Minooka High School - M DI AN Yearbook (Minooka, IL)

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With the proceeds gleaned from these two proj- ects and the money we had on hand, we gave a picnic for the junior class. We might add, A good time was had by all. The climax to this year was graduation night on June -1. By the expression on our faces. you could certainly tell how proud we were of our accomplishment. Now that graduation is a thing of the past, it doesn't seem possible that such a pleasant experience could be over so soon. However, we have many lasting memories of our last days at IWCHS that are lun to recall whenever at least two of our classmates meet. Un the night before graduation, Baccalaure- ate services were held in the gym with all the moms and dads winking back tears. Some of us seniors were having the same trouble. All that we can say in passing is, 'iBest of Luck to the graduating classes of the future. Be proud of your fine school. The Class of 1956 will always display that feeling. 1. Edna Smith 2. Rosie Vickery 3. Bob Turner 4. Janet Erickson 5. Dora Bull 6. Joan Feeney 7. Marilyn Stafford 8. Nancy Vickery 9. Jerry Feeney 10. Joe Breen 11. Harry Breen 12. Russ Miller 13. Bill Perona 14. Aileen Torkelson 15. John Duvall 16. Caryl Churchill 17. Jim Hancock.

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SENIURS Lvnderclassmen take note . . . ,t.iin,t neces- sarily sol XN'c seniors used to believe that after we became seniors, we could afliord to rest on our laurels. llonlt you believe itl Be sure to have fun, but when itls time for work, we en- dorse a policy of buckling down to the task at handf, lt wasn't long ago that we were filing into school for our last year with mixed emotions. Some were happy, some sad. and others were indillerent. Whether we were happy or sad, one fact still remained -ff' there was no turning back. 'l'he last day of our junior year, we elected our Class officers and. lo and beholdf, that ever-popular james Hancock was elected presi- dent for the fourth year in a row. It was an exciting election with Marilyn Stafford grabbing the vice-presidency and Aileen Torkelson be- coming secretary. The class chose Robert Turn- er to handle the finances. NYC had a difficult time finding a suitable date to give our class play, Girl-Shyf' but our class gave a stellar performance on March 23. I was surprised that the play turned out to be such a complete success after our setbacks. Any success that we expericneed, however. we owe to our director. Miss Holt. Three seniors represented the class as regulars on the varsity basketball team: ,james Hancock, john Severson, and Robert Turner. Harry Breen. Keith Knudson. Russell Nliller. and YN'il- liarn Perona were valuable in their role as sub- stitutes. Two of our classmates spurred the team on to victory leading the - V Niarilyn Stafford and class participated in man activities sueh as FFA student body in Cheers Aileen Torkelson, Our y other extra-Curricular FHA, Band. Student 5 Council, Camera Club, Chorus. and the Peace Pipe Chatter. Nlay l9, 1956, was an lives. The event arrived swiftly. Yes, you're right important date in our and passed on all too it was the night of the s Iunior-Senior Prom. We will always remember the prom and how well the juniors planned it. Thanks, juniors, for a wonderful time! Being quite short of funds during the year, we sponsored a bakery sale and a luncheon.

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THE SENIUR DIAR Dear Diary: I certainly was sorry to have missed our class reunion, but Caryl Churchill and I had a won- derful chance to model for the before and after Weight On', ad, and we just couldn't pass up the opportunity. It surely was nice of jack Severxon and Marilyn Stafford to write me a note while they were waiting at the Club 56', for the rest of the class to arrive. They were able to till me in on a lot of questions in my mind about what our old classmates have been doing for the last ten years. Of course I knew that Dora Bull had made quite a splash in the field of writing, because I had just received an autographed copy of her latest noyel, I Was a Bubble Dancer for the FBI. What I didn't know was that Dora is now Mrs. john Mclfanna. John, who is busy taking care of all the little McKannas, works on the side as a target in a spit-ball factory. From what I gather in the letter, Russ Miller is in a very profitable business. He makes marked cards for History classes. The ones with check marks are slightly higher priced than those with zeros. Another booming businessman is that sharp operator Frank Pehlke. He manufactures Pehll-:e's Square Marbles. These are made for kids who would rather throw than shoot. Inci- dentally, he is still wife hunting. I was certainly surprised to learn that Nancy Vickery and Loran Good are Mr. and Mrs. That's right! Nancy is now Mrs. Ted Wendell, and Loran is still Mr. Good. Loran is vice president in charge of looking out study hall windows. This is a very important job, as it seems to be a practice in many schools. Ted, who is better known to his fans as Windy Wendell, is now a congressman, noted for his arguments. Nancy spends most of her time at the Santa Minooka race track, where she runs her mixed palamino and donkey named, Carters, Glue Boyj Danny Konjevich was so busy making his latest movie, that he had to miss the reunion also. He is now starring in The Big, Bad Boy from Bashful Bend. It seems that joe Breen was the cause of Harry Breenik success. joe, who is one of Frank Pehlkeis best customers, inspired Harry to write l Z f- X, Q that tune that is ,now on the top hit list, Thatfr the Trouble with joe! Bob Turner and Bill Perona arrived late, and Bill explained that he is now the new Channa- hon Central Park superintendent. For the last six weeks he has been kept very busy putting night lights up 'on the tow path, but just as fast as he can get them up, Bob comes along and puts them out. Oh, well, Bob always was a great joker. But I was sure surprised at Bill! Bob, who lights the candles on Liberacels show, told the kids that Edna Smith has replaced Frank Smith on the new Dragnet program. I was glad to hear that Edna is doing so well, but when they told me that Rosie Vickery had re- placed Sergeant Friday, I was really shocked. Rosie doesn't really have to work because she owns a part interest in Si and Rosieis Bar. Hat bar, that is! It seems that Keith Ifnudson had quite a knack for mixing up things, and found that the girls liked mixed up things on their hats. He's making millions. When jim Hancock and john Duvall came in, Jim told the gang that he read in the Minooka Daily Herald Tribune that Aileen Torkelson had just been voted most likely. It is wonderful to hear that our class is doing so well, , jim and John are the owners and operators of the Orange and Black Bus Line. Jim's bus runs three times daily to Lockport, and john's bus goes to Joliet. Neither of the boys seems to be doing much business. I was happy to learn that Nancy Anderson is one of the most important people in Holly- wood these days. She has the tough job of cen- soring all of Danny Konjevichb' movies. Gerald Feeney is in an up-and-coming busi- ness. He smuggles diamonds across the Minooka- Channahon border for his famous jewelry store, Gerry's Gyp joint. He is assisted by joan Feeney. She had the strenuous job of modeling the diamond rings for her cousin. Joan is the lucky girl who is engaged to Prince Rainer HW, and since we are all invited to the wedding, I hope to see all the kids before the end of the year. Well, till the .next class reunion, I'll bid youuuuuuuu .... A-duuuuuuuuuuuuuu l