Jasper High School - J Yearbook (Jasper, IN)

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After several years of hard work and a few days of suspense, fifteen students became members of the National Honor Society, The impres- sive initiation ceremonies were witnessed by parents of the honor- winning students, the student body, and the faculty. The Recognition and Awards Program in May honored all students receiving distinction in a cer- tain field, such as journalism, music, or commercial subiects. -has ,za I PNN, ' With the largest operetta cast in the history of the school, the vocal department accomplished a first in music when it presented Babes In Toyland by Victor Herbert. Including the crews, over l4O students partici- pated in the three performances All the scenery and many of the costumes were ordered from New Yorlc. Miss Utz, the director, and the cast and crews spent many long hours working on the production. 5 'i

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Mony nights ot proctice went into the production ot Phontorn ot the High School, o rollicking, suspenseful drorro thot put rnost ot us on the edge ot our seots. Occosionol screorns from the cost ond the oudience broke the spell, ln the end we found thot the phontorn wos octuolly the innocent- looking secretory-ot oll people! It wosn't oll hord work for Mr. Leos ond the Thespions, they gorged thern- selves ot their clriclcen try, Club octivities kept us jumping. As the school governing body, the Stu- dent Council wos one of the busiest orgonizotions-especiolly while they mode preporotions tor the tootboll ond boslcetboll crownings. They supervised the elections-got nornino- tions, counted bollots, ond decoroted the courts. For this yeor's bosl-aetboll crowning the clubs purchosed o new boclmdrop which con be used for ony progrom in the gyrn. tif f mum su. B X 0

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I 1 t Since everybody porticipoted in the Spelling Bee, it wos o common sight to see students checking up on the most frequently missed words-ond the down-right hord ones. Atter prelimi- nories in the home rooms, the school hod o finol spell-oft to determine o Girl ond Boy Champ, ond from those two winners, the All-School Chomp. Contests in music, speech, ond ocodemic subjects odded to the com- petitive eyents ot JHS.