Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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c lf N111 AY 11 all Freshmen Joyce Holmes and Janet Grobengieser found that high school offered them many new experiences Among the more pleasant activities is their membership 1n the Junior Bowling League Elaine Kaiser and larry Hanna seem wry interested in what s under the microscowe In Mr Bachman s biology class a whole new world has been opened to them Students of E. H.S. were a friendly group and theirs a happy year, Everywhere, inthe halls, inthe cafeteria, in the rec room, the spirit of comradeship was to be found, Learning was of the utmost importance, hut most found time to be a part of the extra actitities, Every day found students head-over-heels in a new project.

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contributed to your school life Effingham High School was a world of big operations. A personnel of more than three score cgo-operated in the endless performance of duties that were as evident as the shine of the floors to the enticing aroma of the noon meal. Many precious hours were saved for our of- ficials by the diligence of conscientious helpersg twice daily a half- dozen busses transported over half our student body to and from the high school campus. Board meetings ran into the wee hours of the morning and students were caught up in a flurry of activities inspired by hours of thought and preparation on the part of dedicated teachers and administrators. Mrs. Bolin, head of the high school cafeteria, sells a lunch ticket to a hungry junior, Wendell Harris.

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together tfllallenang and rewarrllng Here Noble Brown seems very much puzzled by the skllls test that was admrnrstered to all Jumors Mrs Sweet of the Ilhnors Employ ment Bureau was m charge of the test -EW' Tom Lange Pat Freeman Ann Hubbard Claudto Ventur1n1 and Stanford Bushue dream a moment of sprlng and graduauon as they try on caps and gowns for srze Juntors enthus1ast1ca1ly planned thetr carntval band members earnestly practrced new march routtnes and the whole student body gotned efforts tn a lrghtbulb campargn rn order to ftnance another forergr' student program Effrngham students were proud of thetr school and well may the school be proud of them . Aptitude tests are a feature of the junior year. 1 V I l I