Dayton Joint High School - Maple Memories Yearbook (Dayton, PA)

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SCHOOL - KAY STEWART JO ANN SHARP and DON ALCORN LORRAINE MCKAIN MUSIC AWARDS Jo Ann Sharp, cello, represented Dayton Joint High School at State Orchestra at Mt. Union, Pennsylvania, February 3-5. Jo Ann, Irene Barrett Cfirst violinb, Lorraine McKain Csecond vio- linj, Isabelle Hollenbaugh Cfiuteh, Roberta Stover Ccelloj also represented the school at District Orchestra at Ford City, January 13-15. At this music festival, Jo Ann rated first chair in the cello section and Lorraine earned first chair in the second violin section. District Chorus at Somerset, February 10-12, was attended by Daytonites Elaine West, Sop- ranog Lois Himes, Alto, Paul Shick, Tenor, and Don Alcorn, Bass. F. F. A. AND F. H. A. AWARDS Don Alcorn, a senior in the Ag department, represented Dayton Joint High School and the State of Pennsylvania in the National F. F. A. Band held in Kansas City from October 5-18. He was one of eight Pennsylvania boys who were selected to play in the national band. Don played first chair alto sax in the 100-piece state band in June at Pennsylvania State University. This was his third year as a member of the state F. F. A. Band. Don brought further recognition to the high school by winning the Keystone Farmers De- gree at the annual Farm Show in Harrisburg, January 9-15. Kay Stewart, a member of the Dayton Chapter of the F. H. A., received the State F. H. A. Degree at the annual Farm Show in Harrisburg, January 9-14. This is the highest state degree which can be obtained. Other F. H. A. girls who attended the Farm Show were Linda Beck, Bernice Marshall, and Betty Bresnock. The girls served as hostesses at the F. H. A. booth on Tuesday morning of Farm Show week. 56

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA IIEIIII lllll .!F First Row, l. to r.: Mr. King, James Ferguson, Warren Brothers, Richard Lewis, Allen Brocious, Harold Barrett, Thomas Anderson, Dale Aden, John Bish, Carl Shirey, Donald Alcorn, Robert Thompson, Donald Patterson, Jim Craig. Second Row, l. to r.: Elzie Ferringer, Wendell Alcorn, Thomas Brice, Gary Schrecen- gost, James Griffith, Donald McClelland, Blair Schawl, John Odosso, Richard Deemer, Richard Sinclair, Ronald McIntyre. Third Row, 1. to r.: Bruce Bowser, James Smith, Richard Smith, Larry Stiteler, Mark Stevenson, Eugene Stiteler, Clifford Griffith, Vernon Doverspike, Donald Dinger, Ralph Williamson, Raymond Williamson. 55

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HONORS Deanna White, Betsy Seanor, Pat Barnett Nancy Marshall, Carrie Galbraith Peggv Lockhart, Randy Quinn Joanne McMeans, Dick Sherry Tom Brice JOURNALISM AWARDS Roberta Stover, Deanna White, Betsy Seanor, Randy Quinn, and Peggy Lockhart won second awards in the annual Pennsylvania School Press Association contest. Roberta received her award for a short story, A Bunny's Eye View of Hunting Sea- son , Deanna for a short story, Up a Tree g Betsy for a poem, The Parade g Randy for hthmor, gl Bite the Parasite , and Peggy for an editorial, Care1essness Helped Cut O a Li e. LECION AUXILIARY AWARDS Pat Barnett went to Keystone Girls' Camp in June, 1954. The trip was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Nancy Marshall won first place in the American Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest, both local and county, with her essay on Justice, Freedom, Liberty-American Style. In the same essay contest Carrie Lee Galbraith and Dick Sherry also received awards. Tom Brice and Joanne McMeans received the eighth grade auxiliary award for t'Outstanding Citizenship. 57