Raymond High School - Ra Co Hi Yearbook (Raymond, IL)

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The F H A entertams mothers at Christmas Tea Why did the boys especially want to see their mothers today? Perhaps it s because the girls told them about the delicious party cookies and spice tea in the Home Economics Room The Seniors entertained before the student body m a kiddies radio program XMAS under the supervision of Mrs West the class sponsor The third victory of the season agaxnst five defeats for the Redbirds A towering score over Witt boosts the home team ever forward Vesper Service in the gym at 3 00 p m The new red band uniforms addto he galety of the Chrxstrnas program R H S welcomes Mrs Schuette teacher at Farmersville High as a guest speaker on famous European places and European education Christmas vacation begins A Merry Christmas To All JANUARY School re opens So soon? The first game after the vacation finds Raymond entertaining Edinburg and suffering defeat by a 57 41 score Redbirds play host to Ball Township and defeat them 37 36 in a thriller C M S Tournament at Farmersville Third place End of third sax weeks period and the first semester Mid Plains Tourney Remeke sick and we lost by only a point to Stonington How about that Murph? FEBRUARY Group pictures are taken for the Ra Co H1 Smile purty and look at the birdy Redbirds play Morrisonville at home and win 41 40 Teachers Institute at Litchfield Just a little brushing up for the six weeks test I bet Mr Crum made the formal presentation of the 1950 class rings to the Junior Class Why are the Juniors so anxious to get rid of their rings? Huh? A basketball game at Divernon brings the team home defeated 32 Z9 That was a slip Huh Coach? At Witt the Redbirds walk Off with the game 42 34 A11 school party Three cheers for the Student Council The speech pupils are to be congratulated for their participation in the District Spe ch Contest today MARCH Regional Basketball Tournament We gave Springfield QCathedralj a scare End of fourth six weeks Freshman Sophomore Basketball Tourney at Gillespie Lost to East St Louis in last three minutes 31 26 Sectional Speech Meet Women really are the best speakers especially Raymond s entrants Phyllis Foster Evelyn Waterman Helen Bloomand Evelyn Harper The music pupils travel to C M.S Band and Instrurnental Solo Contest at Ball Township High School to take first division for the band two second division and eight first division awards for the soloists Coach and the first ten attend the State Basketball Tourney at Champaign Latin and Spanish skating party We trip our teachers 10h I forgot Q 51 ' 1 . . ' t 0 O O .Q ' Q . gg The Spotlight copy is out again. Mosby's diary gets better every time. ll QQ

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elfvafanclufe SEPTEMBER Just Freshzes Has school really begxm? Ask the one hundred forty pupzls who showed up there today Labor Day Holxday Oh happy day Thzrty eight bitterly confused Freshmen faces The Freshmen have caught on The faculty and upperclassmen are confused by them now Excxted planning for the evening party of muszc students They are travelmg to Taylorvzlle for a Sure flre good time Class officers are elected Dratt those ballot snatchers A wmnmg battle for the Redbirds m the fxrst game of the season playmg Morns onvzlle pardon the expression After travelmg to Goffeen the Redbxrds recewed the first defeat of the season OCTOBER The Redbzrds once agam fmd thexr strlde as they journeyed to Ball Townshlp to return home as the vlctors of a 12 7 ball game End of fzrst six weeks Cnes of Oh that dreaded report card are heard about the school Teachers lnstxtute It s about time Blind Mmzster and Seemg Eye Dog v1s1t R H S Rev Kelser with hzs jovlal per sonality and Prue wxth her fnendly d1spos1t1on 1mmed1ate1y won the hearts of everyone T B Film Everyone agrees with the facts but oh what a dreadful lookmg needle The band IS hard at work preparmg for tonlght s concert at Harvel They ve been workmg overtlme often lately Cheerleader tryouts What a noise The cheerleaders are Pat Hjort Jane Lanter and Kenny Wagahoff Senlor pxctures are taken They say the camera fell apart after all of It T B Test I m sure It didn t hurt the pupils xn the mov1e lxke It hurts me ljust know It 11 ache t11l Chrxstmas NOVEMBER Iunxor Class Play Every seat filled I mean No Seats Vacant Amencan Educatzon Week Raymond Hlgh holds Open House tonxght to observe Amer1can Educatwn Week Basketball game with Pawnee here Basketball game with Morr1sonv1lle there End of second s1x weeks Thanksgzvmg Vacat1on Ohhhh my aclung stomach Basketball game with Lltchfleld Boys pick up corn on Mr Uhngs farm as a C R O P donatwn They rounded up fifty one bushels and twenty pounds U1 just one afternoon That 1sn t so bad Gzrls take over On cleamng Mr Monke s fleld a bare fzeld at that the Raymond gurls packed up thzrty more bushels of corn All they needed was just a lxttle more corn laymg around DECEMBER lnterestxng Christmas talent programs presented at the class meetmgs durmg the activity pe nod 50 n ' an . . - 0 . . . . . ' - Q . . 1 . . . . . - an - oe - . I . . . . . . . . u - - so ' . - u - 11 - ' . . . . . . . . ' a ' ' - an we . 1 . ' O 0 U . . . - . . . . . . . . ' I C U a - . . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . , , . . . . . , I . . . o , . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . ' - an 11 . . 1 . . . . ' In an 1 ' ' . , . . . . 1 . . . 1 0 - - un I I ll!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , - 0 9 . , . , . . - 1 1 r . . . . . . . . . - 0 ' . . .

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Parent and Son Banquet The F H A ers use the new dlshes and sxlverware for the boys and the1r parents How do they rate? D1str1ct Solo and Ensemble Contest at Jacksonv1lle The teachers report that some of the Raymond contestants were lucky to get away and not because they re not good mus1c1ans APRIL Teachers Instxtute No Aprxl Fool s about that C M S Lzterary and Mus1c Meet at Rochester Both groups create pleasrng affects and return w1th p1eas1ng results There seems to be a conf11ct between one mem ber of the faculty and a fnendly bus drrver though After takmg f1rst place honors at the D1str1ct Muslc Meet at Jacksonvzlle the band and chorus pupzls got a httle soft hearted Pardon I mean soft headed End of fzfth su: weeks lt won t be long now Good Frlday no school Raymond steals the show an the M1d Plams Ltterary and Muslc Meet brmgrng home the blue banner and the golden cup The Spotllght staff makes a tour of the State Capltol and the lll1no1s State Journal and Regxster off1ce As usual a pohtzcal argument preva1led between a certam teacher and stragglers and the rest of the group The Sophomores have a p1cn1c lunch and outdoor games on Lanter s farm Raymond takes top honors m the C M S Track Meet at Kmcald Band and three solorst gam second d1v1s1on awards at the State Contest at Western Illmoxs Teachers College U1 Macomb MAY Blg Brother and Srster Day glves the upperclassmen and the future Freshles chance to get acquamted The boys say Not bad The grrls say O oh Thrrd 1n Mid Plams Track Meet Kates shmes wmnmg the 100 220 and 440 Semor Class Play A perfect performance G A A Playday at H1llsboro Aren t those sunburns becom1ng'7 Redb1rds walk off w1th the County Track Meet at Hmllsboro Kates qual1.f1es to go to the State Track Meet by placmg second 1n the 440 at the D1StT1Ct Meet held 111 Pana Gerald s best txme was today 52 8 JUDIOT Sen1or Banquet Let s look at the menu Loco Weed Salad Gravel Axl Grease Gold Nuggets Mud etc Sounds just do z dxzzy The band and chorus take tune for the1r Sprmg Concert to show the1r talent Repeat performance at the Harvel P T A We re gomg to hate leavmg the teachers for the summer vacatxon Baccalaureate Servlce Semester Exams O o oh Now we just hate our teachers That s just temporary however I-hgh School Commencement Last day of school Sob sob No school Gee zsn t It awful? 52 . . - . . V I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U - . . . . . . . - I Y - A . . , . . , . . . . . . . . an - U - - - . . - . . . n I 4 D . . . Q . . . . . . . . . . - . . . B - Q4 vu - an mu - 1 - y ' - . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . - . . . . , . , - . . . . , - . . ., . - n s K- . . , 1 1 y .1 ' - . . . . . . - . . . . . . . ,, . , - n - - no I . . L . Q . 1 - 1 - 1 1- . , .