Montrose High School - Acta Yearbook (Montrose, PA)

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1940 Latin Class 1934 Girl Reserves 1934 Hi-Y Band AhunniAssodaUon Junior Historians Future Nurses Club Spanish Club French Club Art Club Camera Club Archery Club Horsemen Club SkiCHub Snowmobile Club FHA FFA Concen Chow Bus Pauol FCA Honor Society Library Club German Club Varsity M Club FBLA Needmpomt Girls Chorus 1928 1888 1970 1971 1970 1970 1969 1971 1968 1971 1970 1970 1950 1950 1957 1963 1966 1966 1965 1971 1973 1976 1977 1974

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The staff realizes that errors are easy to make and unintentionally some have been printed. Especially throughout the historical section your forbearance with these errors will be appreciated. Some dates that are used for the clubs are approximate and not definite. information is given about some clubs and not for others. This happened due to the misplacement of material. A debating team was organized in the fall of 1935 with Mrs. Freda Blochberger as the advisor. Fifteen seniors practiced twice a week to learn effective debating. The first ll 1937 Band year, the team placed second in the district and fourth in the State contest. The creed of Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y is to create, maintain, and extend, throughout the home, school, and community, high standards of Christian character . Hi-Y was founded around 1922 and Tri-Hi-Y the next spring. The Hi-Y was organized by the local YMCA. 1935 Forensic League 1929 M.H.S Life Staff

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Tradition Over the one hundred and five years of education at Montrose many things have changed: school buildings, teachers, the school system, and students. But amid the changes some ideas have been passed down through the FLAG lt became apparent in 1972 that Montrose needed a school flag. To solve the problem a contest was declared. Many students submitted their ideas, and the decision was narrowed down to three choices. The selection committee picked the design made by Patsy Bledsoe. students. METEORS Around 1955 a contest was held to determine a name for the basketball team. The principal told the faculty that it was necessary to pick a distinguishing name. Faculty member, Jean Donahue, submitted the name 'meteors' because the basketball players were shooting stars . classes. These ideas have now become traditions and have come to symbolize M.H.S. They are traditions of the past and future, traditions that unite alumni and present SCHOOL COLORS It seems that maroon and white have always been the school colors. Even in the 1920's the students were singing 'hail to the maroon and white'. SYMBOL During the beginning years of the ACTA, the cover design was the work of a senior. ln 1940 the Senior class voted to establish an emblem that would identify the senior class with the yearbook. This emblem appeared on the ACTA from 1940 to 1961. i l The issues of M.H.S. Life in 1924 Montrose Symbol