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

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Pills a new wisse dale' in Ro bato The 1 tale, Fisher also anchored his team in an effort to set record in the P90-relay but the flashy Hillsdale team it by half a second. fha record is 1:4l,8, and Hills- sneedsters lid the event in l:4l,6 at the county meet k Island, Yesteriay's time was slower even though Erie's nassers pressed the Hillsdale team hard. atherwan coooerated a hundred per cent with Coach Koser 's corps of officials and the afternoon meet, with a high of sunshine, was enjoyed by a large group of spectators. redit goes to the Erie mentor for conducting one of the ack meets in the state where each event is run on time minimum of confusion. s earned by Port Byron and Quota lhxch few t with Reco Firs olace: Pole ault Seco Dlaces 120-1 ri high Broa jump Fourt olaces 440-3 rd dash Pole ault High jumn Dism Half ile run Fift, nlaces: 2?O- rd dash hurdles were: Warren Knorr Warren Earhart Williams Williams Knorr Atkil'13Ol'1 Earhart and Besse, Brie tied and Conrad, Prophetstown Trac awards were presented at Class Night, Kay 26, to the fol- lowi g: Warren, Atkinson, Johnson, Knorr, Hose, Nilliams, D. Nueh e, Earhart, and Carlson.

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1945 1944. At a vote ly C Skel grgn team Gn N sbon firs ing sor ect, Sid off' wer nle son. sch nor bark clu In of Thi ber the nre sec The A c sti ern Fri was at lor tra swe Tyl of emb, sna Bar ' Pep Club . all-school meeting in the gym on September 16, students . for cheer leaders. Vajority votes were cast for Bever- nnell, Yarilyn Sidlinser, Vildred Pearsall, and Dolores on, and they comnrised a very efficient and most loyal whose sunnort undoubtedly added to the victories our WOR. vember 13 under the direction of Coach Hunson and the orshio of Varian Henry, a DGP Club was organized for the time and men Club officers were chosen at a joint meet- f the newly-chosen cheer leaders, class officers, spon- arian Henry, and Coach Vunson, Dolores Skelton was el- bresidentg Beverly Pannell, vice-president, Zarilyn nver, secretary, and Mildred Pearsall, treasurer. These ers, in turn, selected for membership all students who outstaniinv in school spirit and loyalty if they would e themselves to be present at every game during the sea- A requirement for menbershin was the memorizing of all ol yells and the promise of active oarticiuation in sup- of cheer leaders. Five successive absences automatically ed a student from further membershin, On this basis, the ran its membershio un to thirty-eight. r - he fall of l944 the Pen Club continued under the direction he new coach, Charles Hoff, and Sponsor Harian Henry. year there were forty members, the requirements for nem- hib being orevious attendance at five football games. ht first meeting of the year, Dolores Skelton was elected identg Tildred Cearsall, vice-nresidentg Joan Zwolanek, etaryg Mildred Reiling, treasurer. second meeting of the Pen Club was held on November 14. nmittee was aooointed by the nresident to draw up a Con- ution - a set of rules by which the club was to be gov- d, The committee comnromised Donna Jean Schmoll, Norma Nancy Zwolanek. Trudy Hostert skit to be given by the Sophomores The president anbointed the fol- Day which has become an annual assentle Elmer Cfootball pants, s, Jacqueline Kerr, and annointed chairnan of a he game with Atkinson. ng committees for Elmer ition in the school: to tlshirt, tennis shoes, stuffingj, Vary Lee Stearns, Joyce r, Ben Lamb, Darrell Griffin, and Bob Wilson, in charge he bonfire nreceding the High School-Alumni game on Novi r 19, Wayne Skelton and Blair Thornbloomg to arrange the e-dance, Beverly Tose, Sue Lamb, Hary Lou Engebretson, and ara Johnson, to draw posters advertising the dance follow-