Lena Winslow High School - Win Nel Yearbook (Lena, IL)

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Mug Book NAME: Jerry Henriksen BIRTHDAY: October 12, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 11 in. WEIGHT: 158 SAYING: You don't know, do you? PET PEEVE: English themes I WISH THAT: My Ford ran on water instead of gas. AMBITION: Engineer HOBBY: Sports HANGOUT: Cow Palace WEAKSTPOT: Homework I REMEMBER: Third consecutive winning of the Stephenson County Tourney! WE REMEMBER: Wisecracks NAME: Jerry Pitts BIRTHDAY: March 22, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 11 in. WEIGHT: 160 lbs. SAYING: Why sure. PET PEEVE: Any study hall teacher. I WISH THAT: I had 4 more years of high school. AMBITION: To eam a high school diploma. HOBBY: Smoking a corn-cob pipe. HANGOUT: Joe's Happy Five , Browntown. WEAKSPOT: Second rib from the top, left side. I REMEMBER: That trip to Forreston on Sauer- kraut Day. WE REMEMBER: A regular guy--liked by every- One. NAME: Jeff Smith BIRTHDAY: June 19, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 10 in. WEIGHT: 150 SAYING: PET PEEVE: Parents who talk about the younger generation as if they had nothingto do with it. I WISH THAT: Some teachers were human. AMBITION: To be successful at whatever I do. HOBBY: Music HANGOUT: Home WEAKSPOT: Food I REMEMBER: Chemistry and physics classes WE REMEMBER: His love for Mrs. Durham. NAME: Charles Anderson BIRTHDAY: May 30, 1941 HEIGHT: 6 ft. WEIGHT: 160 PET PEEVE: Brown suits AMBITION: To go to the moon HOBBY: Hunting HANGOUT: Home I WISH THAT: We had a team. WEAKSPOT: Feet I REMEMBER: That night WE REMEMBER: His quiet ways NAME: Roger Becker BIRTHDAY: December 4, 1941 HEIGHT: 6 ft. WEIGHT: 165 lbs. SAYING: Aw, shut up! PET PEEVE: Physics class I WISH THAT: I would graduate. AMBITION: None HOBBY: Hunting, fishing HANGOUT: Bowling alley WEAKSPOT: That little brown man I REMEMBER: The nights with the boys WE REMEMBER: Being slow NAME: Lynn Ocker BIRTHDAY: December 19, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 11 in. WEIGHT: 158 SAYING: Hey Rastis ! PET PEEVE: Teachers with detention pads. I WISH THAT: All teachers were like me: then we could have some fun in school. AMBITION: Art work HOBBY: Hunting HANGOUT: McConnell WEAKSPOT: Not knowing enough. I REMEMBER: Going to Winslow High School. WE REMEMBER: His fight on the court. N 1. bu'unuAl:1-xugust -1, 1:41 HEIGHT:Not tall enough WEIGHT: If I wantedy to know,I'd have told yo SAYING: ??????? PET PEEVE: Mrs. Bohm's Latin 2 class I WISH TI-IAT: There were detentions for teacher AMBITION: Home Economist HOBBY: Going to movies HANGOUT: A black and white Chevy WEAKSPOT: Latin class I REMEMBER: The dance on Oct. 25, 195 WE REMEMBER: Her laugh NAME: June Dickinson BIRTHDAY: June 8, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 6 in. WEIGHT: I take the 5t amendment. SAYING: That iam right. PET PEEVE: Mr. Butler's speech class. I WISH THAT: I could keep my mouth shu AMBITION: Home economist HOBBY: Who has time for a hobby? HANGOUT: Home WEAKSPOT: Lack of imagination I REMEMBER: The Winslow and Lena Proms of 'A WE REMEMBER: Her devotion to English: NAME: Barbara Becke BIRTHDAY: November 25, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 8 in. WEIGHT: 119 SAYING: Listen, you farmer! PET PEEVE: People who try to show off. I WISH THAT: Superiors didn't show favorltisr AMBITION : Stewardess HOBBY: Collecting information on airlines. HANGOUT: Stockton WEAKSPOT: Freeport I REMEMBER: Mr. Grotkin as a geometry teache WE REMEMBER: Sillinessl NAME: Mary Lou Spinhirne BIRTHDAY: August 8, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 7 in. WEIGHT: Really, Ie not get personal. SAYING: Oh great! PET PEEVE: Dripping water faucets I WISH THAT: It was next year. AMBITION: Department store buyer. HOBBY: Driving the old Rambler. HANGOUT: Where there's trouble. WEAKSPOT: Anything pertaining to boys. l REMEMBER: Anytime I had fun qwhlch was mc of the timej WE REMEMBER: Her ability to get away wz things. NAME: Patricia Gowing BIRTHDAY: May 18, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 8 in. WEIGHT: S-S-S-SH! SAYING: Don't feel like the Lone Ranger! PET PEEVE: Jealous girls I WISH THAT: I had a censored motion picture these last four years. AMBITION: To be rich. HOBBY: Men, naturally. HANGOUT: Wherever my Ford and I end u WEAKSPOT: Any challenge. I REMEMBER: The basketballgamesl WE REMEMBER: Her constantly changing list boy friends. NAME: Sylvia Julius BIRTHDAY: December 19, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 8 in, WEIGHT: 7 SAYING: I'm hungry! PET PEEVE: 7th hour study hall. IW'ISI'I THAT ??????????? AMBITION: Nurse HOBBY: Not much HANGOUT: Home WE AKSPOT: Either talking too much or not enoul I REMEMBER: The Junior Prom of '5B. WE REMEMBER: A quiet girl but quite a gl NAME: Alice Blasing BIRTHDAY: April 21, 1941 HEIGHT: 5 ft. 8 in. WEIGHT: ????-what you mean? SAYING: I'll never tell! PET PEEVE:Agroupoffreshmangirls- Crm erjacks I WISH THAT: They had girls' basketball team: AMBITION: P.E, teacher HOBBY: Driving the car and sports. HANGOUT: Someone's car! WEAKSPOT: The half that doesn't wear skix I REMEMBER: After some basketball gam WE REMEMBER: Her friendliness

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flu' ls Your lbfe Good evenlng, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Ralph Edwards on THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Seated in our audience are two people who mean a great deal to the students and faculty of Lena-Winslow High School at Lena, Illinois. These people represent the two high schools which united to form one. Many memories are treasured of the three years at the two separate schools and this final school year at the new consolidated high school. So, Miss Win and Mr. Lee, tonight we pre- sent to you your good old high school days. Miss Win, do you think you will remember the highlights at Win- slow High? Well, let's go back to the year 1955. We find you and 23 other green freshmen ready to enter the school of higher learning. To lead the way you chose Pat Solace, President, Linda Wild, Vlce-Presl- dent, Mark Miller, Secretary and Treasurer, and Jeff Smith, Student Council Representative. The biggest event of the first few weeks was the initiation given to you by the Sophomores. The male members of the Freshman class received the traditional treatment at the arteslan well from the senior boys. Because this was your first year, you and your classmates spent most of the time getting acquainted with the school and its activities. As we turn the page and look at your Sophomore year, you had lost a few members but there were still 20 students eager to go on. The officers this year were: President, Dennis Lee, Vice-President, Larry Bldlingmaier, and Mark Miller, Bookkeeper. Representing the class on Student Councll were Jeff Smith and Linda Wild. This year you had the pleasure of initiating the Freshmen. Boy! What ideas! Do you remember whose idea lt was to substitute shaving cream for whipped cream and feed it to a couple of Freshman glrls? Then there was that horrible mixture of noodles, eggs, crackers, and molasses that a couple of those green freshles were madetowalk through barefooted! Miss Win, do you recall Coach Miller's hilarious impersonation of Elvis Presley? These are just a few of the stunts you and your classmates pulled on those Freshmen, but it was all in fun. At Christmas time a few of your members presented the one- act play, Papa Reads the Christmas Carol , for the student body. At the close of the year you met to decorate the gym for Bac- calaureate. On September 4, 19 Juniors enrolled. Your class was stunned by the news of Dennis Lee's fatal accident. Leading your class this year were Eileen Wire, President, Susan Liebfrled, Vice-President, Mark Miller, Secretary and Treasurer, Jeff Smith, Pat Solace, and Larry Stabenow on the Student Council. After four strenuous weeks of play practice, you presented Mystery in the Library on November 'lth and Sth. I bet there are many memories from that play which only you and your classmates will remember. One of the surprises in your play occurred on stage when you expected the gun to go off back stage. You waited, but no gun shot was heard. Each actor tried to think of something to say while the prompters tried to find their places. To you and the cast that was one of the longest moments of your life. The rest of the year was spent working on the prom. Two weeks before the date, your classmates were found in the gym decorating. Some of you were busy painting scenery, building the bridge, hanging stars, and putting up crepe paper. Relgnlng at the prom were Queen Marlene Keller and Duane Rodebaugh, who were crowned under a yellow canopy by your class president. A star twinkled from above and Mr. Moon winked at everyone. It was a beautiful night that May 3rd when the Junior-Senior Prom was given with Andy's Band playing a Moonlight Serenade. This year your class met to decorate the gym for Commence- ment exercises. The school doors closed for the last time. You and your class- mates carried with them these and many other memories of Winslow High School. Most of your classmates were looking forwardto new adventures and experiences at the n Ev Lena-Winslow High School. But your Wisconsin friends would ng be with you because they en- rolled ln schools within their own state? Mr. Lee, let's look back on y hr high school career and see what sort of life you have been lea A ng for the last four years. Oh, remember when you were a green littldf Freshle with 47 classmates just as green? What a year that was! sa busy, and yet so very wonder- ful. Remember sitting in the gym on jfour first day, anxiously listen- ing to Mr. Gassman for a clue aboutgwhere you should go next? And wasn't it wonderful to have initiation Bver with! Oh, such worry right up to the last minute when everyone was called up individually on the stage to be hilariously inltiatedslnto the Freshman Class. I'll bet you don't forget having to do all tlxijgttygdjshes for the mean Sophomores after the dance, either..--But forglveti and a return party was the Sophomores. soonjifter this fateful night. That year the given officers who directed the business ofjlhilifliyy class were, President, Linda Huneke, Vice-Pliesident, Larry'MaasliQ, Secretary, Jerry Hen- rlksen, Treasurer, Fred Werhane, 7Student,g?5Councll Representative, Mary Lou Spinhlrne, Sports Counclf Representatives, Alice Blaslng and Gary Reiter. Of cdurse, none toffjgggwfiilassmates will everfforget the trip which Mr. Albrecht took the General Science to Chicago. Was everyone confused when they-.Invadedtwo,hugegcafeterlas in the Loop! Going through that line wa.sV,a,new experience forfmost of the sight-seers and they surely took foreyer maklngftheir choices. Yes, your classmates and you certaialyfwsiunibled alorrg,that,year,f'bu.t all of you contributed very much to your .scll6ol,g1fi:itgsure. Even though this year had been they-most exciting of yourfllfe, I'll bet,you1'weret secretly glad to have lt end, so you could begin to look forward to the next year when you would be a superior sophomore over a new crop of little green Freshies , weren't you? Well, that Sophomore year proved to be even more exciting and profitable than your first, dldn't lt? Boy, dld you get those poor Fresh- man members messed up! Guess you really got even for what happened to you the year before. They literally crawled on the gym floor. Class officers this year were, President, Jerryl-Ienrlksen, Vice-Presl- dent, Larry Maaske, Secretary, Sharon Raders, Treasurer, Eleanor Rampenthal, Student Council Representative, Linda Huneke, Alice Blaslng and Paul Blesemeler, Sports Council Representatives. Oh gosh, remember that float you almost dldn't get ln for the Fall Festival Parade? Records For Teens was the theme. Wonder why the judges did.n't like it? Our treasury grew from magazine sales, too. Do you re- member that hilarious play some of the members of your class put on? WhyIAm a Bachelor? Everyone surelyseemed to enjoy it, especially the flying dishes and Moon Man Schamberger. Congrats to the fine cast. Yes, you had a ball in your second year too. You don't suppose the last two could be as much fun as the first two, do you? Well, they sure were! Forty-flve Juniors,wlth two new members, Jerry Pitts and Sheridan Brlnker,were on handas upperclassmen for the first time. Officers elected were: President, Sharon Raders, Vice- President, Alice Blaslng, Secretary, Sheridan Brinker, Treasurer, Elaine Hudson, Student Colmcil Representative, Linda Huneke, and Sports Council Representatives, Marian Monigold and Jerry Henriksen. Money was surely your main problem this year. You had to put on the prettiest Prom ever and that would be expensive. Just to prove you could have fun and make money at the same time, the class put on a big Paul Bunyan Day and hired members out to the townspeople for odd jobs. Guess you'll never forget the day. Mr. Lee. when those beautiful class rings arrived! Brother, did they shine with that brand- new crest that would be the standard style for the new school your class would attend with the Winslow students next year. Never to be forgotten, too. were all the play practices and the two big nights when the whole production of Room For One More was put on for the publlc. Its tender story and rollicking laughs certainly left their Impressions on the capacity crowds. Another fine job bythe dramatlsts of your class. Yes, all the hard work for money paid off when, Sayonara , the theme for the Prom, was unveiled onthe loveliestnlght of the year. The beauti- ful decoratlons transported the gym into anorlental dreamland of bright colors and swirling dancers. To know that you had a big hand in making lt all possible certainly made everything seem even more marvelous. Bet you couldn't forget the funny feeling the night of commencement when you watched the class of '58 walk forwa.rd to receive their diplomas. You realized that next year it would actually be you ln the same cere- mony. Tears and cheers for old Lena High, as everyone realized that this was the end of a wonderful school in which we all had so much fun and on occasion, had learned so much. At last you have reached the highest rung in your high school ladder. You, Miss Win and Mr. Lee, are going to school together in the new Lena-Winslow High School. Instead of having a small group of con- fused Freshmen, the whole school was confused. For instance, some students couldn't find their classrooms, others were inventing ways to keep their lockers from locking, and the faculty needed Gerltol be- cause they had tlred blood and tired feet from going up and down those long halls. ln the first class meeting ofthe year,your class elected officers. They were Linda Huneke, President, Gary Schamberger, Vlce-Presi- dent, Sharon Raders, Secretary,Jerry Pltts,Treasurer, andPnul Blese- meier and Jerry Henriksen, Student Council Representatives. Mrs. Miller and Mr. Longbrake were your class advisers. You decided to have the Senior play in the fall Instead of ln the spring when you will be busy with other Senior activities. Your talented classmates gathered to practice for your final dramatic attempt in high school, Finders Creepers . Since so many Seniors were inter- ested in parts in the play there were two casts. What fun you had at those unforgettable practices! It seemed that all the actors' talents weren't spent on the play because there was also some art work done on car windows. After many practices the two big nights arrived. A play is not a play without some unforeseen Incidents, and your play was no excep- tion. At the beginning of the second act, Pat Gowing got in some extra yoyo practice while the thunder rang in the background. Was that Gary Boeke who crept back on stage to pick up a lamp? Then came the night you Seniors prippod, posed, and hoped for the best as you had your pictures taken in What a day lt was when they finally arrived at school! 1 -,.. To raise money for a Senior trip, gnu phoned two bake sales, one ln Winslow and one in Lena, and sold :everything from chicken to homemade pies. .A The publishing of the yearbook was yourg biggest project. What with deadlines to meet, write-ups to turn ingaad pictures to crop, you began to wonder lf it would ever really become a book. But knew all the blood, sweat and tears were worth it when the beautiful white and gold Panthera finally arrlvedafgfligis everything you had hoped for and then some. It was worthy of-fbhlagwthe first yearbook of Le-Win High school. silt 'l--t Y f--. As yoiliyalked across the stgy toyrecelve that coveted diploma, you were a lftt1e.: sadly-thatmlhis was the end of a major phase in your llfe. No longer ,VVA would you be considered a child or excused as a child--fynulhad enteredthde world of adults--and along with new free- doms' would come new responsibilities! Some of you would be getting jobs, or starting new homes, or going on to higher education. Butl hope, Miss Win and Mr. Lee, that none of you will ever forget your parents, your teachers and your friends, who have contributed so much to your life and your future success. The rest is up to you--good luck!!

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