Jacksonville High School - Crimson J Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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ln preparation for the speech contests, Miss Leonhard points out an The one-act play cas' included: seated, Juanita Bird- important word to Pat Crowcroft and Miss Goddin describes a gesture to sell, Sally Clifford, standing, John Mann, Bonnie Becky Fortado while Gretchen Siemers looks on. Speech Contestants IHS speech contestants combined forces to win the District Speech Contest held at Pittsfield on February 20. Vllith careful study and good coaching, the IHS stuclents placed in every event. Those students were Cretchen Siemers, Fugcnia Frazier, lim llenclcrson, lieclxy Fortaclo, Gail Vllarci, Bill Boston, ancl Pat Crowcroft. The latter five advanced to the Sectional where laclcsonville won second in the meet. Pat Crow- Musie Contestants Eighty-nine music students of Jacksonville lligh School participated in the district music solo antl ensemble contest held at Taylorville, February 27. First place ratings were won as follows: Janet Robbins, clarinet solo, Charlet Crocker, Teryl Garrison, and Donna Fiedler, woodwind trio, Larry Brennan, Ron Markillie, Bill Lane, John Mann, David Buck, and Harland DeGroot, brass sexfet, larry Brennan, Jim Henderson, Ron Markillie, and Ed Young, cornet quartet, Bill Lane, French horn solo, Gloria Graves baron twirling solo, Alice Seestrom, Nancie Boyle, and Janet Cully, baton twirling trio, Sue Wilson, bell solo, Ronnie Bourn, David Berline, snare drum duel, Pam Smith, David Berlirie, Larry Campbell, Bob Essex, and Ed Young, percussion ensem- ble, Afanna Heiss violin solo, Karen Mutch, Becky VVitl1ers, Darlene Wilson, and Wilbert DeLong, saxophone quartet, Bar- bara Stark, Janet Black, Charlet Crocker, Carolyn Embody, and Betsy Manlove, fluje quintet, Karen Mutch, alto saxophone solo, Janet Robbins, Danna Fiedler, and Linda Pyre, B flat clarinet trio, Janice Massey, Kay Nunes, Veronica Douglass, Anita Fairfield, and Pat Phillips, girls' double ensemble, Susan Beggs, Lynda Hartman, Ann Garry, Betty Moore, Gary Spangen- berg, Dennis McHatton, Chip Baldwin, and Mike Biggs, mixed vocal double ensemble, Mike Biggs, Richard Rose, Dean Low, and Fred Busche, boys' quartet, Alanna Heiss, Christie Clee- land, Nancie Boyle, Barbara Pigott, Buddy Taylor, string quartet, Ann Garry, piano solo, Sheri Godfrey, piano solo. Sutphen, Dee Babb, Jim Henderson, Cary Andras, Betsy Applebee, and Karen Strong. crott, who won a first in Original Uration, ancl Bill Boston, who won a second in Verse Reading, were the only two contestants who went to the State Contest at the University of lllinois. The one-act Play, entitlcrl Uillllk' Dancers, was tlircctccl by hliss Ann Russell lanes, and progressed as far as the Sectional. 'lihc other events were coached by bliss Margaret Drew, Miss Emma hlac lseonharcl, and bliss Fergcne Coclclin. Music students practice tor contest.

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Seated: Dee Babb, Mike Biggs, Dczn Hembrough, Ina Moc Poole, Fred Busche, Susan Beggs, Ann Garry, Jerry Symons, Cindy Krcxuslicor, Dean Low. peretta 'I he A Cappella Choir presented as their operetta this year a Clilhert and Sullivan opera entitled 'lille Pirates of Peizzairee. 'lihe date it was presented was April 28 and 29. lt proved to he a very well-liked operetta hy the audience as well as hy the partici- pants. The Pirates of Penzmzee east was as follows: Major-General, Fred lluseheg Frederie, Mike Biggs: hlahle, llee llahhg Ruth, Susan Heggsz Sergeant of Police, Dan llemhrough: Pirate King, .lerry Svmonsg litlith, Ann Clarrvg Samuel, Dean l.owg Kate, Cindy Cindy Kroushaar, Fred Busclte, Inc: Moe Pooie. Kraushaarg lsahel, lna Mae Poole. 'lihe story was huilt around Frederic, whose nurse CRuthD was told to apprentiee him to a pilot. She heard the word ineor- reetly and apprenticed him to a hand of pirates, re- maining with them herself as a maid-of-all-work. Alf though Frederic loathed the trade to which he had thus heen hound, he dutifully served, and, as the eur- tain rises, his indentures are almost up, and he is pre- paring to leave the hand and devote himself to the C'xICflHlI1ilIlCJI1 of piracy. First row: Dee Babb, Susan Beggs. Second row: Mike Biggs, Jerry Symons, Fred Busche.

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2 L d Q leen Klary Uur Snow King Tonirnv :ing an L added the perlect touch to a nevc Beth l layes r-to-be-forgotten evening. now Court The highlight of the Christmas dance was the crowning of the snow king and queen. The snow court consisted of ten senior girls and boys who were chosen by the student body. The people on the snow court were Patty Painter and Don Schillinger, Donna VVatson and Steve Davidson, Marilyn VVoods and lohn Bourn. Our snow Princess was Rita Armstrong and snow prince Dick Parker. Then came the announcement of king and queen. The lovely Mary Beth llayes was announced snow queen for 1960 and hand' some Tom Long was king. Our queen, Mary Beth, was then presented a bouquet of red roses by flower bearer, Ann Garry. King Tom then lifted his queen into a red sleigh. Crown r, Linda Hartman, crowned Mary Beth as queen. The president of the Student Council, Bonnie Sutphen, presented Queen Marv Beth with a bracelet from the Student beare Council in remembrance of this never-to-be llzrgotten evening. Marilyn VVoods john Bourn Donna kN'atson Steve Davidson Princess Rita Armstrong Prince Dick Parker Patty Painter Don Schillinger