Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Recalling Schnnl Iluvs Parents visil home rooms. The annual ParenTs' NighT, held aT FHS on Tuesday, November 8, during NaTional Educa- Tion Week, was supplemenTed by The Parent- Teacher conferences, held on The following Friday, in giving The parenTs an excellenT opporTuniTy To discuss Their children's progress wiTh The Teachers. ParenTs' NighT opened wiTh an assembly in The audiTorium where Roger Lawson, Presi- denT of The STudenT Body, welcomed The sTu- denTs pro Tem and inTroduced Mr. R. C. Nor- man, PresidenT of The School Board. ParenTs were briefed on The conTenTs of The lowa TesTs of EducaTional DevelopmenT, so They could beTTer measure The acTual abiliTy and achievemenT of Their children. For The firsT Time, many parenfs saw The faces of Teachers of whom Their children had spoken so ofTen, as all The insTrucTors were inTroduced. Mr. Charles C. Joss, Principal, and Mr. S. War- ner Kirlin, SuperinTendenT of Schools, each exTended a hearTy welcome. Following The general session The parenTs adiourned To home rooms in which They received The schedule They were To follow for The remainder of The evening. STudenT Council members were sTaTioned in differenT parTs of The building To direcT con- fused parenTs as They scurried from class To class. Each class lasTed approximaTely Ten minuTes - iusT long enough To explain The course and iTs fundamenTals. AT The end of fourTh period, The parenTs wiThdrew To The dining room for refreshmenTs and conversa- Tion. The whole school Took on a new aTmos- phere as parenTs sTepped inTo Their childrens' shoes To roam The corridors of FHS. 1 My, how chemistry has changed! The evening encls wilh refreshmenis. 13

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Gund lllill llmhussudnrs TOP: A game of cards requires concentration. MIDDLE: Combined efforts produce beautiful results. BOTTOM: Ping pong provides entertainment in leisure hours. 12 Switzerland, the country of beautiful scenery, became a land of unforgettable memories for Bob Ryan as he spent the summer months of l96O overseas learning Swiss customs, habits, and ways-of-life. Because of his participation in the American Field Service program, Bob was able to bring to Fairfield a true picture of Switzerland and its people. When Bob returned to his home in the United States, he found a new face among the members of his family. Fred Brandl, the FHS foreign ex- change student from Austria, had taken his place in the Ryan household. ' Soon after his arrival in Fairfield, Fred became an active member of the student body, both academically and socially. He made posters for organizations, decorated the halls of FHS with his art work, took an active part in the Student Council, and added his voice to the mellow tones of the high school Choir. Fred's stay in the United States was made possi- ble through the co-operation of the student body and interested individuals and organizations in the community. They furnished sufficient funds to cover his stay in our country. This year, the Student Council has been working even harder to raise money for the program. This money, in addition to financing a student sent from abroad, will help defray the expenses of the student sent overseas by FHS. The Student Council held a sock hop to raise money, while each homeroom chose its own pro- ject to raise its 525.00 quota. A crazy clothes day, and a basketball game between the varsity squad and some senior boys, added to the cam- paign fund. Bob and brother Klaus watch wedding skit.

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l'llllllElllllIillg BI'illQ5 The bonfire kinclles a spirit of enihusiasm. An empTy floor sTrewn wiTh fallen sTreamers and forgoTTen souvenirs, and The empTy chairs of The band were The only relics of The Home- coming Dance as The lighTs dimmed and The lasT sTudenTs lefT wiTh beauTiful memories of an unforgeTTable nighT. PreparaTions had begun weeks in advance. Homecoming meanT lengThy hours of prac- Tice on The fooTball field preparing for The all-imporTanT game, exTra drilling on The parT of The cheerleaders To perfecT each yell, and The work of The willing hands of many STU- denT Council members To execuTe The final plans for The impending dance. Thursday nighT was The prelude of The spiriTed acTivi- Ties. STudenTs gaThered on The Tennis courTs To give The girls a chance To show Their inTc:r- preTaTion of some of The fundamenTal fooT- ball Techniques, assisTed by members of The varsiTy fooTball squad. As a CenTerville man burned in effigy aTop a pole over The enor- mous, blazing bonfire, The roaring flames kindled a spiriT of enThusiasm and eagerness in every sTudenT in anTicipaTion of The game. AT The pep assembly, FrosTy WesTering, a former aThleTic direcTor and an all-Time FHS favoriTe, inTroduced The drum roll which broughT Tremendous sTudenT parTicipaTion. The pep assembly was concluded wiTh The Tradi- Tional march To The Town square led by The cheerleaders, Pep Band, and The queen candi- daTes aTop converTibles. Del and Judy lead The grand march. 'I4