Leaf River High School - Lerico Yearbook (Leaf River, IL)

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Sue Miller represented L R. H. S. at Girls State. She was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Jim Stukenberg and Jim Hamilton represented L. R. H. S. at Boys State. They were sponsored by the Fire Department and the American Legion. LaVonne Burkhart and Jim Hamilton were selected by the faculty to receive the American Legion Good Citizenship Awards. Glenda Cheek was named the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow.

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Commencement Commencement exercises for the Class of '57 were held in the High School Auditorium, Wednesday evening. May 29. The program opened with the processional played by the school band. Following the invocation the school band pre- sented another number. The main address of the evening was given by The Reverend Mr. E. Sedrick Pope of Princeton. He spoke on the topic, Our Secret Weapons . Following the address Mr. Gourley presented the class awards and the class gift was presented to the school by the class president. Following the presentation of the diplomas by Mr. Ralph Schelling, president of the school board, a vocal duet consisting of Roger Lovell and Christine Griffin sang The Perfect Day . Baccalaureate Services were held Sunday Evening May 26. The main address was given by The Reverend Mr. Delvin Roper. Joyce Mullen sang The Lord's Prayer and the school chorus closed the services with May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You . 14

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Cla H On August 25, 1953, 36 hopeful Freshmen entered L.R.H.S. with $15 in their class treasury and the dream of being the first class of L.R.H.S. ever to go to Washington D.C. for their senior trip. The officers of our freshman year were: President..............................Glenn Schnulle, Fern Foltz Vice President.........................Fern Foltz, Glenda Cheek Secretary-Treasurer..................................Myrna Reed Student Council.........................Jim Hamilton and Judy Fry Advisor.........................................Mrs. Mammenga Our freshman candidate, Myrna Reed was chosen Homecoming Queen. We held several bake sales and fudge sales during the year as money raising projects; also we sponsored a paper drive. During the year Shirley Freeze and Jim Gray joined our class. On August 27, 1954, 28 sophomores returned to L.R.H.S. with our Washington dream still before us. We gained Sally Plowman and Willard Little, Glenn Schnulle re-joined us. Sophomore officers were: President...............................................Judy Fry Vice President........................................Sue Miller Secretary-Treasurer.........................Myrna Reed, Fern Foltz Student Council........................Judy Fry and Jim Hamilton Advisor..............................Mr. Winter and Mr. Hillwick Sophomore Homecoming candidates were Judy Fry and Claude Snodgrass. They ruled as King and Queen. We operated coat check at basketball games. We did many things to raise money. We contributed $100 to the popcorn machine fund. On September 3, 1955, 19 Juniors returned to L.R.H.S. Junior officers were: President.......................................Jim Stukenberg Vice President................................................Jim Hamilton Secretary-Treasurer...............................Delores Templin Student Council. . . . Jim Stukenberg and Judy Fry-Sue Miller Advisor............................................Miss Costilow Once again our candidates, Don Cook and Sue Miller, were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. The Junior Play Father Knows Best was presented November 17 and 18. We sold pop- corn and coke during football season and sold popcorn at basketball games. On April 28, 1956, we sponsored the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom which was held at the Nachusa House in Dixon. Following the prom our treasury was rather depleted and our dream began to fade. On August 30, 1956, 19 hopeful Seniors entered the doors of L.R.H.S. for the final time. Although we had only $ in the bank we were still determined to see our dream come true. We added Larry DeVries to our ranks and were happy to welcome Claude Snodgrass back after a year in Oregon. Officers this year were: President...........................................Jim Hamilton Vice President..................................LaVonne Burkhart Secretary-Treasurer.....................................Jim Gray Student Council.................Jim Hamilton and Delores Templin Advisor..............................................Miss Young 16