Owatonna High School - Totem Yearbook (Owatonna, MN)

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1 3 ' 3, .5 J J J 1 lf-. ., .N Yrs f xxx O. H. S. Accent Produces Character iff' 'NX 5, LEFT: Srcfting befcre dawn an Senior Skip Day :re K. Priiiiips, S. The-Ibn: J, Abbe, and J. Gray, This happy foursowe appear to DCSSE4 cz geteup-c1:r'y energy unccnncn to most of us cn dc1y5 N-.non sdiooi iz W Session, BELCWH It seems ftfing thin the lust socini c-vent of the your shouid be an all-scnooi party, os Wag fnr- assi- this -,i--z' A vnst number cf students supported and encyed this inui dor-ce nefd in love spring.

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,L 7 ABOVE. Don Jdnlce, newly-elected i960-ol Stczze Cocncil pres dent, completes his czcceotoncc speecr v I , be ex- lfvll?tt n. VO- ' Mes 9 very c 'r'o'tu- t ff n ,lu xt, the :rss m::'y pfogrxm wnch cl M3153 Q vigrccs campaign LEFT: Becoming active podciponts Ir the cornpcigr, R. Sculcup, M. Refgef L. Mcllenrrdstex M. Rooerts, W, Rooreon, ond D. Robinson pe'1: ' on amusing tome-ot? skit cn tne Cold' ccrric st' 3 llP6I1'E.i'E An inhnite number ot elements combine to moke up our school lite, lt's composed ot ocodemic studies, sports events, concerts, mixers, ond mony other things which most high schools hove in common. Yet the words Ovvotonno l-ligh School creote the imoge ot on individuol, cilmost-human institution which hos acquired o personolity oll its ovvn, The school's oppeoronce contributes to it's in' dividuolity. We students help to creote this indi- viduolitv by the things vve do ond the vvoys we do them. The personolity ot OHS evolves from proctices which otten develop into otticiol ond unofhciol troditions such os Skip Dov, the oll-school porty, ond the senior picnic. Even the noon-hour clustering ot the some corridor groups helps to molce our school unique. So it is the purpose ot these tvvo pciges to picture o few ot the elements which give on identity- ing occent to our school.

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As couples enter the gymnasium the spirit of the . South begins to penetrate. Bill Rowley and Carol Sue Jurgenson sense a magic that wasn't present earlier in the afternoon when, after many excitingly busy hours of decorating, they, with fellow workers left the finished gym, to return later to an unfor- Qefmble nlghf- Following the pattern set last year the evening begins with a banquet ala entertainment Dusk finds the meal near completion o meal well seasoned by 9? Catered to by dark-faced mammies and surrounded by flowered mag- nolia bushes, prom goers feel the Southern flavor mount. Soft, drifting music, a showboat mural, seeping sentimentality, and carefree clasped hands en- hance the dreamy dixieland atmosphere and evoke faraway gazes from starry-eyed couples. Diane Leonhardi and Jim Coderre confirm this as they linger for a few moments. The fascinating' fiamingo-tipped fountain inevitably becomes a popular wishing well. We find .lim Haigh tossing a coin into the shimmering, blue-metallic water as Barb Wildung completes her wish. Karen .lellum and Dave Lundquist await their turn. Prom Goers Enjoy