Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Study Pays Off in Scholastic Recognition GREG GILLETTE-VALEDICTORIAN DUANE STEVENS-SALUTATORI AN Scholastically, the Class of 1968 was a profitable one for Rock Island. September brought the announce¬ ment of the thirty-two students who ranked in the top five percent at the end of their junior year, therefore becoming automatic members of the National Honor Society. Specific class rank was determined in February at the end of seven semesters. At this time, the aca¬ demic leaders of their class —valedictorian, salutatorian, and top ten —were named. In addition to classroom work, Rocky students par¬ ticipated commendably in scholarship competition. The lowa-lllinois Gas and Electric Company Scholarship Pro¬ gram chose three senior boys as part of the ten semifi¬ nalists in the company ' s Illinois district. Recognition was based on test scores, high school transcript, leadership, and the principal ' s recommendation. As a result of high ACT scores, a total of 200 area students were named as semifinalists by the Illinois State Scholarship Commission, 94 of whom attended Rocky. They had the choice of a monetary or honorary award, applicable to any state college or university. sl?ivNDINr ' Z Z Tn ® ’ Z ore. KNEELING: Greg Gillette, valedictorian, Duane Stevens, salutatorian. STANDING: Dee Dee De Her 6th; Sherr.ll Dovis, 4th; Jim Brenneke, 8th; Bob Goldmon, 7th; Stephanie Enburg, 10th; Terry Gibson, tied for 4th- Penny Gorsuch, tied for 10th; Tim Sable, 9th; Laura VanDerKamp, 3rd. ' 14

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Rocky Students Become World Travelers Among the many Rock Island stu¬ dents who traveled in Europe during the past summer were Debbie Glas- sner, Cathy Ryan, Janet Roeske, and Becky Wagner. These girls toured with the People to People Ambassa¬ dors. The young Ambassadors saw most of the usual tourist attractions, in¬ cluding the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the Eiffel Tower, and the Berlin Wall. Rocky High sent two students to Europe through the American Field Service. Senior Jeff Gersick went to Finland for the summer, while Laura Van Der Kamp flew to Spain. Another Senior, Anne Stone, stud¬ ied for a month in Blois, France, and spent another four weeks touring Europe. Senior Judi Ziffrin and her family also spent six weeks touring Europe during the Summer of ' 67. OUR OWN AFS students, Jeff Gersick and Laura Van Der Kamp, leave on the first leg of their journey to Spain and Finland. 13

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THE CREAM OF the crop naturally rises to the top, the top 5% of the class are, FRONT ROW: Linda Graupner, Stephanie Enburg, Cathy Deneckere, Patsy Bell, Betsy Erb, Sherrill Davis, Kathy Kepes, Debbie Schroeder, Diane Petit, Chris Temple. STANDING: Bob Goldman, Bill DeSchinckel, Terry Gib¬ son, Alice Madelung, Greg Gillette, Tom Chappell, Jim Brenneke, Dave Downing, Jan Roeske, Jim Kaisen, Dee Dee Detwiler, Ed Hamming, Tim Sable, Denise Taylor, Kent Sackfield, Don Stewart, Duane Stevens, Keith Ringberg, Laura VanDerKamp, Penny Gorsuch, ABSENT: Betty Jo Birkhahn. PLEASED AT WINNING top honors in the lowa-lllinois Gos and Electric scholarships are Duane Stevens, Jim Brenneke, and Dave Downing. STATE SCHOLARSHIP SEMI-FINALISTS are still able to muster a smile after mass testing. 15