Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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1 .Q-. 'YU 'T Q 3'0 n ow' ,. Energetic Literati Club members joined the statewide program honoring a past great statesman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, in a sesquicentennial birthday celebration. Shown are Charles Atkin- son, Jeffrey Gillespie, Jim Wallace, Jim Taflinger, and David Ball with the exhibits that they contributed. noffing flue ties of loyalty Tea time came at Christmas for the members of the F.l-I. A. and a fortunate photographer found that a picture was a small price to pay for the satisfying reward of seasonable goodies and such pictur esque company. Pictured are Pam Auton, Mrs. Moritz, Barb Til- ley, Ruthie Davis, Linda Boals, Sharon and Karen Ooton, Rita Gil lespie, and Linda Ward. n

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flllfl SOTTOWN' Win or lose, Effingham fans backed their Flaming Hearts with enthusiasm and vigor. The display of sportsmanship and school spirit was as heartwarming as the school colors. And you shouted your pride in being a part of it. in defeat , Effingham has the ball and an occa sion for a necessary substitution arises The clock IS stopped and Coach Rodney Richardson gives Artie Babbs a last min ute instruction before he enters the game .Z Whether they were pretending or their enthusiasm was for real there is no doubt that these members of the Effingham varsity have lots of pep In the middle of their display of happiness our camera man clicked the switch and caught these vibrant expressions of Artie Babbs Terry Foreman David Ball Duon Powell and Delaine Donaldson x . fx ,X V l n W . 5 l . V, A 1

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ar f sr loo spirit with freierrrisbip , Never-to-be forgotten were the extra activities which were so much fun. It all began last July when Claudio came, closely followed by a seige of Welcome-to-Effingham parties. And then it was fall and time for the first home game. Rightfully, the seniors led the way with a soc-hop afterwards, Before long .it was Homecoming and Queen Kati took her place in the royal procession. Christmas just over the hori- zon came swiftly and E.H.S. celebrated separately and jointly. Va- cation didn't last long, you made your resolutions and then were back in school with a myriad of activities confronting you. Wasn't the Carnival the greatest ever? And with the strong winds and the soft rains predicting spring came a new surge of excitement. The prom was in the offing and you had your last fling of organized frm. You knew that school was not all work, but it also had its lighter side. Special games called for special means of demonstrating enthusiasm and school spirit. Here delighted students thronged in an all-school walk-out headed by the cheerleaders and pep band. The team was assured of the loyalty of their best fans as they adjourned to the gym for a rousing pep session.