Durant High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Durant, IA)

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From Basketball to Speech- December passed on into January with the tra- ditional Christmas programs and caroling. Happy vacation days were over as the students once again stroll the halls of DHS on January 4. The end of the first semester comes on January 15. Bundle days net over 2000 pounds. The one act plays and play reading are given with Save Me a Place At Forest Lawn being chosen to go to District Speech Con- test. The sophomores order their class rings on February 4. February 8 became a happy night for the Wildkittens as they again beat West Liberty making DHS girls the twentieth ranked team in the state. Tom Hagge is crowned King at the FHS King of Hearts Dance. Twelve students are awarded the la honor of attending the State Speech Contest after advancing from the Districts. In the final ranking of the Girls State Basketball Teams Durant moves up to Number 16. The Kittens make big news at Durant as they win sectional consolation and district con- solation trophies.

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Feeling of Closeness The second annual Durant Invitational Speech Contest is held on December 2. Seven schools participate in this event. The first assembly of the year is given by Lou Carta entitled Hunters with Wings. Announcements are ordered by the seniors on December 8. On December 15 the FHA goes to the Wilton Nursing Home to carol for the people. The senior high Christmas program, held on December 22, shows the talent of the band and the chorus. A play, The Christmas Carol is given by the chorus. On December 23 classes are let out for the Christmas vacation. Happy vacation days are over as the students once again strol down the halls of DHS on January 4. The end of the first semester comes on January 15. For thirty students it is great joy as they make the honor roll. Bundle days, held from January 25 to 29, becomes a great success at it nets over 2000 pounds. The one act plays, Ile and Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn, and the play reading Antigone are held on January 26. Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn was chosen to go to District Speech Contest. Q' X5 7

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All Were Parts of DHS Senioritis becomes a contagious disease in March. The big event of March is the student council-sponsored Goodguy's-Badguy's basket- ball game. Joyce Riessen makes history by be- coming Durant's first basketball girl to be - placed on the Iowa Daily Press Association bas- ketball second team. On March 20 speech stu- dents go to Grinnell to the State Speech Con- test. The seniors earn money for their class trip on March 30 with a chili supper in conjunction with the science fair which Joyce and Carl An- derson place first all-over winners. LL.,A.,.,