New Troy High School - Trojans Yearbook (New Troy, MI)

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SENIOR HISTORY We, the Senior class, started our Freshmen year in a world where the darkness of war had just ended. Once again we were in a world shining with the brilliance of peace. It gave everyone new hope for the future instead of the thoughts of war. Our class is the thirty-eighth Senior class to graduate from New Troy. We have ai grand total of thirty-three in our class which is about average compared to other years. During our first years of high school we were green and everything was new and exciting to us. During our Junior year we became more active in school life and conducted a successful magazine sale. As a climax to the year we found it was our privilege to entertain the Seniors. The affair was a colorful and enjoyable banquet and prom given at the Whitcomb Hotel in Saint Joseph. In our Senior year Ted Anderson was elected president of the Student Council with Jacqueline Erickson as Commissioner of Student Welfare. Senior class officers were: Dale Casto, presidentg Jerry Vitek, vice-president, Mary McMillian, secretary, and Gordon Glade, treasurer. I Four Senior boys who played their last year of basketball for New Troy are: Raymond Harfert, Dale Casto, Bob Schaffer and Bill Boyd. These boys had a very large share in helping make New Troy's basketball season so successful. U The boys who helped make our baseball team what it is are: Jerry Vitek, Bill Brueck, Hank Ott, Bob Schaffer, Dale Casto, Raymond Harfert, and Bill Boyd. A Senior girl, Carol Bindon, served as a cheerleader. The honor of being chosen king and queen of our annual fall festival went to Carol Bindon and Dale Casto, Seniors who included band as one of their extra-curricular activities this year 17

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SENIOR HONOR ROLL Valedictorian ---- ----- C arol Penland Salutatorian ------ - - Barbara Hokanson Bindon, Carol Burke, Arthur Erickson, Jacqueline Glade, Gordon Goodline, Phyllis Heldebrandt, Shirley King, Elsie Klute, Anna Korbelic, Violet McMil1en, Mary Phillips, Dorothy Priest, William Shaw, Louis 16

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were Barbara Hokanson, Carol Penland, Phyllis Goodline, Carol Bindon and Art Burke. Strictly Formal is the three act comedy play presented by the Senior class, April 1. Included in the cast are: Jacqueline Erickson, Carol Penland, Carol Bindon, Barbara Hokanson, Carlyn Reitz, Roberta Weaver, Elsie King, Alice Weich, Violet Korbelic, Jerry Vitek, Bill Priest, Bill Boyd, Raymond I-larfert, Dale Casto, Bob Schaffer, and Dorothy Phillips. The play was under the direction of Miss Betty Miller, head of the English Department. The class was sponsored by Mr. Arthur Guse, popular coach. Being we are Seniors we are allowed to skip a day of school. Looking at our treasury and the size of our class we decided to make Chicago our destination. Chicago lived up to everybody's hopes and everyone had a very good time. The 1942-49 Trojan Staff included the following Seniors: Mary McMillan, editorg Jacqueline Erickson, assistant editor, Carol Penland, activity editor, Shirley Hildebrandt, Senior editorg Helen Durkot, art editorg and Barbara Hokanson, music editor. Mr. Guse was the sponsor. Girls' glee club was well represented by the Seniors. They were instrumental in making several activities in the high school and town organizations successful. On the whole the Senior class enjoyed a successful and profitable year. Throughout our Annual we have tried to give ample evidence of the interests and activities of our Senior year. We have tried to do our share to make clubs, sports and fun of school life bear the imprint of the Class of 1949. 18