Hinesburg High School - Iroquoian Yearbook (Hinesburg, VT)

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F un Frolic A second Fun Frolic was held, Halloween, at the town hall. A tunnel was downstairs for the small children to go through, and a scavenger hunt was organized for the older children to take part in. About 8 o'clock the skits began. Their names and the classes doing them were as follows: .Seventh Grade ........ .. The Ghost Walked Eiighth Grade ..... .. Hillside Graveyard Freshmen ....... ...... ' Mock Funera'l Sophomores .... ... Kullud Kapers .Tuniors......................................... Mock Exams The judges awarded the Sophomores first place and the Juniors second place. There was dancing afterward. Christmas Program The Christmas program, sponsored by the Student Council, opened with a skit by the seventh and eighth grades, taken from Dicken's Christmas Carol. Then some of the students read poems and Letters to Santa which Mr. White had collected. Virginia Chambers tap danced, Jene Veronesi played her accordian, and the Girls' Glee Club sang between parts of the program. There was a contest to make as many words as possible from the word Christrnas' Near the end, the gifts were distributed and refreshments were served by Student Council members. Athletic Association The officers this year are President, Howard Riggs: Vice- President, Conrad Ballard: Secretary, Richard Aubeg Treasurer, Ernest Millham. Mr. Meegan is advisor. Projects have included a paper drive, a turkey raffle, and a season ticket drive. New base- ball uniforms are being bought. Student Council The Student Council is made up of the presidents and two elected students from each calss. Mr. White advises them. They sponsor the annual Christmas Party and are responsible for discussion and decision on many matters that could not be brought before the entire student 0 body.

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F.F.A. The officers this year are: President, Paul Casey: Vice-President, Keith Stokes: Reporter, Conrad Ballard: Secretary, Richard Aube: Treasurer, Wayne Palmer. The advisor of the chapter is Mr. Webster. This group won second place in the Chapter Meeting contest at the District F.F.A. Meeting. Two of the boys, Bill Bean and Conrad Ballard, went to Boston this fall as guests on the Hood-Withmore Tour. The members of the chapter have organized and are operating a Junior Dairy Herd lrnprovement Association. Seventh and Eighth Grades The seventh and eighth grades sponsored a duck raffle just before Christmas. Eldred French contributed the duck, which was won by Mrs. Bissonette. The money raised will be used to buy raincoats for the ptrol. The seventh grade with Mrs. Blodgett went to the Maltex plant in Burlington and saw all the steps in making the cereal. The eighth grade history class went with Mrs. Vosburgh to the Shelburne Museum to finish up a unit of colonial history. Plans are being made for the history class to see a western movie to go along with their study of the western movement. The seventh and eighth grade. boys' basketball team won all but one of their games--to win the first place in the Junior-High Suburban League. Honors and Prizes Newton Francis attended Boys' State at Norwich University in Northfield this summer. Bette Peet went to Girls' State at Montpelier. Norma Jean Lyman was selected the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Girl. Tests and Exams Two men from the Vermont Employment Office gave tests to determine what kinds of jobs the Seniors and some of the Juniors are suited for. The first tests were writteng the others were manual dexterity tests with peg- boards and pins and washers. The men plan to return later to give the results of the tests and to interview who took them.