Ottawa High School - Recorder Yearbook (Ottawa, KS)

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Ottawa Youth Councll Chosen m January After the holrday season the students returned to school on laqqrnq feet to face the semester exams But a bnghter note was sounded as plans were made for commq events Erght students were chosen for the Ottawa Youth Counc1l Iudy Whrrley and Dave Cox were chosen SWIHQ Kmg vocahsts and the O Club went to K U to a Bq Seven basketball aame As the month ot Ianuary closed somethmg new was added when the pr1nc1pals offrce announced an honor roll for the hrst semester During February the frst place 1n the N E K league was at stake when Ottawa met the powerful Lawrence L1ons The newly orgamzed Thesprans gave a one act play Hlgh Wrndow and partles and mus1c festtvals added to the ga1etV of the months All these QCl1V1l es and many more frlled the f1rst months of the new year 1956 STUDYING HARD the last few mmutes before exams are Patsy Cupp Patsy Hxckman Carol Day and Joel Berglund Q5 OX 't '5 A X 3 CX SHIRLEY HONN was the calendar qrrl for lan uary iPhoto courtesy ol Lamar Phrllrps Ottawa Herald reporter? :N-N V? tan' Z3 0 o ' 1 5 ' . . . amy I I ' . . U . I ' H ' - K w ' X h 1 . h . ' . ' ' ', 0,w v I li 1 l l l xo?-v gl' lb rp N f .. . 91. vp X 1 'O 0 X , - N w M t ' t 1 t A X, . CD 1 w A R ff.. ' ft .N y My 4 5 1,

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GIVING ONE of hrs many famous record pantomrmes Cupper prcturel F D Huls rs srngrng at the frrst Record Patry THE SCHOOLS most popular trro Ccen ter prcturel smg at the annual water melon feed ZZ School Partles Vary m Type The rhythm of the Swmg Krngs the tap of dancmg feet cmd the babble of vorces were all a part of the rnanv partres g1ven ln the 1un1or hrgh gym At the begmnmg of the school year students were enter ta1ned at a watermelon feed and a few weeks later the Home com1ng dance held the spothght After the f1rst semester f1na1s were out of the way the jumor and sen1or hlgh school students attended a Record party where the populanty contest wmners were announced At the May Record party the annuals were dlstrrbuted Mrxers after games and a dance the afternoon of the mus1c fest1val were all en1oyed Almost every organtzatlon provrded ome sort of recrea tron for rts members A d1nner a k1d party a sock hop and a dungaree prom were all placed on the school calendar by the orgamzatxons These th1ngs are a Dart of l1fe at O H S The wearrsome study and d1ff1cult tests are balanced by exc1t1ng athletrc events entertamxng assembhes and dehghtful partres Students accept them all for thls rs a Dart of be1ng young BILL SPAULDING has just recerved the award for Mr O H S from Iulra Phxllrps Lookmg on are Betty Salmon Cay Crrtes Shrrley Honn runner up Maureen Taylor Mrss O H S and Fred Harder runner up 0 O 1 1 I . 1 1 . . . S u - - 1 1 1 1 1 . 3.

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RIDICULING their unpopular professor in The Student Prince are, standing: Dave Cox, Tim Wood, Patsy Richardson, Elizabeth Pinney, Keith Thompson, Katie Chism, Sally Liggett, ludy Whirley, Iudy Cary, Pat Burgess. The professor is Dale Watts. Seated: Geraldine Wallace, Morgan Williams, Marilyn Irwin. Students Gifve Three ln March the orchestra, the mixed chorus and the chorale combined their talents to present excerpts from three musical comedies, Roberta, Briqadoon. and The Student Prince. From the Scottish Brigadoon the first hour mixed chorus presented several songs, and Iva Kay Iones and Tim Wood sang Heather on the Hill. The gay and rollicking songs of The Student Prince were given by the fifth hour mixed chorus, and Dave Cox had the special number, Serenade, The chorale gave portions of Roberta. The dreamy waltz tunes including the Well-known Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, were beautifully rendered. Bill Coltrane sang the spirited number, I Won't Dance. PIT ORCHESTRA-Back row: Iudy Stevens. Pat Stevens. Christie Wilson. Fourth row: Koehler, Dale, Wells, Mock, Burns. Third rowi Hiatt, Thompson, Lollar, Schlief. Second row: Fleming, Lee, Kerr Benson. First row: Bemmels, lamison, Baldwin, Lister. Standing William Barker, director.