Ottawa High School - Recorder Yearbook (Ottawa, KS)

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KATHY GAMET WAS rated in the upper 29h ofthe Seniors who took the National Merit Scholarship tests. She was also chosen as a finalist in the contest for the Elizabeth M. Watkins Scholarship. ROD LENNARD WAS also rated in the upper 2070 ofthe Seniors. He made the trip to K, U. to try for the Summerfield Scholarship. Faculty members met November 7 to select eight candidates for the Putnam, Watkins, and Summerfield scholarships. The Elizabeth M. Watkins Scholarship is offered to girls graduating from Kansas high schools. Kansas University also offers the Putnam Scholarship to both boys and girls of Kansas. X Awards will be made solely on merit and not on the financial need of the individual. The faculty also chose Geri Sue Figgins to apply for a scholarship sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The potential scholarship winners took the tedious tests on October 26. Honor Students Are Intereste CINDY KUNTZ, Dean Watkins, Dennis Smith, David Rybolt, Gordon Bruce, and Martha Maxwell were among the students taking the trip to Kansas University to take the tests for the Putnam, Watkins and Summerfield Scholarships.

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ha..- BEING A MEMBER of Swing Kings requires nrany free hours after school. Practicing on Tuesday nights lteeps Gordon busy but it is also lun. They play at nnxers, parties and present a jazz concert every year. in Community and Church A jfairs ALL WORK AND no play, nralaes dull boy, so Gordon calls a girl for a date during the Corning weekend. School parties and sports proyide additional recrea- tion and enjoyment to students. Gordon was cast for a part in the senior play adding to his already busy schedule. DONNA GETS AN all-important phone call. To rind out who called and why turn to page Lic. ALL IS NOT CUTTING up at schoolg study is an inrpor- tant part of the program. Donna is also a nrernber of the Drill tearn and practices ex ery Thursday night.

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g VOM MORRISEY AND lliiierson Davis work reriiousljx on their slieiclxcs oi liunian hotles in pliysioloef. . zn Sczence M I I -Mail' ON OCTOBER 24, eighteen science students journeyed to Lawrence to attend the science and math lectures. While at K. U., the stu- dents heard many interesting lectures. They got many ideas on what to expect when they get to college. A LECTURER FROM the National Science Foundation came to Ottawa University to give a program to the students interested in science. Personal invitations were sent to all the physics and chemistry students ot O.l'l.S. 6' TESTING A SL'l5S'i'AXLlll with pheiiorimlieii suliiiioi nrellichSpeei'4i1irlSrexe Sirzirlz. PERFORMING AN experiirexit in me piijusies lah are the Science Club ot't'ir'e1's. iI'l.ej: :ire Gene Shmrzer, Dmirl Rybolt, Mel I,o.rx, mir? Becky' uoltrriiie. 'they were elected at tire tirsr at rise year by .iieruhers of the tllzeiiiistrv, Pltvsivs, mid Pztxsrniogx ulnsses. 9