Plymouth High School - Rock Yearbook (Plymouth, IL)

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had lost Merlin Daniels, Ronnie Quaife, Ronnie Loy, and Bill Roberts, and had been rejoined by Richard Clark. Ofiicers for the first semester were Loren Wickert, President 3 Betty Hill- yer, Vice-Presidentg Pat Kepner, Secretary 5 Joan Aleshire, Treasurer. For the second semester they were Harry Lee Rash, President, Pat Downing, Vice-President: Pat McCutchan, Secretary, Avis Jean McCutchan, Treas- gran kThe sponsors for the year were Miss Carrie Prentice and Coach c na e. September 24 was the big day we had all been waiting for since our fresh- man year. It was our turn to initiate those poor green freshmen. Though we made them come dressed in every kind of costume imaginable we treated them fairly gently, and there weren't too many complaints. We picked our class rings on October 29 and received them on December 24, in time for Christmas. A Our first big money-making project for the year was the Junior-Senior Penny Carnival, which was held on November 12. There was a good turn- out and everyone had a good time. Other money-raising projects included bake sales, selling candy at noon, selling pop and candy at basketball games and magazine sales. On February 21 the freshmen gave us a party in the gym. The class play, Brides to Burn, was presented in the Congregational Church on April 29. lt was a great success. The J unior-Senior Banquet was Leld at the Marine Room in Macomb on May 3. The group broke up into two sections after the banquet and went to see shows. SEPTEMBER 1949-September 6 brought us back to P.C.C.H.S. for a try at our last year of high school. The members of the Class of 1950 who had struggled along to their last year in school were Pat McCutchan, Anna Mae Normandin, Darrell Boos, Jim Robinson, Lee Lovell, Loren Wickert, Pat Kepner, Bonnie Alexander, Irma Jean Ware, Max Hopping, Earleen Creasey, James Kelly, John Kelly, Bill Phelps, Richard Clark, Harry Lee Rash, Ross Sargent, Joan Aleshire, Pat Downing, Avis Jean McCutchan, and Harley Speers, who joined us this year. All of thelast six except Speers have gone through all twelve years of school together. Betty Hillyer, Ronnie Vail, and Howard Roberts had left us. Howard Williams is in the Air Corps but will graduate with us. Class officers elected for the year were Darrell Boos, President, Ross Sargent, Vice-President, Lee Lovell, Secretary 3 Loren Wickert, Treasurer 5 Pat Keppner and Ross Sargent, student council representatives. Miss Pren- tice was again our sponsor, along with Mr: Davis. The senior pictures were taken on November 8 and arrived on December 12, 1n time for Christmas. The class play, Susie, was given on November 15. It was a big success. The Junior-Senior Penny Carnival was ,held on March 24. There was a good turnout and each class grossed a ti-dy sum. The trip for this year is to be a trip, to Washington, D. C., if enough money can be raised to finance it. A work' day is being planned for the Sen- iors to help raise the money. Baccalaureate will be on May 28 and graduation will be May 31.

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it Quiz Miha Gllama 1-Iiatnrg SEPTEMBER 1946 -At the opening of school in 1946, thirty-four green, frightened freshmen gathered from the Plymouth area to take up their new studies in Plymouth High School. Our class consisted of twenty-three boys, Richard Clark, Bill Roberts, Bill Phelps, Wendell Loy, Ronnie Vail, Edward Mecum, Gene Wilson, Bill Waddell, Jim Robinson, Howard Roberts, Max Hopping, Merlin Daniels, John Kelly, Darrell Boos, Howard Williams, Ronnie Loy, Lee Lovell, Tony Fugate, Loren Wickert, Harry Lee Rash, James Kelly, and Ross Sargent, and eleven girls, Earleen Creasey, Bonnie Alex- ander, Joan Martin, Marjorie McGinnis, Pat Downing, Irma Jean Ware, Betty I-Iillyer, Pat McCutchan, Joan Aleshire, Anna Mae Normandin, and Avis Jean McCutchan. Later Becky Murfin joined us for a short time and we lost Edward Mecum. - On the second Friday after school started, the juniors gave us our initia- tion into high school. We came to school dressed in short pants and short dresses. In the evening we were given a fine party by the juniors, the re- freshments consisting of alum, raw eggs, and green persimmons, and the en- tainment running up and down the cinder path barefoot, jumping into tubs of water, and other such tricks. Everyone took it in good humor. Other activities during the year consisted of a hayrack ride, a coasting party, and bake sales. Class officers for the year were Darrell Boos and Joan Martin, Presi- dents, Harry Lee Rash and Pat Downing, Vice-Presidents, Avis Jean Mc- Cutchan and Anna Mae Normandin, Secretary-Treasurers. Mr. John Lee- dom was our class sponsor. SEPTEMBER 1947-On September 2, twenty-seven boys and girls returned to Plymouth High as sophomores. We had lost Gene Wilson, Tony Fugate, Marjorie McGinnis, and Richard Clark, and had been joined by Pat Kepner and Ronnie Quaife. Soon after school started we had an election of officers. The officers for the year were Harry Lee Rash, President, Pat McCutchan and Betty Hill- yer, Vice-Presidents, Anna Mae Normandin and Pat Downing, Secretary- Treasurers. Our sponsor was Coach Roger Schieferdecker. On October 3 we gave the seniors a hayrack ride in return for the party they had given us our freshman year. Other activities included bake sales to' raise money. SEPTEMBER 1948-Here we were, Jolly Juniors, coming back up the walk to the little red schoolhouse on September 7, the first day of school in 1948. Our class had shrunk a little more, leaving only twenty-four members. We

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Sfeninr Svketrhez AVIS JEAN MCCUTCHAN F.H.A. 1,2,3,4 G.A.A. 1.2,3,4, Pres. 1, T All High Play 1,2 Class Treas. 1,3 Declamation 1,2,4 Chorus 1,2 Band 2,3,4 Junior Play Senior Play Pep Squad 4 Librarian 4 Newspaper Staff 3 Yearbook Staff 4 PAT McCUTCHAN G.A.A. 1,2,3,4, Point Ke F.H.A. 1,2,3,4, Treas. 3, Reporter4 Declamation 1,2 Band 1,2,3,4 Chorus 1,3 Class Sec. 3 Reporter 1, Vice-President 2 Cheerleader 2,3,4 1 Librarian 4 Senior Play D.A.R. Award 4 Yearbook Staff 4 ANNA MAE NORMANDIN F.F.A. 1,2,3 All High Play 1 Class Sec. Kr Treas. 1,2 Band 1,2,3,4 Declamation 1,2 G.A.A. 2,3,4 Senior Play Yearbook Staff 4 ROSS SARGENT Band 1,2,3,4 Class Reporter 1,3, Vice-Pres. 4 Basketball 2,3,4 Librarian Staff 3 Newspaper Staff 3 Junior Play Baseball 3,4 Senior Play Student Council 4 Yearbook Staff 4 HARRY LEE RASI-I Band 1,2,3,4, Vice-Pres. 4 reas. 2,3 Basketball 1,2,3,4 Baseball 1,2,3,4 Track 1,2,3,4 Class Pres. 2,3, Vice-Pres. 1 Junior Play Yearbook Staff 3 Newspaper Staff 3 Senior Play Librarian 4 Yearbook Staff 4 JIM ROBINSON gaskgtblall 2132213 ase a , , , eper 3 Track 1,2,3,4 Band 1,2,3,4 Junior Play Senior Play Newspaper Staff 3 PAT KEPNER Industry High 1 G.A.A. 2,3.4, Reporter 3, Pres. 4, Vice-Pres. 4 F.H.A. 2,3,4, Pres. 2, Vice-Pre Chorus 2,3 Band 2,3,4 Cheerleader 2,3,4 Declamation 2 All High Play 2 Newspaper Staff 3 Senior Play Student Council Pres. 4 Class Reporter 4 Pep Squad Drummer 4 Yearbook Staff 4 BONNIE JEAN ALEXANDER Chorus 1,2,3,4 Band 1,2,3,4, Sec. Sz Treas. G.A.A. 1,2,3,4 ' Declamation 1,2,4 F.H.A. 2,3,4 Librarian 3,4 Junior Play Senior Play Pep Squad 4 Yearbook Staff 4 s. 4