Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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lop. rhc 1%7 Regional Cliampions, the Paxton Mustangs; Boh Peterson outjumps a Rantoul player. Hottovi: I he game is over . . . Paxton Mustangs are the new Regional champs; Principal Shields presents Regional trophy to a happy team. Regional Tournament The Regional Tournament was held in Paxton this year for the first time since 1940, and for the first time in Paxton High’s new gym. The Mustangs won he regional for the second year in sue-cession, defeating Rantoul 63-49 in a rematch of last year’s championship game. During Tournament the Cheerleaders made posters, kept them in repair, and acted as hostesses to visiting cheerleaders. 19

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Above-. Kathy Rinkenberger was the capable student director of the Senior Class Play. Left, Tof: Steve Pacey pleads with Pain Bittle. Bottom: Mary Griggs comforts Wes Osborn in a dramatic scene from “The Remarkable Incident at Carson’s Corners”. Bight, Top: Applying make-up before curtain time is hectic hut fun. Bottom: The entire play cast. Senior Class Play “The Remarkable Incident at Carson’s Corners” made headlines as the dramatic spectacle of the year, when it was presented on April 28 and 29, 1966. The actors involved became budding professionals, and even the behind-the-stage crews were caught up in the excitement of the event. After one of their schoolmates plunges to his death, a group of students hold a trial to determine the person guilty of Billy’s murder. As the evening progresses, more and more people find themselves faced with the guilt of the boy’s death. The proceeds from the second night of this event were donated to the Mr. “D” Memorial Scholarship Fund. Bight, Top: “So help me God.” replies Osborn, being sworn in as a witness; Below. Paul Tucker is restrained by fellow jurors. 21