Reynolds Community High School - Yearbook (Reynolds, IL)

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Sophomore History U57-SSH When the conductor called HAll aboardlu thirty- six sophomore travelers went aboard the sophomore Rocket for a ride of the '57. Because they were no longer inexperienced travelers, they looked forward to a profitable and eventful trip. Three new adventure seekers, Alice Marston, Martha McGinnis and Bill Lyons secured tickets for the journey. New conductors were elected--William Mack, John Patterson, and Keith Neaman. The sophomores watched with interest the progress that was made on the addition to the depot CR.C.H.S.J and the main conductor of our class took part in the first bricks laid for the building. The sophomore class missed Keith Neaman after he passed away during the month of January. Some boys side-tracked with a new course, physi- cal education. All the boys played baseball and soft- ball in the fall. Freeman Elliott, William Mack, John Patterson, Lawrence Potter, Eugene Sproston, and Don- ald Westpfahl were on the basketball team. This team won twenty victories and lost six during that year. Eugene Sproston entered the boys music class. The Rocket passengers who took girls music were Mildred Anderson, Maureen Brown, Dorothy Bull, Betty Curtis, Larene Curtis, Marian Danielson, Helen Dunlap, Anna Hassett, Wilma Gorhan, Doris Hofer, Ione letzle, Alice Liphardt, Gladys Miller, Mildred Miller, Bernice Mueller, Ina Fae Roe, Desyl Schmidt, and Alma Wood. The girls chorus were transported to a sub- dis- trict contest at Genesee and received superior rating. This allowed them to travel on to the district con- test at De Kalb where they again received a superior rating. Then at the state contest the chorus received a third division rating. Those sophomore girls in the selected chorus were Maureen Brown, Dorothy Bull, Betty Curtis, Larene Curtis, Marian Danielson, Helen Dunlap, lone Ketzle, Ina Fae Roe, and Alma Wood. Two of the sophomore girls, lone Ketzle and Marian Danielson, to- gether with a senior, Mary McMullen, mfde up the trio which entered in the sub-district and district contests held at Genesee and De Kalb respectively. lone Ketzle was the high soprano solist who entered in the sub- district contest at Genesee.

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In April of '59 an operetta, UMiss Cherryblossom,H was given by the high school. Ione Ketzle had a chara- cter part in this production, and Maureen Brown, Betty Curtis, Marion Danielson, Helen Dunlap, Ina Fas Roe, and Alma Wood had chorus parts. Eugene Sproston carr- ied a chorus part also. Those girls who represented the class in declama- tion work we re Dorothy Bull, Betty Curtis Cwho was se- lected for the Mercer County Contest! Desyl Schmidt Cwho appeared in the Rock Island Countyl Alma Wood. The sophomores produced excellent Typing I stan- dards during that year, and some of our typing was on exhibition as programs. Those who distinguished them- selves as a students for the year were Laureen Brown, Alice Liphardt, and Ina Fae Roe. when the end of the year arrived, the class look- ed forward to a third journey and looked back with sat- isfaction on the old one. Junior History H38-59N In the fall of 1958 forty Rocketeers appeared in- cluding four new adventurers--Arlene Gorham, Cecelia Hayden, Walter Wilkens, and Genevieve McConnel. On board were two new railroad executives--Miss Ella Mae Pierce for English and music and Miss Louise Remley for homemaking. To direct our journey we elected the following conductors: Wilbur Winegard, Walter Wilkens, and Alice Liphardt. Soon after the locomotive was started, the pas- sengers began to look for extra-curricular activities to take up their spare time. Those who took time out to enter sports were: Bob Dings, Freeman Elliott, Charles Johnson, Bill Lyons, Bill Mack, Don Phillips, Eugene Sproston, Donald Westpfahl and Wilbur Winegard In order to cheer them on to victory, Helen Dunlap an Doris Hofer acted as cheerleaders. A Our Junior class railway play, WDol1ars to Dough- nutsn, now dominated the scene. Ten members of the crew were chosen to act while the remainder helped to make it a success through other duties.