Montgomery High School - Valhal Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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BOB DAWSON WINS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Competing against 550,000 high school students who took the Na- 3 tional Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in May, 1959, MH S senior Bob '-7 Dawson was notified in November that he had scored among the top I0,000 in the country to become a semi-finalist. Bob went on to become a finalist and was awarded a National Merit scholarship. His final achievement was based on his scores on the December College Entrance Board Examination. Another early award winner was Bill Ehlert, who was selected to receive the Press Democrat and Ford Motors Company Journalism Award for his outstanding newspaper work in high school. Bill won a four-day trip to Detroit, Michigan, where he visited the Ford Motor plant and covered the preview of the new Ford Falcon for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Top student speaker in Santa Rosa proved to be Martha Jaffrey, MHS senior, who, in addition to placing second in a speaking contest held by the Junior Chamber of Commerce on February I7, went on to represent the Montgomery Village Lions Club in the Lions Club Student Speaker Zone Contest. The contest was held March 23 at a dinner at the Green Mill lnn. Martha's speech on the topic of Person to Person - Key to World Understanding, secured for her first place, a trophy, and a trip to Hobergs Resort to compete in regional finals. Second place in the district finals of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Contest went to MH S senior Claudia Robinson. Claudia was nominated for local recognition by the senior girls. Her achievement in district finals was based on her score on an American history and civics test and her past record of grades and activities. She received a pin and certificate. -QQ Ten seniors were the recipients of the 1960 Bank of America Achievement Awards. The winners eligible for zone compe- tition, each of whom received an engraved plaque, were Barbara Woolery in the field of science and mathematics, Jeanette Paquin in fine arts, Bob Dawson in liberal arts, and Roberta Bollig in vocational arts. Seniors who received certificates of merit for outstanding records in their specific fields of study were Judy Radu for laboratory science, Susan Rogers for art, Claudia Robinson for social science, Judy Reed for foreign languages, Gail Gobbi for home economics, and Dean Arthur for trades and industrial arts. Montgomery High School boasted five life members of the California Scholarship Federation, Bob Dawson, Prentice O'Leary, Judy Radu, Claudia Robinson, and Barbara Woolery. These students received their diplomas with gold CSF seals on them. CSF LIFE MEMBERS: Claudia Robinson, Bob Dawson Barbara Woolery, Prentice O'Leary, Judy Radu. I . ., .,, A ' it . ' J' , E '-. 3 A' . ROBERT DAWSON National Merit Scholarship Winner

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