Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Hours Of Fun And Hard Work Go Into Play Southern gentleman Jerry Gilmore gazes into Debi Sennert's eyes as her mother, Connie Gritton, looks on approvingly. Nineteen of the 21 cast members were seniors. Saloon patrons are surprised as Pam Robbins enters through window. During the third act, the cast invited the audience to sing three songs, including Man On The Flying Trapeze, with them. Tho' the Spring and Fall plays were opposite in nature-one a melodrama, the other a drama-weeks of practice and backstage work, homework done in a corner of the gym, Stinnett's rehearsal, the final curtain call, and a cast party resulted in common memories for both casts. Spring play audiences of On the Bridge at Midnight applauded the hero, booed the villain, and sang along with the cast. 2D

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Individual Efforts Combine Into Success Alan Scales, a varsity cross-conference letterman, sprints to the finish line at the Wauseca Conference meet held here. Over all, Paxton finished second behind Rantoul. Cross country is the fastest growing high school sport in Illinois. Paxton's cross country team has been developing for six years. The average distance for the Paxton athletes to run is 2.75 to 3.00 miles. These men train during summer vacation to build up their endurance for fall competition. This conditioning proved worthwhile when the 1971 team compiled a 17-3 dual meet record and placed second in the Wauseca conference. Track includes seventeen different events. Each event requires the individual to commit himself to the training necessary to compete successfully. The varsity squad is comprised of the two top men in each event. These men, and all other participants, compete in dual and triangular meets. The outcome of last year's competitions gave the track team the Wauseca conference second place title. Track: Front Row: Roy Parkin, mgr.; Carl Sifferman, Gayle Murden, Ray Berning, Dave Stiener, Dave Miller, Charles Stedwell, Jon Vanier, Don Hasler. Row 2: Dan Eppelheimer, mgr.; Jim Reeder, Jim Dunnan, Phil Mennenga, Roger Schroeder, Tom Johnson, Richard Arnold, John Thompson, John Edwards, mgr.; Dave Eppelheimer, mgr. Back Row: Tim Haynes, Mike Tipsord, Jon Guthrie, Dan Caisse, Tony Lee, Marc Ristow, Bob Lee, Paul Meuser, Ron Graham, Roger Owens.

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Eating a light family supper, Margo Miller, Kathy Shallenberger, Marc Ristow, and Rodger Withers discuss the new neighbor who is an exconvict. Fall play cast members exemplified the hypocrisy and prejudice of good people, which caused them to try to rid their neighborhood of an undesirable family. Due to the illness of Mrs. Stinnett, Mrs. Molck directed the Fall play, Thunder on Sycamore Street. Paul Meuser, an exconvict, his wife, Toni Hinrichs, and daughter, Diane Elson, hear that a mob of neighbors will storm their home and demand that they leave. Mild-mannered Jon Guthrie comes to exconvict Paul Meuser's defense and sends the mob home. Thunder on Sycamore Street played Friday and Saturday night, November 12 and 13. 21