Guilford High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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FINALISTS, WRITING AWARDS One advantage of being a National Merit finalist is that you get tons of letters from col- leges wanting you to attend. You have a better choice of the colleges you would like to at- tend. fPeggy McHugh.j When I was taking it, I was thinking that the National Merit test would be good practice for the ACT test that was coming up. CLouis Gudemab I was surprised when they told me I had one. I think ... it's a nice feeling that someone likes your work. CShiela Reavesj I was really surprised when they said l had won. Because first of all, I wasn't sure if my work had even been entered. CBruce Warnimontl UPPER: NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS Judy Loy, Peggy McHugh, Debbie lVlcCleary, Dan Hotchkiss. Trisha White- head and Louis Gudema, strike a scholarly pose. LOWER: Winners of the Womens Club creative writing contest, Shiela Reaves and Bruce Warnimont. received the honor of reading their works for a Rockford Womer s Club banquet in February. 148 Honors

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'sf N, 4- UPPER: Margo Thienemann and Linda Weingart- ner, AFS semifinalists, spin around the world. One or both of these girls will be able to go to a foreign country this summer. CENTER: Sharon Tortorici, winner of the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award applies the skills that enabled her to win. LOWER: Guilford's winner of the DAR award, Judy Holmstrom, takes advantage of the 18- yearfold voter registration drive. REGISTER TD VUTE HERE AFS, DAR, HOMEMAKER AFS is an effective means of communicat- ing between countries and promoting world peace. fMargo Thienemannb I feel I . , it is quite an honor to be chosen a DAR representative. But I honestly don't feel that I've done anything special to deserve it. QJudy Holmstromj Like everyone else I entered the Betty Crocker Homemaker contest to see if I could win, and I must admit that I was shocked when Idid. CSharon Tortoricij lf I am able to go to another country, I hope to convey a realistic image of the Ameri- can. CLinda Weingartnerj Honors 147

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'.4 5 I GRADUATION SPEAKERS There are many people who can't identify with traditional religion and I thought I would start a tradition of having them speak at Bac- calaureate. CDan Hotchkissj My religion is a basic part of my life, and this seems to be the only way, in high school, to express my feelings. fRuth Wallachj I feel that it is necessary to . ,. express ourselves .. not only to ourselves, but to many others. Speaking to my peers, I hope to express my faith in Jesus Christ. CSue Tamborinij Speaking at Baccalaureate gives me a chance to reflect on some things that I feel are important to all of us. CBeth Ross-Shannony Being chosen from the senior class made the honor of speaking even more of a distinc- tion. Uolen Schmaussb ln being a Commencement speaker I hope to be able to convey my feelings to all the peo- ple l've come to know so well, because they've been so good to me CChuck Kentb Dan Hotchkiss, Religious Humanist, Ruth Wallach, Jew- ish, Sue Tamborini. Catholic. and Beth Ross-Shannon, Protestant. represent their faiths as Baccalaureate speakers. Jolen Schmauss and Chuck Kent were chosen from the senior class to represent them as Commencement speak- ers for the 1972 graduation. Honors 149