Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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MARILYN SIDLINGER Valedictorian ffhis honor is given to the Senior who has main- tained the highest scholastic average over a period of four years at the Community High School. KATHLEEN THOMPSON D. A. R. Award This honor is given by the Daughters of the American Revolution to one girl in the Senior class selected by the Faculty from among the three poll- ing the highest number of votes from Senior class members. SENIOR HONORS 1945 - 1946 I KENNETH MURPHY Salutatorian This honor is given to the Senior who has main- tained the second highest scholastic average over a period of four years at the Community High School. . Faculty Award This honor is given by vote of the Faculty to one member of the senior class on the basis of coopera- tion, dependability, school spirit, and responsibility.

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, Senior Memoirs Seotember - Only thirteen of the sixteen Juniors of the previous year returned to high school for their Senior year. We lost Helen Cooper, Reid King, and Mar- jorie McKim, Helen returning to International where she had been employed during the summer, Reid joining the Marines, and Marjorie moving with her family to Aldon, Illinois. K . Senior girls out out first issue of the Ink Snot while the boys were busy playing football - Murphy and Steffen on first team. October - Senior pictures taken at Hawkins - half day off - really the best pictures yetl we think. November - Basketball - Kenny and Bob on first team. Senior play, HMiss Adventuren - full house - lots of laughs - made money. December - Seniors all at Smith's making taffy apples. Gave the Christmas Party - short nrogram and dancing - Coach was the sweet, fat, jolly old Santa - got kissed as a Christmas oresent from some of the Senior girls - refreshments of taffy aooles and pop.i January - Gave Assembly orogram - short and corny May - Junior-Senior banquet at Johnson's Tea Room in Moline - a Junior Farewell to us Seniors - very for mal and all according to Emily Post - thanks Juniors. Vent collegiate - caps and gowns for the first time. , Kids' day - pig tails - curls - short dresses - boys in short pants - lolly pens - baby bottles 4 dolls - freckles. Baccalaureate Services - Caps and gowns - Larry Atkinson, Junior Class President lead the Processional olayed by Mrs. Harry Speckman - Seniors first, then Marian Henry, our Class Sponsor - followed by the rest of the Faculty - services in Auditorium - Rev. Stanley W. Graf, Pastor of the Congregational Church, gave an inspiring address in tune with our class motto - then to the strains of the Recessional our class marched out of tie Auditorium feeling more than ever that the bonds between us and the high school were slowly but surely being severed. Class Night - high light of all our graduation exercises - the crowning of May King and his Queen - Pannell twins Crown Bearers - Michael Murohy and Ronny Buell, Train Searers - Juniors made and held flower-