Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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What a year to be a senior' ? f I fl SENIOR PLANNING COMMITTEE - FRONT ROW: Tim Kennedy, Ann Espinosa, Janee Bloomfield, Kit Song ROW 2 Dennis Radio, Jay Johnson, Ron Angell, Jay Hagen. NOT PICTURED: Cathy Snyder. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS - FRONT ROW: Molly O'Leary. ROW 2: Kit Song, Barry Balduf. ROW 3: Ann Espinosa, Lisa Winston. The 1976 Senior Planning Com- mittee, with the help of Dr. John Patzwald and Dr. Carroll Bogard, de- voted much time to the planning of the Bicentennial commencement activities on May 28. This year the committee chose rich tan announcements with dark brown embossing. The Road Not Taken was the theme discussed by speakers Molly O'Leary and Kit Song at the com- mencement ceremony. Barry Balduf gave the invocation. Ann Espinosa touched us with a song and Lisa Win- ston ended the event with a few words.

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P ef ff, 2, To add life and variety to a popular student gathering place, students donated their artistic abilities to cre- ate paintings on the windows of the Commons. One painting depicted Elton John walking down his yellow brick road. Another painting reflected the na- tional bicentennial theme. Many hours of hard work were put into making our Commons a more colorful place. New F ig E 3 r .124-S It ,, tl l will j is l ' WX MIRROR, MIRROR . .. - Could it be his own face that Dave Lee is painting? color in Commons GOOD-BYE, ELTON - One picture reflect- ing a sign of the times is a painting of Elton John. FINAL TOUCH - Robin Rabe reaches high to paint the fingers of the clown. '1 1

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Happy days are here again Fifties Day started rocking and rolling with bebopping music playing all day in the Commons. Guys and gals strolled into school with slicked- back hair, bright red lips, and wear- ing the going fashions of the time. Votes were submitted by the Stu- dent Council in a contest for every- thing from the skinniest belt to the pointiest shoes and the most kiss- able lips. That night, the mighty Mo- hawks fought a tough battle against Marshalltown in a close basketball game. Following the victory, all the cool cats rushed to the sock-hop to do some fancy jitterbugging to the music of the Black Jaks! The Black Jaks' great performance really sent the students back to the 5O's. A jit- terbugging contest highlighted the dance. CATCH YA LATER - All these fifties cats are ready to go cruisin'. Think the car will make CHEERLEADING IS FOR THE BIRDS - Mari lyn Ridder and Florence Smith show 50's spir it with the help of male cheerleaders.