Du Quoin High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Du Quoin, IL)

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i..a....l -1 .,A,, 53? ' FHA Prepares Grooms for Future Homes Trick or Treating for canned goods to be used in Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for needy Du Quoin families was the first of the year's projects of the Future Homemakers of America. In the first lap the FHA planned and served a dinner to the board members, and served coffee to the teachers at the Perry County Teach- ers' Institute held at DTHS October 11. They were hostesses at a tea after Open House No- vember l5, and after school on February 27 they were hostesses to the Elkville FHA for a style show in the cafeteria followed by an informal tea in the DTHS homemaking room, Social activities in which the group partici- pated included the annual FFA-FHA picnic, the Parents' Night Banquet at which new members were initiated, and a progressive Christmas carol- ing party. On September 19 they sponsortd .in all-school Girls' Treat party for which thc girls asked the boys for dates. For their annual assembly program, the FHA presented a style show to the student body in the spring. They were hostesses at thc Senior Tea in May. Seated ileff fo righfl: Jane Browning, recrea tion chairman: Mary Janini, secretary: Bonnie Whipkey, treasurer: Lora Short, public relations :nd Janet Stephens, president. Standing: Susie Speers, projects' chairman: Suz- anne Wright, historian: Jeanna Parks, vice-presi- dent: Miss Pauline Waggener, sponsor: and Don- na Breeze, parliamentorian

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Photo Club Ar! Club Adding Trappings to DTHS PHOTO CLUB Learning the basic techniques of photography at their meetings, the Camera Snappers met every Tuesday in the biology room with their sponsor, Mr. Raymond Fischer. A few of the club'5 activities were sponsoring dances after games, traveling to places of inter- est in Southern Illinois to take pictures, attending the annual Photography Fair at Carbondale, presenting an annual slide show to the student body and faculty, and taking pictures for the Magnavox and Flashlight. Jockeying the club around the turns the first semester were Bob Montgomery, president: John Myers, vice-president: John Buskohl, secretaryg and Robert Rolando, treasurer. The leaders of the club the second semester were John Myers, presidentg Bob Montgomery, vice-president: Robert Rolando, secretary: and Janet Teaney, treasurer, ART CLUB The Tam O'Shanters, known as the Art Club. began the year at DTHS by selecting their lead- ers, who were as follows: Susie Speers, president: Betty Giacomo, vice-presidentg Joyce Hoskins, secretary-treasurerg and Miss Irene Brock, spon' sor. Projects undertaken by the Tam O'Shanters fO2' the year were decorating a display case in the corridors of DTHS, entering various art contests, and sponsoring dances after the games. This group of art enthusiasts who met during activity period on Mondays had the promoting of interests in art as their main goal. -15-

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Chorus Indiannaires 1.18, Practice, Practice, Practice! Those were familiar words to the 1957-SR DTI-IS band members as they set out to contin.1: their record of contest winnings. These winnings included six straight district championships and three straight state champione ships. Before school started the 1956-57 state chazn- pions, with the aid of their parents, took time out from their daily practice schedule to sponsor a concession stand at the Du Quoin State Fair and the Hambletonian to earn money for new instruments and music. With the opening of school in September, the band met every day at noon to develop its talent. Adding color to the band was the Indian Chief, Todd Allen, a freshman chosen to succeed Bill Keller. Allen was seen doing the traditional war dance and symbolizing DTHS at every home football and basketball game. Also the band presented musical entertain- ment for the public during the halftime of all home football and basketball games. Music . . .