Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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School Meets Public, Fights Polio as Little events” in our ever-changing scholastic lives provide both students and visitors with a panoramic view of life within the halls and also on our campus. A little event” may be the re-election of all three former class presidents (Bob Bock, senior, Don Hall, junior, and Jim Collins, freshman) or it may be competing in the regional achievement contests ... or being named to the honor roll. But little events” are also watching the tall observation tower grow, the new P.A. system’s installation, or the big push to beat last year’s polio fight contributions ... we did! Little events,” however, make up our daily school lives . . . and, as such, become big, because each day is a new experience coping with the event’s” responsibilities.

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Royalty Reigns; ' John Henrys ' Swapped Everyone is all smiles as Bob Bock, president of the host class, crowns Marilyn Foss and Chuck Collins rulers of the 1956 “Emperor’s Ball.” Don Schmidt and Susie Birdzell, 1956 homecoming royalty, pose as Susie receives roses from Janet Holland. Don, Mr. Football,” received a silver football from Lucy Moyer. Carol Olson, Barbara Newlin, Kay Claussen, and Judy Green, Holly Hop queen candidates, spread radiant Christ¬ mas cheer before Carol’s coronation as queen. Hey! Sign my Excalibur! was the order of the night as a bigger and better (but not bigger and better than the 1957) Excalibur was issued at the 1956 Autograph Dance.

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Juniors Plan Prom, Frosh Learn Ropes Sophomore officers, Jim Collins, present, Debbie Ruby, treasurer, Jerry Russell, vice-president, and Rae Ann Gremel, secretary, examine their pride and joy—class rings. Leaders of the biggest CP.H.S. class, the freshmen, are Ron Kaiser, president, Norman Sherck, vice-president, Nancy Vieweg, secretary, and Pete Stott, treasurer. Spirited freshmen indicate their choices for class officers in the fall elections, making an early start toward their goal of senior superiority. Cold drinks, hot dogs, and coffee were just some of the concessions juniors sold in their football stand to raise money for the junior-senior prom May 24.