Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Phil Van Horn Gail Moore Alan VanWyngarden Alan, Ciail, and Phil Win Scholarships to Fulton Colleges Phil VanHorn, Gail Moore, and Alan VanWyngarden received scholarships to well-known colleges in Ful- ton, Missouri, this year. Phil, this year's Key Club president and an active debate squad member, received the Westminster Academic Scholarship. Ciail Moore, recipient of the William Woods Schol- arship, served as president of Pep Squad, was a homecoming queen attendant, and was crowned queen ofthe junior-Senior Prom. Alan VanWyngarden was awarded the Westminster Athletic Scholarship. Alan was named to the first team All-State basketball squad as well as being selected, as an Honorable Mention, for the All-American bas- ketball team. He was also active in extra-curricular organizations as president of M Club and vice-presi- dent of Key Club.

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Citizenship Plays an Important Role at Mexico High Anna Trotter and Tim Baker were awarded the Wise Courtesy Awards for 1968 at the presentation cere- mony made during the annual Christmas assembly. This award is taken from a fund established by the late Mrs. M. R. Wise and is given to the high school boy and girl who show an exceeding amount of courtesy to faculty and fellow students. Tim also received the Ledger Courtesy Award while jerry Black was awarded the Ledger Citizenship Award. Here, as with the Wise awards, the faculty makes the selection and bases its decision on the amount of courtesy and citizenship displayed in all school activities. Each year, the Sandy Nininger Award goes to the Key Club member who has shown the highest degree of improvement during the school year. Tom Balser was this year's winner, receiving the plaque given in honor and memory of Sandy Nininger, who was among those who died in the Battle of Bataan in 1942. Key Club International adopted the honorary award in 1946. ffrom top! jerry Black, winner of the Ledger Citizenship Award. Tom Balser receives the plaque of recognition as the recipient of the Sandy Nininger Award from Key Club sponsor, lim Musick. Principal William Lowry presents Tim Baker and Anna Trotter with their Wise Courtesy Awards. 'vrtfirv 42 Student Life

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Green Awards Go to Allen, Black jerry Black was this year's recipient of the A.P. Green Refractories Scholarship. This award provides 51,000 each year, for a four year period, toward a college education for the winner. The scholarship is based on the student's character, leadership, school service, and academic standing. jerry was the '68-69 president ofthe Student Coun- cil, a senior member of the National Honor Society, a member of Key Club, M Club, and Concert Choir. Rod Allen was awarded the annual A.P. Green Operation Enterprise Scholarship. The scholarship pays for a two week stay at an exclusive boys' camp, owned and operated by the American Management Association near Hamilton, New York. The program gives young men a first-hand op- portunity to understand the business world by meet- ing with business leaders, and then allows them to use the knowledge gained by providing practical business simulations. Rod participated in many school activities, including Key Club, the Mascot staff, My Fair Lady cast, and Concert Choir. jerry Black, fabovej, winner of the A.P. Green Refractories Scholar- ship, and Rod Allen, recipient of the AR. Green Operation Enter- prise Scholarship, are shown participating in their daily school activities. --u..-i D 44 Student Life