. Needless to say, the greatest contri- bution was made by the boys from Prep who enlisted, fought, and even died in those two great struggles. Many Prep athletic achievements are almost legendary. One of these feats was the defeat of Pine Ridge in 1923 to win the Class B title in a four-state invitational tournament; there were 46 teams entered in this tourney. A second noteworthy achievement came at the State Tournament in 1926 when Prep defeated Omaha North in the semi-finals with a score of 17-5. But the championship did not go to Prep that year; the team lost to Plattsmouth with a heartbreaking score of 17-16. With the growth of two high schools in the community, citizens naturally placed loyalties in one di- rection. The rivalry between Chadron High and Chadron Prep has always been great, especially in ath- letics. This reached its peak in 1926 when Prep defeated Chadron High in basketball. Because Prep had been defeated twice that season by Chadron High, there was a good deal of heckling before the game. It is reported that after the game, a Prep fan made a caustic remark to a Chadron High supporter. This remark led to physical combat. The friction among townspeople following this game was so great that the college administration decided to suspend competitive athletics at Prep for a few years. Consequently, the Prep boys who wanted to play football and basketball went to Chadron High and played with boys they had opposed so bitterly the year before. Through this co-operative effort, they produced an unde- feated football team. Prep resumed competitive athletics in 1929 but did not play Chadron High except in tournaments until 1958. Prep basketball teams won three state championships in Class C - in 1950, 1952, and 1955. The administration of Prep has rested in many men since its beginning. Dean Stockdale was director from 1911 to 1937. Dr. Hildreth came in 1937 and served as director until 1941, when he returned to military service. Two men, Mr. Dwight Curtis followed by Mr. John Lynch, served as directors until 1946, when Dr. Hildreth returned. In 1950 Dr. Findley took over the duties of director. He was fol- lowed by Mr. Deeb in 1958 and Mr. Conn in 1959. In 1960 Dr. Edward Mulhausen came to fill the position. Very little mention of names has been made in this history. Actually, it is the people who make an institution what it is. The students and teachers who have worked to make the school a success should have the largest place in the story of the school. It is in those people that the school will live. Now, as the doors of Chadron Prep High School close permanently, it would be easy to believe that the sun is setting, that the light is extinguished. The spirit of an institution cannot be destroyed by any physical change, for it exists permanently in its teachers and students. Each individual who has felt pride in an organization has a small part of that organization that will be his always. Although there will no longer be a specific area known as Chadron Prep High School, it will most certainly have a place - a place in the hearts of all who have loved it. The sun is not setting on the real Chadron Prep; the light will continue to burn.
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