East Pike High School - Panther Yearbook (Milton, IL)

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Setuon, C 4A 'rtyidt uf. In September, 1954, sixteen Freshmen entered Pearl High School. The officers elected were: Charles Fisher, President; Ronnie Waggoner, Secretary; Gene Donithan, Treasurer; and Donna Lane and Jay Atherton, Reporters. Mrs. Meisenbach was sponsor. At the same time fifteen Freshmen entered Milton High School. The officers were: Eleanor Daniel, President; Beth Denison, Vice President; Phil Hoover, Secretary- Treasurer; Greta Ruble, Reporter; and Shirley Davis and Eleanor Daniel, Student Coun- cil Representatives. Mr. Behrends was sponsor. Twenty-four sophomores entered the new East Pike High School in September, 1955. Early in the same month freshman initiation was held at the initiation party. Officers were: President, Eleanor Daniel; Vice President, Phil Hoover; Secretary- Treasurer, Jean Conkright; Reporter, Beth Denison; and Student Council Representa- tives, Eleanor Daniel and Margie Wyatt. Mrs. Barngrover was sponsor. Margie Wyatt and Phil Hoover were candidates for king and queen at the Harvest Festival. Phil Hoover represented our class on the varsity squad in basketball, and Beth Denison and Margie Wyatt were cheerleaders. In September, 1956, seventeen Jolly Juniors climbed the stairs of East Pike High School. We elected the following class officers: President, Jean Conkright; Vice Presi- dent, Beth Denison; Secretary, Eleanor Daniel; Treasurer. Wanda Biggs; Reporter, Loretta Ottwell, and Student Council Representatives, Jean Conkright, Eleanor Daniel, and Be tit Denison. Mrs. Barngrover was sponsor. Wanda Biggs and Charles Fisher were candidates for king and queen at the Harvest Festival. Phil Hoover represented our class on the first team in basketball, and Beth Denison was a cheerleader. The high light of the year was the Junior Play, Oh, Promise Me. In August, 1957, thirteen seniors entered East Pike High School. Our class officers are: President, Phil Hoover; Vice President, Deloris Kern; Secretary-Treasurer, Jean Conkright; Reporter, Bonnie Labby, and Student Council Representatives, Eleanor Daniel, Jean Conkright, and Beth Denison. Mr. Herst is our sponsor. Bonnie Labby and Eleanor Daniel were candidates for queen at the Harvest Festival, and Charles Fisher and Ronnie Waggoner were candidates for king. Charles and Bonnie were crowned king and queen. Jean Conkright, Bonnie Labby, Deloris Kern, Donna Lane, and Eleanor Daniel were candidates for Homecoming Queen. Donna Lane was crowned queen. Phil Hoover and Charles Fisher represented our class on the first team in basketball. Phil was elected captain of the team. Beth Denison was a cheerleader. A senior play was held in April. Beth Denison was a candidate for queen at the Sweetheart Ball. 12

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DELORIS JEAN KERN Dee Paper Staff Gossip Editor 4; Annual Staff 4; Chorus 1,2, 3,4; Jr. Play 2; Sr. Play 4; Home- coming Queen Candidate 4; FHA 1,2,3,4, Secretary 3,4; GAA 2,3,4, President 4; Pep Club 1; Class Vice President 4. BONNIE LOU LABBY Bonnie Paper Staff 4; Jr. Play 3; Sr. Play 4; Class Reporter 4; Harvest Festival Queen 4; Home- coming Queen Candidate 4; Pep Club 1. DONNA BERNICE LANE Donna Jr. Play 3; Sr. Play 4; Class Treasurer 1; GAA 1; FHA 2,3,4; Homecoming Queen 4; Chorus 3,4; An- nual Staff 4. JAMES HAROLD LEMONS Jim Basketball 1,2,3,4; Jr. Play 3; Sr. Play 4; Chorus 3; Baseball 1,2,4. LORETTA ANN OTTWELL Blondie GAA 1,2,3,4; Paper Staff 1,2,3,4; An- nual Staff 1,4; Chorus 2,3,4; Class Reporter 3; D.A.R. 4. RONALD NORMAN WAGGONER Ronnie Basketball 1,2,4; Class Vice Presi- dent 1; FFA 2,3,4; Annual Staff 4; King Candidate 4; Track 1,2. 11

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Section. 'ZViiC We, the Senior Class of 1958, being of sound mind and good health, do hereby will and bequeath our special interests and talents to the following under- classmen of East Pike High School so that the tradi- tions of the institution may be perpetuated for our prosperity: I, Phil Hoover, will my spot on the basketball team to Butch Rhodes and my standing place in the hall to Benny Butler. I, Eleanor Daniel, will njy brains to Bill Smith and my job as editor of the yearbook to anyone who wants it. I, Charles Fisher, will my cooking ability to Calvin Kisselbach and my false teeth to Donald Evans. I, Bonnie Labby, will my love for a Pleasant Hill boy to Sharen Mitchell and my heartaches to Peggy Winston. I, Ron Waggoner, will my ability to copy American history to Linda Harmon and my Romeo ability to Ronnie Edwards. I, Jean Conkright, will the keys to the candy machine to Laurabell Springer and Larrv to no one-- he's mine! I, Beth Denison, will my terms of cheerleading to anyone who likes to press clothes and my flirting ability to anyone that can handle it. I, Deloris Kern, will my singing ability to Judy Hack and my ability to pop gum in Mr. Lemons' study hall to anyone who can get by with it. I, Donna Lane, will my height to Jack Wade and my shy ways to Mary Ann Turnbaugh. I, Loretta Ottwell, will my blonde hair to Judy Hess and my studious habits to Gary Herst. I, James Lemons, will my good behaviour to Leonard Wade and my way with the girls to Charles Ransom. I, Robert David, will my curly hair to anyone who cares to set it every night and my masculine ways to Jimmy Ottwell. I, Robert Deemer, will my good grades in English to Judy Kingery and my art ability to Andy Anderson. We, the Senior Class, will to Mrs. Lewis a glass door to her room so she can see who is doing meanness. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. Lemons a better behaved group of Senior girls. We, the Senior Class, will to Mrs. Meisenbach five good basketball players to replace the Senior girls in the third hour P.E. class. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. Pinkerton a private dinette so he won’t have to go downstairs. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. Herst a powerful set of binoculars to see through the hallways. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. King a better band and chorus. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. Ferguson a taxi to take him to and from the Ag. Shop. We, the Senior Class, will to the cooks an auto- matic serving machine. We, the Senior Class, will to the janitor twenty little men to do as he tells them. We, the Senior Class, will to Mr. Bristow, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ottwell, and Mr. Winston, the bus drivers, better groups of students riding the buses so they can maintain their sanity. 13