Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Year ' s High Spots Include Senior Cords, As the end of the year rolls ' around, many seniors begin thinking of their college plans. Seniors Larry Deck and Kay Burgher leaf through some of the col- lege bulletins found in the Dean ' s office. These up-to- date bulletins help many students make up their minds as to which college is best suited for them. During the year many couples are seen near each other ' s lockers. Gene Kehler helps Jeannie Simon take her books from her locker as they get ready to go home after another day at PHS. At the end of the year the hectic week of final exams comes up. Fresh- men Leroy Pope and Joe Eiscrman bone up for their math final as they try to make their first year at Peru High School a suc- cessful one.

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' A Date With Judy ' Now, tell me, Mitzi, how am I going to get a date with Judy? asks Oogie Pringle (Kraig Dawalt) of Mitzi Hoffman (Louise Tschmel). Waiting for a reply to this touchy question are Susie O ' Conner (Dorothy Stegman) and Rex O ' Conner (Mike Bullock). Trying to get a date with Judy Foster is like trying to get a date with a movie queen; c! least for Oogie Pringle it is. Judy, portrayed by Vicki Welke, is trying to become queen of her school dance. Since the girl who earns the most money gets to be queen, ludy almost drives her fam- ily insane by selling subscriptions for the Com- munity Relief and entering contests. After entering names of her friends and family in several contests, thus causing much confusion, Judy finally becomes queen. Her biggest enemy, Tootsie Whiteman, the real queen, gets the hives and cannot attend the dance. Mr. Carroll Wright directed the Junior Play, assisted by Sally Wiltshire, student director. Much to the dismay of everyone, Eloise must prac- tice her elocutin ' . Listening in are Mr. Martindale (Fred Holmes), Mrs. Hotchkiss (Kathy Geberin), Mrs. Shultzhammer (Mary Jo Willingham). Barbara Win- socket (Susan Carlin), and Hannah (Susan Sterling). Eloise Hotchkiss is portrayed by Holly Stephenson. The family is real proud of you, Judy, says Dora Foster (Barbara Parsons) as Melvin Foster (Jim How- ard) and little brother Randolph (John Herrell) look on.

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Photo-finish Fund Drive . . . and Exoms The yet , which started with the warmest fall anyone could remember, moved on rap- idly through a CIC championship football sea- son, a blacked out Senior Play, and a Rodeo that wasn ' t. Mr. Noble ' s choristers made our Christmas season gay with the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas. Then came the post-holiday doldrums followed by frenzied cramming for our most important activity, final exams. Attention then turned to our second most im- portant activity — basketball. The honoraries tapped their fortunate few, and seniors began to visit with college representatives during homeroom periods, take college boards, and apply hopefully for scholarships. Rivaling the competition in basketball was the spirited race between two senior homerooms in the all- school United Fund drive, ending in a hard- fought eight-cent victory for Home Room 216. The Junior Play, the postponed Rodeo, the Prom, and commencement activities came in rapid succession, bringing to a close another year at PHS. Wait ' til next year, think Juniors Joyce Long and Jim Raymer, far left and right. At the end of the year many different types of Senior Cords were worn at Trying to decide who will buy what from whom are John Wilson, Sara Spandau, and Janet Gustafson. This scene was repeated many times during the week of the United Fund, the new program for uniting all school fund drives this year. PHS, such as those decorating Seniors Don Exmeyer, Neah Groat, and Tom Keith.