Magnolia Swaney High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (McNabb, IL)

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27 Q 28 Wenona beats us in tourney. Mid County beats us for third in the tournament . 31 Student council has meeting. FEBRUARY l We beat Bureau Township. 2 G.A.A . goes swimming at Olgesby. 3 Tom Stark and his college friend from Costa Rica visit school. 4 We beat Hennepin. 8 Sr. sell ads in the afternoon. We beat Malden. 9 First issue of the school newspaper is published. 10 We heat LaRose. ll No school. Teachers institute. Tonica beats us. 14 F .H.A . and F .F .A . have an all school Valentine party. l5 We beat Rutland. 16 Some G.A.A. members go swimming. 17 The complete student council attended a student council workshop at the Henry High School. 18 We beat Sparland. Mr. Hewitt announces that Kay is the D.A.R. award winner and presents her a pin as the winner from this school in the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow search in pep session. 21 Student council meets to summarize workshop sessions . 22 Sr. class meeting. 24 We beat Lostant in the District tournament. Sent third shipment of annual pages . 25 Tonica beat us in the finals of the District tournament. MARCH Q 1 F .H.A. meeting. 2 F .F .A. has Chapter Farmer Initiation. 3 Dotty Stark enters the hospital for a few days . 4 Carl Pratt goes to the hospital with pnuemonia . 7 We beat Bureau in Fresh-Soph tournament. American History class attends the Cassidy trial. . 8 Hennepin beat us for first place in the Fresh- Soph tourny. 9 Sr. class has meeting. ll Don Oser moves to Varna. 14 We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Bunting's father-in- law . 16 The Sophomore boys that were in basketball attended the state tournament at Champaign. 17 St. Patrick's Day, most of the students wear green. The Jr. boys attend the tournament. 18 The Sr. boys watch the Sweet Sixteen. 21 The Ag III 8: IV boys go to Dundee to N.I.B.C. 22 No school. Snow bound. 23 Mother-Daughter banquet at Hotel Peru. 25 Freshman sponsor a spring dance . 26 Sophomores serve at Don Nelson's pancake supper. 28 Mr. Bunting's birthday. Sophomores have a party for him in English class. APRIL 6 Sr. serve lunch for McNabb Grain Co . demonstration on hogs . 7 F .H.A. Easter party for pre-school children. 8 Good Friday. No school. 15 Tri-County music festival. 21 Tri-County F .F .A . judging contest. 22 F .H.A. trip to Chicago . Track meet . 23 F .H.A. Rally at Ohio . 26 Track meet . 29 jr. Play. Little Six track meet . 30 G.A .A . Play Day at Hopkins . MAY 2-4 Tri-County track meet . 4 Mr. Stark's birthday. 5 Little six music festival. 9 F .H.A . tea for eighth graders and installation of officers for 1955-56 . 14 jr.-Sr. banquet and prom at the Grange Hall. 16 P.T.A . achievement banquet . ' 22 Baccalaureate 23 Final Exams 24 Final Exams 25 Commencement 26 Seniors leave for the Ozarks .

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Gave sketches of play in assembly. Old Testament Bibles are given free to students who want them . Mrs . Hewitt attends Home Ec teachers conference at Peoria. Seniors present Cheaper by the Dozen to a good crowd. F .F .A. has Rat Prevention Day . F .H.A . promotes F .H.A . week by having a pot luck dinner F .H.A. has a bake sale in McNabb. Girls enjoy a sloppy day . The whole F.H.A. chapter goes to Peoria to be on T.V. P.T.A. has a chili supper. No school! F.H.A. takes advantage of Veterans' Day and has a come as you are breakfast. jr. and Sr. take University of Illinois tests . F.F .A. pest contest closes, Jr. 8 Sr. winning. We beat Lostant in our first basketball game . The student body enjoys an entertaining assembly. Miss Neilson and her very accomplished accompanist treated us with songs from various countries . A representative from Wesleyan talked to the Sr. who are interested in at- tending college . The band from Roanoke High School presents an entertaining assembly. The F.H.A. presents a style show with clothes from Mirror of Fashion. Sr. pictures come. Girls have a meeting to discuss the contata in activity period. Class meeting. Thanksgiving! Everybody eats too much turkey. No school! Some Ag boys go to the International with Mr. Sichta. Kay takes pictures for the annual. Nancy Dean is in the hospital for a few days . Lee Burr's house burns. We beat LaRose . DECEMBER We beat Hennepin. Contata, group has practice. Student Council meets. Jr. get their class rings . We beat Hopkins . F.F.A. has chili supper - to pay off the pest contest debt - and Green Hand initiation. Have evening contata practice. Student council meets . We beat Toluca. A group of seniors work in the annual at Kay's . We beat Toluca. Sent in 114 of the annual pages . F.H.A. has Christmas party at Mrs. Grasser's . Student council plans all school Christmas party. Dress rehersal for the contata. Mid County beats us, first game we lost. Ray took pictures for the annual. Girls Glee Club, with the help of some extra boys present a Christmas con- tata . All school Christmas party. Christmas vacation starts. Back to school. School board starts the free milk program. Stoker broke in the south building so all classes were held in the northbuilding. Student council discusses the homecoming. We beat Bureau. Elect Connie and Chuck queen and king. Elect Bob K., Harriet R., Betty H., Don L., Carol N., Ed M., Mary R., and Ted M., as the homecoming attendants. Tonica beat us . We beat Hennepin in our first game of the Little Six Tournament. We beat Bureau Township for first in the tournament. Sr. girls take test for the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow . Semester exams . Semester exams. We beat Rutland. Mrs. Hewitt's last day of school. Anna Mary Wilson resumes Mrs. Hewitts duties as Home Ec teacher. We beat Malden. F.H.A. has a chili supper. Students enjoy a hot lunch from what was left over from the chili supper. lrilomecomingl A good crowd enjoyed dancing to the music of the Silver Tone rio. Hewitt's have 6 pound, 6 ounce baby boy, James Marion. The second shipment of annual pages are mailed to the printers . We beat Toluca 47-49 by a field goal by Fred S. in the last five seconds of play in the Tri-County Tournament. Home Ec III 8: IV take a tour to LaSalle .

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