Maroa Forsyth High School - Trojanaire / Maronois Yearbook (Maroa, IL)

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Key Suspects A Trap more than a little discouraged with the case, seeing as there were so many suspects and so few clues to go on. But I didn ' t. Being the talented and in¬ genious (traits that have made me famous the world over) detective that I am, I con¬ tinued on, undaunted, looking for clues. I concluded that unless I wanted to continue going nowhere fast on this case, I was going to need some help. I needed more inside informa¬ tion than what the students were giving me, but I didn ' t really know who could be trusted. I knew I had to ask some responsible, logical people. Well, I asked the teachers anyway. Because of the nature of the word informant, I expected these people to inform me on important happenings around the school. Was I ever mistaken. All they wanted to do was to discuss such things as quadratic equations, adver¬ bial clauses, the mole and Avagadro ' s number. Why should I care how many avocados a little furry creature can eat? I decided to make it known that there were five diplomas that were in the principal ' s desk, not in the safe. This page courtesy of Pershing National Bank

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The Search Begins Concerned Citizens asked the head honcho. I think I ' ve heard quite enough ' I said. (Flashback to meeting: So, let ' s discuss the cookie sale. ) Even though I already had valid suspicions about some people, I still had to check out other leads. One of these leads was the cooks. They were first suspicious to me because they were always rolling in the dough. And I had heard from some anonymous students that some of the cooks made pastries. Very significant. My next group of suspects were the janitors. Police Commissioner I suspected that they not only cleaned the school, but had also cleaned out some banks in their time. They were obviously pros. Next on my list was the mechanic. The students had been observ¬ ing him for some time and the few times they had seen him, he was lurking around suspiciously behind the schools. I had also overheard a conversation about high-jacking planes. Very in¬ teresting ... The next group under scrutiny were the so-called bus drivers. Indeed, they did drive buses. Chief of Police but was it a front for kidnapping? Every day after school, these people would load unsuspecting, innocent kids onto their buses, drive off, and return a few hours later ... with no kids. It ' s time to tell you about my first big clue. A ribbon from a diploma was found sticking out of locker no. 335. I ran down to the office to find out whose locker it was. It turned out to be Kathrin Eckhart ' s, the German exchange student. I was catching up to this German fiend. You might think that I would become This page courtesy of Lake Fork Grain Co.

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Searching Informants during the robbery. I was hoping the scoundrel would make his move. The trap was set. I staked out the school on a Saturday night. I hid in the office under a desk. It was pitch dark. Suddenly, I heard the door creak¬ ing open. Someone walked across the room ... and stepped on my hand that was sticking out from under the desk. I jumped out, grabbed the culprit, and threw him to the floor. I had him now! I ran and flipped on the lights. It was the principal. I helped nim up, dusted him off, and apologized ... again and again. Just then, we heard a car peeling out of the parking lot... It was a black and white Volkswagen . As usual, I had come to another standstill. It seemed every time I came close to getting a real clue, it would end up being a dead end. As I was walking down the halls of the building I was to in¬ vestigate, I came across a strand of hair. My heart leapt — A clue! I Beth Allen — Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Math IV, Freshman Class Sponsor. Miss Deborah Bates — Junior High and Senior High Librarian, Library Club Spon¬ sor, Junior Class Sponsor. Cathy Blanco — Spanish I, Spanish II, English II, Sophomore Class Sponsor, Play Sponsor. Mr. Dennis Campbell — Biology I, Biology II, Student Council Advisor, Senior Class Sponsor. Betty Coen — Typing I, Typ¬ ing II, Accounting, Senior Class Sponsor. Mrs. Diane Daggett — Home Economics I, II, III, IV, FHA Sponsor, Junior Class Sponsor. This page courtesy of Mason ' s Restaurant