Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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Student lenders Elected Supporters wish Jim good luck. May I have your attention, please, may l have your attention. The candidates for next year's Student Body President will be Betty Blough, Belinda Brown, Roxanne O'Grady, and Jim Watson. Thus, days of anxiety were ended as Roger Lawson, present Student Body President, announced the candidates. In the preceding week, the iuniors had nom- inated these candidates from a list of the en- tire class. After the announcement on Wed- nesday morning, the hustle and bustle really began. Early that night Operation Campaign began in earnest. The long hours stretched far into the night or more correctly, early morning. But no one seemed to mind, for the excite- ment and harmonious efforts of every individ- ual kept awake the tired dispositions. Candidates and their campaigners appeared on the scene bright and early Thursday and Colorful posters sparked Roxanne's campaign. Friday mornings to distribute tags, flowers, candy, and gum, and to put up posters, bal- loons, and tags on every available spot. Finally the hour come, each campaign mana- ger gave a campaign speech and introduced his candidate. Well-planned and well-execu- ted skits were presented. Following the assembly, everyone adjourned to homerooms where freshmen, sophomores, and juniors cast their vote for the one whom they considered best qualified and most capable. Once again the click of the public address system brought everyone to immediate atten- tion. Sig Krane, present Vice-President, an- nounced Roxanne O'Grady as Vice-President and Roger Lawson announced Jim Watson as Student Council President for the coming year. Roger and Sig extend congratulations to their successors.

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Glimpses lifter Hours Classes end aT 3:40, buT for sTu- denTs The school day goes on - someTimes laTe inTo The evening. RighT afTer dismissal Bill hurries To fooTball, baskeTball, or Track pracTice, according To The season. Dwighf rushes To The sTage for a rehearsal of The junior class play while Ann heads for The TROY BANNER room To help puT ouT The school paper. John musT go To a commiTTee meeTing To plan clecoraTions for The nexT dance and Terry goes To The music de- parTmenT for a small group re- hearsal. OfTen iT is 5:30 or 6:00 before some sTudenTs geT home. Even aT home The sTudenT's life cenfers around school. Each nighT There are lessons To prepare for The nexT day, posTers or Tags To be made, or music To be pracTiced. Even homework can be fun Though, when iT's done wiTh a friend by The fireplace wiTh re- freshmenTs and a record player near by. Some nighTs iT's back To school for a fooTbalI or baskeTball game, play, concerT, wresTling maTch, rehearsal, Track meeT or dance. ln The darkness The school Takes on a new look as iTs blazing lighTs shine a cheerful welcome To Homework can be fun. sTudenTs and adulTs alike. For The high school wiTh iTs spacious audiTorium is a cenTer for communiTy acTiviTies as well as school spon- sored evenfs. LiTTle TheaTre plays, CommuniTy ConcerTs, ParenTs' NighT and adulT evening classes are only a few occasions for adulTs To come To school. No, high school lsn'T a schedule of classes, nor is iT merely a bulld- ing. IT is a cenTer of educaTional and social acTiviTies for The whole communiTy, and To sTudenTs iT is even more - To sTudenTs iT is a way of life. The school lighis beam a warm welcome on a cold night. 16

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Hearts und Flowers l l Coach and Mrs. Eland crown king and queen. A luminous ray of lighT shone down on The ma- iesfic hearT and The candidaTes as Coach and Mrs. R. VV. Eland sTood ready To crown The fuTure King and Queen of l-learTs. Two weeks before, The dance had only been in The early sfages of planning. The class officers were in a frenzy Trying To selecT sixfeen nom- inees from each class. These names were Then puT before Their respecTive classes and The four finalisTs chosen were senT To Alpha Tau Omega FraTerniTy and Alpha Chi Omega Sororify aT The STaTe UniversiTy of lowa for final selecTion. Those nominafed were: freshmen - Jean Ann Har- den, Diane Billingsley, Chuck Dickinson, Ken AlTman, sophomores - Carol Clingan, Sharon Fishel, Rick Hoadly, Kenf Vorhies, iunior - .!aneT MclnTire, BeTTy Blough, Bill Rausc er, Ron Maddix, seniors - Linda Morrow, ose Coop, Roger Lawson, Jerry Coble. Spec la- Tion increased and gossip inTensified as The daTe drew near. Quill members had been aT work weeks be- fore designing and building The decoraTions for The oncoming dance. Many hours of work had gone inTo The main decoraTion, and as The 6000Th kleenex was sTuffed in The lasT hole a sigh of relief and accomplishmenf was heard. The nighT had finally arrived, The Troians had iusT capTured The TiTle of conference champs and a doubly exciTed crowd sfreamed inTo The gym. As They enTered The gym They were meT by The beauTiful Tones of The 34Th Division NaTional Guard Dance Band. Now The big momenT had arrived and a hush fell over The crowd as Coach and Mrs. Eland received sealed envelopes conTaining The long awaiTed news and Turned To crown sopho- mores, KenT Vorhies and Carol Clingan, King and Queen of Hearfs. Carol received a beau- Tiful corsage of red roses and KenT received a red rose boufonniere. BuT The nighT ended all Too soon as do all good Times. Everyone Took home wonderful mem- ories, especially The candidaTes for whom The nighT had been a lasfing experience. Carol Clingan 18 Kent Vorhies