New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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LEADERSHIP For her first place honor in the Voice of Democracy Contest, Laurie Wirth is awarded an engraved medal by Mrs. Axley, guidance counselor. Charlotte Hammond placed second and Gary Reinhardt, third. Tom Bartsokas, who achieved the highest score on the NEDT test, looks over his test results with Mrs. Axley. Outstanding Teenagers of NACHS - Davis Louis, Barb Schneider, Karla Birkner, and Charlotte Hammond -admire the certificate they will receive from Mr. Hollander. For the first time at NACHS, a special honor - Who’s Who in American High Schools - went to Donna Falkenhein, Nancy Leinecke, Barb Schneider, Donna Birkner, Patty Eckert, Paul Bickel and Charlotte Hammond. The DAR Good Citizens Award goes to Barbara Schneider, a senior girl who enjoys her piano and has played her way through high school.” 7

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During the school year students distinguished themselves in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service. Those college-bound seniors who received exceptional scores in the American College Testing Program (ACT) and had achieved outstanding scholastic records for six semesters of academic work were named Illinois State Scholars. Senior girls participated in the test for the Betty Crocker Search for the Homemaker of Tomorrow Award. Sophomores involved in the National Educational Development Test (NEDT) were honored with a Certificate of Educational Development if they scored in the top ten percent throughout the state. In the Voice of Democracy contest 165 students in grades 10 through 12 composed speeches on Freedom: Our Heritage.” To be recognized in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” and as “Outstanding Teenagers of America,” character, extra-curricular activities, leadership, scholarship, and service were the criteria for selection. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award” went to a senior girl for service, leadership, and patriotism. Mrs. Axley, guidance counselor, explains test ratings to NEDT finalists - Cletus Krehr, Roger Eckert, Ira Renshaw, Tom Bartsokas, Betty Duden-bostel, Jane Ziegler, Debbie Rohr, Gena Fritsche, and Sally Thies. Susie Budde, who enjoys reading to small children, was named Homemaker of Tomorrow” as a result of her high score on the Betty Crocker test. Because of their outstanding scholastic records, Nancy Leinecke, Charlotte Hammond. Barb Schneider, and Donna Falkenhein were named Illinois State Scholars. 6

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STUDENTS FOUND RELIEF FRO|U THINRWJR” Student life at NACHS is not always comprised of study. Although each day started and ended with the foreboding knowledge of homework yet to come, NACHS students usually found time for ways to escape the demanding pressures of school. In weather of ten degrees or below, over joyous girls could be seen striding down the hall in slacks. Seniors broke the monotony of school clothes by wearing individualized, do-it-yourself, “slob” outfits on dress-down’’ day. School spirit was brought out at basketball games; TB vaccinations were given to freshmen, willingly or unwillingly; and a crowd could always be found gathered around the soda machine rapping” about old times long forgotten or good times yet to come —. But the bell rings, and school - with its research papers, term projects, essays, and ever-present teachers - begins again, or the day ends. 8