Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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A very busy class Pre-Journalists Morgue, copy, deadline! To a conscientious Journalism student these are important. Journalism, which is an elective subject, is offered to all upperclass- men. The responsibilites of such a class are many. The school paper, Prairie Dog Tales, issues of Which Were given in October, December and May, is edited by the Class. Editor of the paper Was Ronnie Herold, associate editor Marilyn Du Charme. Editors of Record Page Karen Frydenlund, Connie Bushnell, Joyce Weise1', Mike Brunet, Damar- is Graap. Editor of Editorials Gary White, Nick Moran. Feature editors Gary Sedlmayr, Lee Shawley, Mar- garet Elliot, Karen Rowe. Sports editors Bruce Kieser, John Fryden- lund. Special reporters Jerry Valley, Janet Tippery. During the first half of the year Miss Sontag, advisor and teacher of the Journalism Class, taught us the meaning of journalistic terms. Work on the Annual began dur- ing the second half. The question arose, Should We change the name of the Book? After an all school vote, the name was changed from The Prairie Dog to The Black- hawk . They do if like this, JerrY-

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What photographer wouldn't get rattled in this company. Home Economics Many of you will remember the delicious aroma of home made bread and baking cakes floating up the hall of the southwest wing from Room 118. Yes, in Room 118 many Prairie High girls learned how to be good homemakers. The spacious home economics department housed a combined classroom and laboratory Where Mrs. Grelle prepared our young misses for the profession of homemaking. Four years of home economics were offered as electives and in each year the work advanced in difficulty. Clothing, foods and nutrition, home and family living gave insight into the intricate tech- niques of construction and buying clothes wisely, of planning well balanced meals and pre- paring them perfectly, of discussing and planning for the problems of marriage and child care. This field has been an important one for making our future homes successful, and as our senior year draws to a close, we leave Mrs. Grelle with more confidence that they Will be successful. there? 18 This home economics class seems to be having fun Don't you wish you were

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sports L The class rooms are not the only places where we learn at Prairie High. The football field, the gymnasium, the track, and the baseball diamond have had a great iniluence in the molding of the character of each young man who passes through these halls. Looking back as alumni, we will remember the honesty and sports- ship which We have been taught by our coaches. We Will, also, remember the these pages. Q Q Q X Q iQ moments highlighted by the pictures on