Gillespie High School - Gillespian Yearbook (Gillespie, IL)

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The juniors' float depicted Aladdin's wish to the genie for a win for the Miners, while the seniors foresaw that the Miners might stomp 'em with the old woman's shoe. Rick Verticchio (left) helped keep the parade rolling to the beat of his big bass drum. The prize-winning We Know We Can meant the sophomores had confidence in the Miners' ability to defeat Mt. Olive. 14

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G.C.H.S. elected (seated) John Saracco, Gail Re, Kathy Girardini, Vicki Brown, Gina Dunn, Kyle Hlafka. (standing) John Hill, Bill Fite, Steve Wolfe, Tony Gucciardo, George Hammann, Joe Baima, and Jim Sullivan to the Student Council. Student Councils promote G.C.H.S. citizenship and spirit. Representing the students of Gillespie Community High School is an important task that is undertaken by the Student Council each year. The Student Council is made up of students that are elected by their fellow classmates each fall. Representing the ideas of their fellow students helps the mem- bers of this organization as well as the other members of the school learn and appreciate the aims, goals, and purpose of a true democracy. Originality, indi- vidual thinking and leadership are some of the characteristics that describe the members of the student council. The purpose of the student council is to assist the members of our school's ad- ministration in making and carry- ing out school policies involving the students of G.C.H.S. The stu- dent council also serves to pro- vide a model of good citizenship and school spirit. Debbie Knapp seems to enjoy ♦he aftermath of her balloon shaving efforts at tne Athletic Carnival. 13

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The combined efforts of the G.A.A. and the F.H.A. produced the witch's caldron and gingerbread house of Hansel and Gretel featuring Lonnie Nickles, Jill Hol- man, and Marilyn Minton. Tom Ottersburg assists Mary Lou Sandretto with the creation of the genie's hat for the juniors' float. 1968 Homecoming parade stirs spirit for Miner win. The Marching Miners estab- lished an up-beat pace for the line of student-filled floats, cars, and trucks which comprised the annual Homecoming parade. Two weeks before Homecom- ing the Student Council an- nounced the parade's theme of Fairy Tales and groups began to plan their entries. On Monday work began on the conversion of collected materials into the colorful units which would high- light the parade. Activity at the various construction sites grew to a feverish pitch as the week progressed. After an early class dismissal on Friday, students placed the Many independent groups of students like the senior girls and junior boys (left) entered cars and trucks to express their sense of school spirit. finishing touches on their week's work. As the procession rolled through the spectator-lined streets of Gillespie and Benld, the panel of judges selected the best executed expression of school spirit in keeping with the theme. The sophomores captured first-place with We Know We Can adapted from the story of The Engine That Could. Other entries included the juniors' wish for a victory with Aladdin's Lamp, the seniors' whose old woman's shoe was intended to Stomp 'Em, and the F.F.A.- G.A.A.'s request that, as in Han- sel and Gretel, the Miners eat 'em up. 15