Seaford High School - Aloha Yearbook (Seaford, DE)

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We had leaders, too, in our Senior Class. In the Student Council, Carlton Jones was president and Maynard Eaton, vice president. Frances Hope was secretary of both the Seaford High and Sussex County Student Councils. Jim Milliken was treasurer. Jane Ward was president of the Sussex County Student Council Association. She was also president of our Senior-Junior Tri-Hi-Y Club. Bill Petrea was the Hi-Y Club president and the Future Teachers of America elected Ruth Sprenkle as their president. Carol Dunaway stepped into her position as Editor of the Blue Jay. Gail Foster and Jane Ward took the job as Co-Editors of the Aloha. Judy Ward was elected president of our Future Homemakers of America. Three important events of our Senior year were the bake, the class play, and the class dance. On November 19, 1955, we held our class bake and were very successful. The weather was wet and drizzly but still we all had a swell time and were very happy with the success of the bake. The Senior play Junior Miss was presented on December 9. Many hours were spent learning lines, securing props, and preparing scenery, but every- one enjoyed it and felt it was worth the effort. The main characters of the play were Harry Graves, the father of two teen-age daughters, played by Dick Botdorf, Grace Graves, the sophisticated wife, was played by Gail Foster. Judy Dennis played the part of Lois, a sixteen-year-old girl with many, too many, boyfriends. Judy, her sister, who was a very imaginative thirteen year old with a huge appetite, was por- trayed by Frances Hope. Last but not least, was Fluffy, Judy's impulsive friend, played by Patsy Seney. There were many other characters all portrayed wonderfully well by our class members. A few were Hilda, Kay Boyce, J. B. Curtis, Jim Trice, Ellen, Ruth Sprenkle, Willis, Horace Holland, Barlow, Vernon Timmons, Haskell, John Hartman, Western Union Girl, JoAnn Allen. The Senior dance was given on December 16. The three fellows in charge were Jim Trice, Carlton Jones, and Bobby Chaffinch. With winter decorations, the Christmas Dance was a gala affair. So the year went until spring when scholarships and awards were presented to many of the outstanding Seniors. Will we ever forget our last assembly and the long walk up the aisle with the strains of the Alma Mater ringing in our ears, or the sights of senior name cards in every nook and corner of the school? The Baccalaureate service was held on June 3 and Commencement was on June 8, 1956. And thus, our high school careers ended and we were face to face with the outside world. Many times in the years to come, we will look back to our days at SEAFORD HIGH SCHOOL, OUR ALMA MATER.

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The Student Council elections were held in the spring. In an assembly of the student body, ,lane Ward, Maynard Eaton, and Carlton jones were nom- inated for president. The election was conducted with the voting machine, something new at S.H.S. When the results were announced, it was learned that Carl- ton jones had been elected to the presidency of the Student Council. Another election held that spring was the election of two girls to represent Seaford High at Girls' State. Sandra Bennett and Frances Hope were chosen for this. Before the end of our school term, we elected the staff for our 1956 Aloha: our editors being Jane Ward and Gail Foster, Freddie Miner, Business Man- ager, jim Trice, Photography Manager, jim Milliken and Pat Seney, Literary Writers, Carole Dunaway and Maynard Eaton, Sports Editors. During the summer, members of the staff spent their vacations selling ads for the yearbook. A few of the pages were com- pleted for the Aloha before school time again in September. September 9, 195 5, found a total of eighty seniors beginning their last year at Seaford High School. We entered the school with laughter, but with just a little sadness, too. Our first class meeting of the year was held on September 22. Officers for our senior year were chosen, with Bill Petrea as president, jim Milliken, vice president, john Hartman, secretary, Freddie Mi- ner, treasurerg and jimmie Trice, historian. The sponsors of our Senior Class were Mrs. Elzey, Mrs. Bowling, and Mr. Koelker. Without their friend- liness, helpful advice, and guidance, we could not have done all that we did. Newcomers to our class included Dottie Wiley, Al Lewis, and Alf Gustafsson. Dottie, another South- erner in our midst, came here from North Augusta, South Carolina, Al, from Crisfield, Maryland, and Alf, from Bromebro, Sweden, as an exchange student. Football in our Senior year was thrilling. Dave Grosh was elected captain of the team and he led the boys through a successful and undefeated sea- son. All of the seniors played hard and well.

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