Prospect High School - Crest Yearbook (Mount Prospect, IL)

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Assuming the responsibilities of serving Prospect students and faculty members, the Library Club operated the circulation desk, tiled books on the appropriate shelves, and managed the magazine room. Club members willingly answered ques- tions about the library, suggested helpful and interesting books, and aided debaters in research protects. Each student librarian was required To work one period daily to earn yearly service awards ot bronze and silver. Guided by the librarians, club members planned seasonal meetings. The Junior Engineering Technical Society, sponsored by Mr. Baker, promoted an interest in mechanical and electrical en- gineering as a future trade tor high school students. JETS Pres- ident Don St. Clair, Vice-president Paul Thompson, Secretary- treasurer John Stitt, and club members visited engineering plants to attain a better understanding of the background, working conditions, and iob opportunities in the engineering field. Universal Loyal Products Laboratory and American Foun- dry were the sites of several educational tield trips. ,urns L j ENGINEERS LIBRARY CLUB. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Sigborn, Cris McCann, Heather Doyle, Chris Kobi. ROW TWO: Cheri Dornquast, Jan Kar- gol, Bylle Welnicki, Barb Johnson, Mary Ellen Solt- wisch, Ann Robins. , 55, W 5-E Student librarians obtained outdated periodicals for fellow students. V , . i . it 1 S' swivel it it J g my r . Q ril' 'ii L J.E.T.S. FRONT ROW: Don St. Clair, Mr. Holt, John Stitt. ROW TWO: Jim Cro- mer, Jim Zwissler, Bill Holt, iii Tom Schumacher. ROW THREE: Bill Weissmueller, Brett Lamberty, Dave Bo- denstab, Allen Spenks, Blake Baker, Hugh Wesler.

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G.R.A. BOARD. FRONT ROW: Pam Fait, Miss Blose, Miss Freeman, Bylle Wel- nicki. ROW TWO: Suzie Bates, Leslie Yihon, Pam Mayo, Nancy Wilkowski, Nikki McCarthy, Marsha Garr. BANNERS-BALLS-BOOSTERS This year's Girls' Recreation Association program, under the direction of Miss Freeman and Miss Blose, emphasized intra- mural activities in the sports of volleyball, basketball, bowling, softball, and tennis. The G,R.A. board assigned several repre- sentatives to organize each sport and to coach the teams. Bowling, the newest and most popular activity, was held at Thunderbird lanes every Wednesday. For the first time this year awards were given to the winning teams in all sports and to participating players of these winning teams. f it-:sive sins.,-, The Pep Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Blose and Miss Freeman, strived to instill all Knights with enthusiasm for ath- letics and pride for the school. Proiects for the year were the familiar fight banners in the cafeteria and the victory buttons that students ware. Also, permanent posters were made for the Athletic Department. Senior members of the club could be identified by their blue and gold pep pins. Officers were President Joyce Bloomquist, Vice-president Marilyn Ruback, and Secretary-treasurer Cindy Curtin. .-J 4 t 1 . it . A . , it ,ti . - . , PEP CLUB BOARD. FRONT ROW: Marilyn Rubach, Joyce Bloomquist, Cynthy Curtin. ROW TWO: Dale Hueckstaedt, C h r i s s i e Klamm, Judy Jenkins, Bar- bara Showers.

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UNANIMOUS 4 l l ii r ,i,. .Ls... Under the direction ot Mr. Uth, the Model Railroad Club dis- cussed operations of today's railroad systems. These informal talks were related to individual model railroad layouts and the special school model. President Tom Cramer, Vice-president Richard Henderson, Secretary Paul Zander, and Treasurer Dean Stanley recommended books and showed Elms on the methods of improving cars and track layouts. Although the club attracted a small membership, the boys planned interest- ing meetings and learned much about the railroads of today. . f V 1' :ef1 MODEL RAILROAD CLUB. FRONT ROW: Ron Perley, Richard Henderson, Tom Cramer, Paul Zander. ROW TWO: Ken Morrison, Jim Johnson, Dean Stanley, Don Feyereisen, Tom Krze- sinski. Attending classes and working with computers at the Illinois Institute of Technology were important activities of the Com- puter Club. This newly-organized club, under the sponsorship of Mr. Chapman, learned the complicated process of computer programing, the translation of a problem into the language of the computer. President Blake Baker conducted weekly meetings at which members practiced program writing and became pro- ficient at key punching. Trips included a visit to the l.B.M. Data Center to supplement classroom knowledge. Y -m COMPUTER CLUB. FRONT ROW: Dan Kasber, Paul Thompson, Tom Schumach- er, Bill Weissmueller. ROW TWO: Mr. Chapman, Don St. Clair, Blake Ba-ker, Dave Bodenstab, Mr. Yount.