Hinckley High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hinckley, IL)

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Robert Bartels, Judy Weiherrnan, Ronald Klein, Janice Bromeland. Robert Bartels, Judy Weiherman, Ronald Klein, and Janice Bromeland received high honors at the District Speech Contest at DeKalb, which per- mitted them to compete in the Section- al Contest at Rockford. Robert gave an original monologue called Another Day, Another Dollarf, It was about a driving instructor who was teaching a lady to drive. .laniceis original oration, uluiving Deathf, was concerned with drug addiction. Ronald prepared an extemporaneous speech having to do with Presidential Candidates for 1956.9 Judy received honors for both her serious and dramatic selections. They were taken from the plays, Our Townn and Arsenic and Old Lacefi Praiseworthy Students Receiv The Latin Contest was held at Hinckley this year. Representing Hinckley was ,lohn Members ofthe National Honor Socie ROW 1: Judy Bowker, Linda Kahle, Davis, Carol Miller. ROW 2: Robert Judy Weiherrnan, Janice Brorneland, W Voss who placed first. John competed later in the sectional contest at Joliet and placed second there with a rating of Ex- cellent.

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The Junior prom began to take shape weeks before that appointed day as the Juniors spent their evenings making crepe paper tulips and cutting squares of paper to stuff the chicken wire which they stretched along the sides of the gym. Juniors Adopt Dutch Customs down hair, went tip-toeing through the tulips. The couples threw pennies into the wishing well and watched the Dutch windmill revolve. Of course. in the days that followed, there was the clean-up job, which ended the Junior-Senior Prom for 1956. Darid Engel, Ronald Dillenback fill'

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Dale McKirgan won the high school Voice of Democracyl' Con- test for the second consecutive year. His speech, entitled Wllhis ls My Countrya' was recorded and entered in county competition. Iigh Honors yder, Barbara Dellenback. ROW 3: Dale cKirgan, Ronald Klein, John Voss. Carla Haagensen, James Frost. The DeKalb Agriculture Associa- tion sponsors a contest for corn growing efficiency, Ronald Dillen- back received a medal and plaque for high score. He also received the Sectional F.F.A. Local Foundation Award for the best enterprise of sheep. Each year the Sectional F.F.A. gives awards to the boys who have the best enterprise in animal and grain divisions which are called Sectional F.F.A. Local Foundation Awards. Carl Wassman received one of these awards for the best enterprise of beef. The livestock Showmanship Con- test sponsored by the Hinckley Re- view each year at the Hinckley Homecoming was won by the Champion Showman, Ronald Klein. Ronald received a cup for his efforts. 45