Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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New laurels spark successful year for the Comet COMET STAFF. . .Front Row: B.Wi.Lson fart editorj. Second Row: P. O'Keefe Qgirls' sports editorj, S. Dinwiddie feditor-in-chiefj, J. Rose Qassociate editor, . Third Row: I. Kahus, M. L. Egan fliterary editorl, G. Roberts ffeature editorl, D. Northup, R. Swanson fboys' sports editor, , S. DeVema Qbusiness manager! . Fifth Row: 1, Johnson, B. Bertrand, C. Van Corp, S. Trepps, R. Garrett Qphotog- rapherj, R. Field. Back Row: M. Smith Qadviserj. nd Sparked by the incentive of past awards, new members a veterans of the COMET staff spent long hours of research and study, planning new ways to bring to you, the reader, an enter- taining as well as informative review of the year. Seven members of our 1956 staff were awarded Quill and Scroll pins and membership to The International Honorary Society for High School Journalists. COMET editors attended the National Scholastic Press Association Conference at The University of Michigan where they were reminded of the high standards and marks of an All-American book. The staff com- bined hard work on the 1957 COMET with fun and the result ' ' our hands. of th eir effort IS now in y forty-eight

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John Gretch directed a question to one of the teach- ers on the Meet Your Teacher panel, one of the more popular assemblies which was sponsored by the Forensic Club. A popular feature in assembly programs were the song fests in which the audience participated. Mr. jones enjoyed singing with the students and directing them. Ingrid Gustafsson, our foreign exchange student from Sweden, was honored at an American Field Service Assembly early in the fall and enjoyed wearing her country's dress on Lucia Day , an annual Swedish Christmas celebration. The kick-off sportsmanship assembly was a spirited aHair in which girl grid- ders and boy cheerleaders vied for aud- ience appeal. This was a rousing begin- ning to the auditorium schedule of ac- tivities in which many organizations tried to entertain and inform the student body. Student exchange assemblies and the United Foundation Torch Drive, were the more serious assemblies offered. Some of the more popular assemblies were the Meet Your Teacher panel where students quizzed their teachers and the Human Relations assembly which brought the idea of brotherhood to all. Students enjoyed song fests the year around for they offered opportunity to celebrate seasonal events in words and music and sing the popular songs of the day. forty seven

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Mary Lou Egan, Literary Editor, confers with other members of the staff. These apprentices were busily preparing mock-ups for page designs. Dick Swanson, Sports Editor, and Ray Field compared notes at sports events. Intensive as well as extensive typing was necessary to put the editorial copy to bed. Many discussions between editors and advisor were necessary to complete the COMET. Joanne Johnson and Jeanie Kahus looked for new ideas to interpret COMET features. The art department of the staff pitched in as they prepared advertising mobiles. Associate Editor, Jackie Rose, helped Photo Editor, Carol Sperling, pick yearbook pictures. forty-nine