Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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— They Traveled! PAT WILLIFORD, from center, represented Tech at the Safety Conference. Pat, along with other youths of this area, tried to solve some of our safety problems. VI LEWALLEN, MARY ELLEN MISNER, Lynn Castelo, Pat Mikulski, Jerry Michnal, and Severly Stahl participated in the annual Com- munity Chest Drive delivering speeches at fferent schools in the area about the charity • ganizations they had visited. MRS. JEAN PILOT, sponsor of the Hammond Safety Council, showed some of the materials used for the Teen-Age Traffic Safety Conference to Pat Williford, Joan Simon, Joe Szolona, Rickey Austin, Dave Feller, Jim Lewallen, and Mary Ellen Misner, Tech’s representatives to the conference. JERRY TIMMONS and Jack Lundsford were chosen as representatives to Hoosier Boys’ State this year. The program is sponsored by the American Legion. The boys were chosen for their scholastic abilities, their leadership, and their interest in government. A require- ment reached by both is that they were to have completed their junior year in high school by the end of the current school term. Hoosiers Boys ' State is, in operation, a government unit in which each boy participates in the practical functioning of local, country, and state govern- ment. LYNN CASTELO, senior, qualified at the Dis- trict Meet of the Indiana State Forensic League to go on to the State S peech Finals on April 29, at New Haven, Indiana. MRS. KRAMER, TYPING INSTRUCTOR, ap- peared on the popular T.V. program, “The Price Is Right. Her prizes included a Maytag washer and dryer, an Amana refrigerator, a Tappan gas range, a Kitchen-Aid portable dishwasher, a child’s car, and a 1931 Chevrolet. PICTURED HERE IS ROSETTA WHITIS, senior, who, in Transcription II, passed the 140 w.p.m. Gregg Dictation Speed Test. In the 5-minute take, she was allowed 30 errors; Rosetta had only 7. She had an accuracy of 98.6%. DISCUSSING HIS WINNING POSTER with Coach Paul Hoeman was Bill Orenick, junior. Bill’s poster took first prize in the Student Council Clean-up Poster-Slogan Contest. Bill received a ticket to the Sectionals. SHOWN HERE ARE Linda Martin and Marsha Everly, winners of the National Facit Accuracy Typing Contest. Linda had 62 words per minute with no errors while Marsha had 61. Each received a handsome Achievement Medal and were eligible for the Regional Contest.

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?rr l L T7U ' 1 j MARY ELLEN MISNER, center, was crowned “Queen of Hearts by Mrs. Harriet Kramer, typing instructor. Members of the queen’s court were, from left to right, Lynn Castelo, Marsha Everley, Linda Martin, and Rosetta Whitis. This was the third an- nual contest and was sponsored by Mrs. Mary Pogosoff and Mrs. Kramer for their advanced typing classes. This contest was based on a perfect copy. They Won WINNERS OF CITY-WIDE SPEECH CONTESTS are shown discussing their winning speeches. Deanna Mote’s speech, “Is Our Political System Adequate?” won first place at Rotary. Frankie Romano’s speech was sponsored by the Broadcasters of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was entittled “I Speak for Democracy.” Frankie’s speech also won a first place. SELECTED FROM THE TECH TIMES AND THE CHART staffs for membership in the Quill and Scroll were Louise Kajdi, Barbara Djenka, Joyce Martin, Florence Snow, Janet Carroll, Gary Oney, and Ann Ray. The Quill and Scroll is an international honorary society for students who excel in high school journalism. AWAITING THE ARRIVAL of the train to take them to Washington D.C. were members of the four Hammond High Schools. While on their way, they stopped at Ohio State Uni- versity, Luray Caverns, and Arlington National Cemetery. They will always remember visiting the interesting places of our nation ' s capital, such as the White House, the Wash- ington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. RALPH OGDEN PROUDLY SHOWED his winning essay in the Chicago ' s American to Mr. H. H. Wilson, director. Ralph’s essay on “Should We Have An Electoral College” won first place. He received a $50 sayings bond. IN OCTOBER, 1960, nine students from Tech took the Washington D.C. tour. They were, sitting from left to right, Sherry Wagner, Jeanette Rzonca, Paul Kingma, and Wanda Hinkel. Standing were Sandy Rakoczy, Mrs. Arndt, sponsor; Mary Lou Schatte, Lois Timperly, Sharon Rammer, and Marion Baker. THE MATH CLUB WENT TO SEE A computer at Standard Oil. Dr. V. Growth, of Standard Oil, ex- plained how to operate the machine as Carole Motz, Tom Ondas, and Mr. Fuller looked on and as Henry Dembrowski experimented with it. JUDY NABORS and Pat Drutis were selected as delegates for Hoosier Girls’ State. A list of girls were chosen by Mr. H. H. Wilson in consultation with Miss Mildred Peehl, Junior Class sponsor. This list was then given to the Girls ' state chairmen, Mrs. Zona Brentlinger, of Post 16, and Mrs. Jack Moore, of Post 168 of the American Legion Auxiliary. The girls were guests at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, for one week beginning July 1 . The purpose of Girls ' State was to pro- vide more understanding of the ways in which our government functions.

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Parents and Friends Sa t | i | 1 1 a ' l I A II llil 1 - F- l : PAT DRUTIS, second semester editor-in-chief, explained the process of editing The Tech Times to her parents at Open House during National Education Week. THE 1961 EXECUTIVE BOARD of Tech’s P.T.A. consisted of Mrs. Leo Galster, 1st vice-president; Mrs. Thomas Wood, 2nd vice-president; Mrs. Gail Gragido, president; Mrs. Andrew Polus, secretary, and Mr. H. H. Wilson, director of Tech. A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE was held to encourage the faculty and all parents of Tech students to join the P.T.A. Some of the members who took dues were, from left to right, Mrs. R. Hausenfleck, membership committee chairman; Mrs. R. M. Wil- son, Mrs. W. Geeve, Mrs. S. Durakovich, co-chair- man; and Mrs. G. Gragido, president of Tech P.T.A. MANY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED in the 1961 Open House which was held in the evening. These students returned to school in the evening and performed their work as they would on a regular school day. Bill Fowle and Kenneth Lukowski demonstrated a printing press to parents while Mr. P. Iannone, printing instructor, watched. EXPLAINING THE PROPER TECHNIQUES of indexing were Mary Polus and Tommie Phillips. B.L.I.E. visitors were Mr. A. E. Seidler, I.H.B.R.R. Co; Mr. Donald Pound, Department of Education; Mr. W. A. Williams, State Director of Vocational Educational; Mr. R. R. Day, Junior Toy, and Mr. Victor Monnett, Lever Brothers. John Hols- claw and Sharon Kammer were two of the Student Guides who guided visitors through the school. - r pH I L JrW WLmmmmmmm 1 L lAt, 4 jff '