East Aurora High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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Frosh worry over Do you remember your classroom days when you were a freshman and a sophomore? l-low about those English threeea-semester book reports that kept you up all night reading at the last minute? And then there were your good old gym classes, where you had so much fun playing volleyball and basketball, but not so much tun with those exercises you had to take. fa You probably recall your math teacher standing over you saying, Thinkl Thinkl And, oh, yes, don't ever forget your science My Pet Peeves A group in Mrs, Harrisoifs English I Class, reading and correcting their themes, 'My Pet Peevesw, are Mariorie Madden, Frances Miksa Terry Peshia, Lynne Nadelhotter, and Jack Oros. A Jump Ball - Girls in gym class playing basketball are Leahrae James, Darlene Erwin, Kathryn Glover, Char- lotte Gramley, and Anita Tadewald. required subiects class and your biology class-Wfthe time you cut up that horrible pickled grasshopper, and tind- ing all those leaves tor your leat collection. After you were an upper classman, you had a chance to choose your own subjects You had a choice ot several, You could take a com- mercial course, industrial or tine arts course, or a college preparatory course. This all had to be worked out, and finally you chose what you wanted, Remember the fun you had tak- ing dictation at the teacher's desk. And, what about the time you ran that stencil oft back- Four Experiments al' Once As the rest of the science class look on, John Furnas, Carol Buchholz, Nancy Reichv ling, Cully Gebhart, and Mr McAfoos perform four ex- periments on light, And Over He Goes , Four boys from a trash-saph gym class demonstrate the hand-toe-back tlio, They are Ernie Kirshtncr, Dale Braddy, Tom Loew, and Bob Gorham.

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and seriousness Nearing spring vacation an Easter program was presented by the choirs, resplendent in new robes and new stoles. Ending a nine-day vacation, the students en- loyed a convo sponsored by the Student Coun- cil entitled Mosques on Parade presented by the Carolls. Following the band assembly and concert was the yearly Girls' club dance in the form of a leap year affair, then came the dance spon- sored bythe senior class. The queen of April Reign, the senior dance, was Janet Rossig with Shirley Clark, Jane Deisher, Janith Cureshaw, Carole Parkins, and Theresa l-lora the other queen candidates. It was not long until try-outs sneaked up cn us and we started practicing for the fifth annual Variety show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Such acts as solos, taps, acrobatics, quartets, and other variety numbers consti- tuted the show. The track team was kept busy at all times participating in such contests as the Kane County Track Meet, District Track Meet, and the Big Eight Conference Track Meet. Next came the Fox Valley Music Festival followed by the Spring concert put on by the orchestra and chorus. With our eyes looking to the future, we ended our senior year by enjoying Baccalaure- ate, the banquet, the prom and Commence- ment. Buy a Bcw? Individual high salesmen for Bow Weel ccccrding to classes are Margie Goodendort, senior, Margie Stirn, sophcmore, Eunice Plummer and Joanne Palmqu st, freshmen, and Virginia Curtin and Elimgr lclaberle, juniors. New Sfcles fcr Chair 'vffprlel ng their new stules for th: Easter cont-.Q ar: tie-J vocal s'udents: Ronald Schenk, Bitte Bire, Karen Haimen, Barbara Eourmant. Oh, Say Can You See - A typical scene at the East High Easkctbal games is pctured here. Color guards Jock Pti-'cr and Bwb Biewt: are solemnly standing next tg flag bearer, Dick Exerett, as the fans sing the Star Spangled Banner I3

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1' Sbliuo 5:1 U Driver Education Demonstration--Driver Education stu- dents giving a demonstration in reaction and vision at a PTA, meeting are, standing, Dean Bernard, Joan Miller, Mr. White, instructor, Helen Brobst, seated, Gordon Briggs and Luana Foote. La Capitol de MexicogRichard VanPelt in Mrs. Humis- ton's Spanish class records the reading being done by classmate, Joyce Berlin. wards? Let's not forget drivers' training either -those slippery and raining days, and the feeling you had when you almost hit that bread truck parked across the street. You boys had your fun when you took shop. It was really a great feeling when you come off with top honors in your projects, or im- proved your skills with lathes, shapers, milling and other machines. '7 P' y.. ,4'.:... Ax-- ' Civics Class Does Chart Work+Vera Jacobson is shown pointing out the guaranteed fundamentals of the Bill of Rights to Mr, Day's civics class. Future Homemokers Show Their SkiIIfHome economics students demonstrate their prowess in cooking and cloth- ing. Modeling are Joyce Simon, Donna Marma, Rita Deppe, Betty Myers, and Carol Glossop. Remember the social science classes? What about those current event topics that you had to discuss, and also the outlines that had to be handed in at your American history class every Clay? The Health department taught you how to take care of yourself and how to end up with a model's figure after following a few easy directions about your diet, Tying in with this Sophs, iuniors find the going easier