Clermont High School - Commander Yearbook (Clermont, IA)

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Jr Sr Banquet And Prom 4- 1 4'i.f i 4-nhl 4 Q rf I Kr fu x On Saturday evening, April 27, the Senior Class members were the guests of the Junior Class at a Banquet served in the Lutheran Church parlors theme of the banquet was 'Fantasy Land The walls and ceilings were festconed with gaily colored streamers,murals of fairies and gncmcs decorated the walls At the entrance to the banquet room was a ragic wlshing well which dispensed excellent punch in addition to granting wishes The menu included such exotic delicacies as Fvening Snow with Fmeralds, Crescent Icon and Star Dust, and Woodland Mist and Dew Quaintly costumed dwarfs served the meal The program was presided over by the King of Fantasy Bert Henderson and featured a fairy queen, Junior Class President Helen Jo Burget, a nixie Senior Class President Arlene Knudseng a look into the future by gremlin Dean Schneider, and a group of woodland fairies who sang, 'My Garden Is a Lovely Place W Following the Banquet, a Pron,sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, was held in the High School Gym The Senior Class used the theme of last year's Banquet Rhapsody In Blue in decorating for the occasion The ceiling was made of blue streamers suspended from the uoperrost of three concentric hoops hung above the center of the Gym These hoops, of progressively decreasing circumferences, su ported a cluster of ballons of various sizes Blue spgt lights in the Pym and over the en ry way contributed to the gala effect Murals with staffs, clefs, and notes decorated the walls For the area beneath the stage a pretty,fluffy effect was obtaired with paper napkins, chicken ne tfng, and a great deal of patience msic for .he festivlty was furnished by the Postvllle Swing Band yin 42 g , wir.. 4 3: ' ,.,' f,., ,uw .Q Y - .V Q' W 4-It E' 1kt t l md ,.... -' ' 'ff l l --' A - x 1 'mafia ob o Y' ' x. 1, l 4 2' Q .':l'Q.i 6 ,Ne ' ' : W M -1 If 'I L fl Q ' 3 5 QI O '7 I 8 - , xi Y' ' , 3 . ,r a vm 5 Qtr I h se' I' ' 3 e n I V , X K.. X: xlh V , ' A ' o rmQ ' I A --ll V n-- . I- .

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Future Farmers of America ' r a l ' Left to Righty Back Row Gary Hyde, Harold Hanson, Harley Evenson, Lyle led berry, William Bennett, Crayton Ash Third Row Fremont Ogle, Roger Howard Louis Becker, William Aoyle, dr James, David Helgerson Ronald Lyngaas Bert Henderson, Paul Hanson Second Row David Christen, obert Nelson Honald Halverson, Rowland Hackmann, Lyle ieisner, La Verne Swenson Seated, Charles angle, Jean Amundson, Barbara Thies,Barbara Anderson, Mary Kay Swenson,Kenneth Us Officers President ,La Verne Swenson Vice President Rowland Hackmann Secretar . ,Ronald Lqngaas Treasurer .. . ....Robert Swenson Reporter. ... .Bert Henderson Sentinel . ...Louis Becker Sponsor dr James Activities of the Honor Society, Student Council, and F F,A, during the 1956 57 school year The activities of the organizations pictured on the preceeding pages were many and varied this year The Honor Society initiated seven new members during the schoolyear o parties were held: a Christmas party for present members and alumnig an a theater party with the faculty as guests at the film Anastasia ' The Honor Society and Student Council sponsored the hristmas party for the High School, and held a joint nd of the year picnic together The Student Council members attended the State Convention at Cedar Falls and presented a panel discussion on 'How best to secure the co-operation of the student body ' Members also took turns leading the Pledge of Allegiance on Tuesday mornings and sponsored games and folk dancing for the students during noons. Starting the students toward forming a more satisfactory philosophy for school life was another worth while project of the Student Council. This pro- ject was tangibly expressed in having each student write a creed of his own for use in the new Valley High School. Another of the Student Counc1l's assum- bly programs impressed upon the students the necessity of eating a good breakfast. Students who were members of the F.F,A. group took a trip to the Eastern Iowa Breeder's Association meeting in December, and also went to the State F.F.A. Convention. Honorary Chapter Farmer degrees were conferred on Guy Williams and Bernard Hansong lary Kay Swenson was chosen Chapter Sweetheart. Another of the F,F.A.'s projects was the purchasing of a pair of portable scales on which to weigh livestock and other projects. 41

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Commencement And Baccalaureate High gba sixty-nigthd Baciglaugeatg and Commencement Exercises of the Clernont c oo were e on D y an Aay 23 respectively. 1cha1kovsky's 'Chanson Trista' was used as the Processional for Baccalau- reate, following which Rev. S. B. Knudsen gave the Invocation. Music for this occasion was furnished by two vocal soloists--Arlene Knudsen, singing 'I will Extol Thee H from the Oratorio Eli 3 and Charles Wagner, who sang the 'Ninety- third Psalm --the Fiixed Double Quartette, presenting 'Build 'lemples Eterna with a soprano solo sung by Arlene Knudsen and flute obbligato played by Cathryn grigeg agdtghesmixed Chgrui, w2ichB:ang 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' Rev. Knudsen e vere e ermon an a so e nediction. Com encement was opened by the Band which presented the two selections used at contest. Following the Processional, 'Pcmp and C1rcumstanco', Rev. E. G. Steinmann gave the Invocat1on.Again two soloists performed3 Cathryn Crove played a flute solo, 'Pan et les Oiseaux' the second movement of 'La Flute de Pan'3and Jo Ann Moore sang 'Spr1ng's Awakenfng.'The Mixed Double Quartette gave an inter- pretation of the inspiring 'Salutation to the Dawn', and the Mixed Chorus sang 'I Believe,' Mr. Arthur Carpenter, Assistant Superintendent in the State Depart- ment of Education delivered the address Tienty seven Seniors were awarded diplo- mas by the President of the School Board, Mr. Max Medberry,after being presented by Superintendent M. H Moore. The Benediction was given by Rev Knudsen. The Honor Students were announced by Mr Moore as follows: Valedictorians Jo Ann Moore, Harley Evenson, and Charles Vagner, each with an average of 97 O43 Salutatorian Helen Henderson, 94.53, other honor students Dorothy Helgerson, 94 O93 Barbara Thies, 93 28, Arlene Knudsen, 93.25, Pauline Nygaard, 93,093 La Verne Swenson 92 753 Gerene Larson, 92 223 Gloriann Schweinefus, 91 45' C'tm'52h2S0!2a.3.'23a.f5SZE Siiisnilaiii 2i'Z1f2'3ZSZ? 1 90 the Senior American Bar Award,presented by the Iowa State Bar Associa gig? to she sgudigg nho possesses tg? mostdoutstanding qualities of American zens p, o oore rece ve s awar 3 the Americanism Award,a parallel to the preceeding award but presented by the school, this honor was presented to Harley Evenson, the Danforth Foundation Award, presented to the boy and irl in the graduating class who have dernnstrated the most distinct qualities o leadership in the four phases of life: physical, social, religious, and mental, two girls tiedifor this awarg3 thEy5weEe1Arlene Knudsen and Dorothy Helgerson3 the boy rece v ng e awar was y song the Study Club Award, presented to Barbara Thies, the Achievement Award presented to the student who has made an out- standing record for four years n scholarship and two major fields of extracur ricular activity, Charles Wagner received this honor the Senior Citizenship Award,which ls based on dependability, service, leadership, loyalty, and accompl1shments3 Jo Ann Jbore and La Verne Swenson were presented this award On May 25 28 following Commencement the Seniors enjoyed a trip to Chicago. dany places of interest were toured, inc udingx the Natural History Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, the duseum of Science and Industry, the Brookfield Zoo, Chinatown, and the Maxwell Street Market.The group also appeared on Don dcNeil's Breakfast Club,vis1ted the Riverview Amusement Park, took a boat cruise on Lake Michi an, and attended two movies Cinerama, featuring 'The Seven Wonders of the World 3 and 'Around the World in Eighty Days.' Z 'fw-1 44 1 Our boat cruise: Ship Ahoy! HOUUVUG bound 43 e -- e ' -.- 1 .Q I . Q I - ' u 5 T ' 1 3 5 -- A c M ll A 'al I H Uk. I-1 ' . x I ,, - i ff J- C A A II ' , 3 'gf 'l A ' M T .' A ig I , R 3 A Q ' V MW-WWW M I . vain' N VV P wk.