Knightstown High School - Galaxy Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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,470e2uza Charlotte Butler represented our school at the Indiana High School Forensic League state contest held at Indianapolis in May, 1957, where she entered the dramatic interpretation with a reading The Snow Goose. In Novem ber 1957 she received the degree of distinction in the National Forensic League after she had earned 250 points in contests and by giving service Speeches Charlotte is the first Knightstown pupil to have won this honor ince the NFL charter was granted in 1956. To get the degree of excellenc three other degrees the degree of merit, honor and excellence, must have x 22 ea ?ounab The Knightstown School was granted a char- ter by the National Forensic League in 1956. N.F.L. members are entitled to wear a silver pin which is shaped as a key and contains different stones to represent the degrees held. N. F.I.. 's greatest value is found in the en- couragement and incentive it gives pupils to become an effective speaker and hence a more successful and influential citizen. Members shown are from Left to Right, FIRST ROW: Charlotte Butler, Roberta Paul Dee Ann Murray, Carole Ulrey, Darlene Cox, Sandra Watts, Sybil Brammer, Alice Jones. SECOND ROW: Rebecca Porter, Richard Runyon, Mickey Bell, Ronnie Lawrence, Sam Chase, Carl Kegerreis, Tom Meeks, James Walker, Rebecca Beatty. THIRD ROW: Patty Stoots, Mariellen Ammerman, Marilyn Smith, Janet Edwards, Beverly Hudelson, Barbara Conner, Linda Ewing, Julia Hamil- ton, Betty Jolly, Pat Butler, Joyce Skaggs, sponsor. Omtou Each year the American Legion Post sponsors the oratorical contest in the local high school and on throughout the county, district, zone and state. Cash prizes are given. The winners this year were: STANDING, Carole Ulrey, second, SEATED,Left to Right, Mari- ellen Ammerman, third and Betty Jolly, first. George Chew, local commander, held a very nice local contest.

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M4609 as 77 The student council, this year, has been engaged in several activities. It was in charge of the United Fund Drive, seating the students at convocations, and putting up the Christmas star on top of the school building. It helped choose five possible nicknames for the athletic department. After the student body chose the nickname, Pan thers, the student council sold Panther stickers to eam money. The council is making tentative plans for publish mg a student handbook in the future. Pictured FIRST ROW, Left to Right: David Brown, Karen Ripberger, Becky Welsh, David Steele, Larry Carmony, Mark Ulrey, Rose Ann Meeks, Martha Cable, Marjorie Hoover, vice presi dent SECOND ROW: Richard Runyon, Norman Barga, president, Danny Vaughn, Mike Scott, Sherman Graham, Ronnie Ballenger, Cary Ellis, Rusty McMillan. THIRD ROW: Mary Jo Sorrell, Nancy McNew, Cindy Manlove, Ricky Forst, John Pidgcon, Hugh Lee, Myrna Snodgress, Sybil Brammer, treasurer, Mattie Shepherd, Laura Irwin, secretary, and Mr. Myers, sponsor. Eazygwdni?-' The Betty Crocker Homemaker of To- morrow contest is open to all senior girls. The girl with the highest test score in her school wins. Her paper is then sent to the state, if she wins this, it is sent to the national contest to de- termine the All -American Homemaker of Tomorrow. The first place awards are: local-a Betty Crocker cook book and an engraved, gold Trifari pin, state a 51,500 scholarship and a trip to the East, national- a 35,000 scholarship. Vechell Bilbrey was the winner for our school. Each year the Major Hugh Dinwiddie Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution in conjunction with the state and national organizations holds a contest to choose a Good Citizen. The seniors in each four-year accredi- ted high school choose three girls on the basis of four qualities - dependa- bility, service, leadership, and patri- otism.The faculty then chooses one of the three girls to represent the school. Roberta Paul, our represen- tative this year, won in Henry County and went on to the state.

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., 1, , 0 After Phi Beta Kappa was organized for honor students in college a group of educators organized the National Honor Society to recognize high school students The purpose of this society is to create an enthusiasm for high scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render distinctive service, to promote leadership, and to develop sound char- acter m the students of America s secondary schools Therefore membership is based upon character, scholarship, leadership, and service To be considered for membership the students must stand in the upper twenty-five per cent of their respective classes scholastically They must have spent at least one year in the school. In May of 1947 the Kmghtstown chapter received its charter At present the members are: SEATED: Tom Meels, vice- president Larry LeMay, president Beverly I-ludelson treasurer Roberta Paul, secretary, Miss Tipton, sponsor. STANDING Leila l-liner Marjorie Hoover, Nancy Somers, Theodora Zerr, Marilyn Smith, Jo Ann Molden, Janice at Em' gala' wwe Each year three girls and two boys are se- lected from the junior class to attend Girls' and Boys' State at Indiana University. These students are selected on the basis of definite interest in government and outstanding quali- ties for leadership, honesty, good character, courage, cooperation, scholarship, and phys- ical fitness. The boys and girls who attend are provided citizenship training by concen- trated study and practice in the operation and services of government and are provided practical and first-hand knowledge of how Indiana's state and local government operates This program supplements school and home teachings in the responsibilities of citzenship and is non-partisan and non-political. The American Legion and American Legion Aux- iliary sponsors these boys and girls through Psi Iota Xi, Tri Kappa, Kiwanis, and Cham- ber of Commerce organizations. Delegates were: Left to Right: Tom Meeks, Mariellen Ammerman, Jo Ann Molden, Roberta Paul, and Mickey Bell.