Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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TKwtic , - , Director of the Paxton Music Department—A. J. McKinney ORGANIZATIONS: Concert Band—Monday, Wednesday, Friday Swing Band—Tuesday. Thursday A Cappella Choir—Tuesday, Thursday Girl’s Glee Club—Monday Freshman Chorus—Wednesday ACTIVITIES: Jamboree—December 13. 104 8 Featuring the entire music department of PCHS Spring Concert—April 8, 104 9 Featuring the Concert Band. A Cappella. Girls Glee Club and Boy’s and Girl's Octettes. Piano Elimination Contest March 6, 104 9—Held in PCHS Auditorium First—Don Elliott Second—Pat Steiner District Contest—March 26. 1940—Held at Bloomington. Illinois Instrumental Solos: First—Barbara Zander, alto saxophone; Janet Weaver, alto saxophone; Bob Olson, cornot; Carol Peterson, French horn; Dottie Johnson, French horn; Doug Given, trombone; Don Elliott, piano; Mary Lou McDannell. string bass; Catherine Starkey, tenor saxophone; Marianne Whowcll, tenor saxophone and clarinet. Second—Pat Steiner, piano; Mary Lou McDannell. oboe. Vocal Solos: First—Joy Lundberg, medium voice; Nancy Furby, high voice; Doug Given, medium voice; Kenneth Ogle, low voice. Second—Paul Ogle, medium voice. Third Dottie Johnson, low voice: Mary Lou McDannell, medium voice; Barbara Zander, high voice; Rodney Petterson. low voice; Don Elliott, high voice. Ensembles: First—Boy's Octette. Girl’s Octette (Jr-Sr), Sax Quartet (2). French horn Quartet. Clarinet Quartet (Jr-Sr), Mixed Clarinet Quartet. Second—Trombone Quartet, Clarinet Quartet (Fr-Soph). Barss Sextette, Girl’s Octette (Fr-Soph). District Contest—April 9. 1949—Held at Bloomington, Illinois. First—A Cappella Choir, Girls Glee Club State Contest—April 29 and 30. 1949—Held at Charleston, Illinois. SWEEPSTAKES AWARD: A Sweepstakes trophy was awarded this year by both District and State contests to the school compiling the greatest number of points based on solo, ensemble, and organization firsts and seconds. Paxton carried home the District Trophy with a total of 117 points, while Normal Community won second by compiling 97 points.

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 The 1948 Homecoming will be one to remember, after winning a thrilling game from Onarga 12-7, the students and alumni were in high spirits. At the half, Miss Bear and Supt. Schroth were honored. They rode on the field in a convertible after which Mr. Schroth was presented a large and gold key on which was written a pledge of cooperation from the departments of Paxton High School. Miss Bear received a dozen American Beauty roses. The PCHS Band and forty-five baton twirlers then made their appearance. As the band marched onto the field, half the twirlers “skipped out” of the band and met the remaining twirlers at the opposite end of the field. After which they formed the word “HI” and the letter P”. They twirled off the field in formation to the march strains of “Officer of the Day.” Carol Peterson acted as drum majorette for the band. After the game, students and alumni gathered at the high school for a Homecoming Dance. The gym had been transformed into a myriad of blue and gold streamers with a huge white football behind the queen’s throne. At eleven o’clock Jack Shilts, Student Council President, announced the coronation ceremony. To the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” the King and Queen and their court marched to the center of the stage. The Freshman Candidate, Jane Thompson and her escort, Jerry McCabe led, followed by the Sophomore candidate, Sue Watts and her escort, Bob Heicher. Katie Thilmony, Junior candidate and her escort Rodney Petterson preceded the King and Queen. The Queen was Ruth Palmberg, Senior candidate, and Chuck Rutledge, football captain, acted as King. Ruth was crowned by Chuck and then completed the honors by bestowing her with the winning kiss. The Swing Band provided the music for the dancing, and refreshments followed in the cafeteria. Jack Shilts, President of the Student Council and Bev Hamm, 1st Vice-President acted as general chairman for the event.