Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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was elected to represent us on the Student Council. The first thing we did was select a home- coming court. Mary Sheridan and Doug Sterchi were chosen queen and king. Were We ever proud to have the king and queen chosen from our own classl The football team made us proud by Winning the conference championship. Bill Gehler was named to the All Northern lilinois football squad, this was a great honor. Many of us displayed our dramatic ability in the class play. Remember the name - Men Are Like Streetcarsu. During the per- formance the cast seemed to have a lot of trouble with stray dogs! The biggest event of the year was the plan- ning of our prom. After some debate We chose the Stork Club for the theme. We spent many nights decorating the gym, but in the end every minute was Worth our toil. Remem- ber how the storks took flight after the dance! lane Vogelsang represented MHS at the state speech contest in Champaign. Others in our class traveled far and Wide to represent Mendota. Mary Bruckner Went to Girls' State, and lim Rave and Calvin Sondgeroth Went to Boys' State. Harriett Shed and Bill Gardner, along with Mr. Koeller, went to Peoria to attend the state Student Council convention. During our last year, We were guided by Bill Durham, who served us as president, loan Gray as vice-president, and Darlene Martin as secretary-treasurer. Mary Bruckner was added to the Student Council as the class of '53's last representative. The first matter of business for us was to elect the homecoming court. Nancy Lucas SENIOR OFFICERS STANDING: Mr. Maunfel, Miss Swanson, Miss Brown, Miss Breese SEATED: D. Martin, Sec.-Treas., J. Gray, Vice-Pres., W, Durham, Pres. and Dick McConville were chosen queen and king. Their attendants were Harriett Shed and Ronnie Garrity. This year, for the first time, there was no parade, but instead a stunt afternoon Was held, over which the king, queen, and their royal court reigned. The senior stunt centered around a gypsy fortune teller. And do you remember that cool song the football boys sang, by the title of Energy ? The only thing to ruin the perfect day was the losing of the game. As usual, the boys' main interest during the year was in sports. The football team won every game but one, and that was the heart- breaker, the homecoming game. The team again captured the conference title. Five lettermen returned to the basketball team. The Trojans enjoyed a very successful year. In November the senior class play was given, which was Take Care of My Little Girl . There Was a big turnout for the tryouts, and everyone agreed the final performance was a big success. Can anyone forget the never-ending efforts of the seniors to raise money for our final memorandum, the Atodnem? Doug Sterchi was our super salesman who sold the most magazines. Those cold nights at the football games one could see the seniors peddling popcornp and at basketball games, We sold popcorn, ice cream bars, and pop. To end the year was the Prom, along with Class Day, Baccalaureate, and Commence- ment. As we turn back and look over the last four years of our time spent in high school, We begin to realize that it Wasn't so bad after all. Sure We all griped, and all wished that the time would pass faster to hasten that day of graduation. But now that it is so near We ask ourselves - where did the time go? - what happened to our senior year?

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M1953 PROM CHAIRMEN BACK ROW: B. Gardner, D, Van Etten, J. Hochsfattcr, MIDDLE ROW: J. Vogelsung, D. Bumba, Mr. Docnier, Miss Schroeder, M Moogk fudvisersl, B. Gehler, H. Bunion, N. Lucas FIRST ROW: P. Roth, J. Lambert, Mrs. Doenier ladviscrl, M. Bruckner, M Walter :xiiriirierix Four bays were elefrted alteaetlierl Cexild tliat liave tween before tliey passed tlie woman s-'iillraae laws? liflary Bruckner and Pete llacglistatter were our attendants to tlie liaiiiecrerriina ceiirt tliat year. Tlie lraslifsepli leetball squad wen the eliarnriiensliip el tlie setitliwest division at tlie Nertli Central Cenlerence, ln basketball tlie :squad cfaptiired second place in the Nartli Central Conference. The biaaest event at tlie year was tlie cfliaelz ing ol our class rinas. 'le close tlie year we were asked te serve at tlie prom New we really felt like Mbia wlieels l Wliat a tlirilll We started our Junior year iinder tlie able leadership el Bill Gardner, president, 'lllete' Heclistatter, vicerpresident, and liflaraet Walter, seCretary'treasurer 'lllial year llarrielt Slied

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