Sherrard High School - Ivy Tower Yearbook (Sherrard, IL)

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Countdown to Success The time is drawing near when our great ship will blast off into orbit. Tension mounts as graduation draws near, but the countdo wn for this momentous flight began four years ago. Then we were lowly freshmen, awed by the strangeness and size of Sherrard High School. Little did we realize then 'that this was the beginning of the countdown which would, four years later, launch us on our chosen careers. Our introduction to high school was a terrifying initiation. The long underwear and overalls which the girls wore got rather hot before the day was over. We were all relieved to get out of our hot clothes, remove the make-up and smelly stuff from our faces, and put on our party clothes. The party which the seniors gave us was a welcome relief after that long and frightening day. The first great decision we made was electing our freshman class officers. We elected Terry Dawson as president and Larry Cederstrom as vice-president. Charlene Kness served as secretary-treasurer. and Eileen Davis and Hank Dryoel represented us on the Student Council. They all helped to lead us on the first vital step of our countdown. A memorable highlight of that year was Homecoming. We worked hard on our float, 'Strike Up a Victory, and were very proud when the judges handed us first prize. We decided .then that we were going to win the prize every year. For our first time in the Homecoming Court, we elected Marsha Vogler and Ken Schwarz as our attendants. We had many new experiences that year. We were given new responsibilities and learned to make our own deci- sions. This knowledge gave us a firm and steady foundation on which to base ourselves for our next great step, our sophomore year. This year our arrival at Sherrard was not so frightening. We were no longer poor lowly freshman but 'sophisticat- ed' sophomores. Instead of cringing whenever we saw a senior, we went about eagerly renewing old acquaintances and making new friends. Initiation was much more enjoyable now that we could just watch instead of participate. For our officers this year we elected Ken Schwarz as president and Betty Hauger as vice-president. Judy Zwicker served as secretary, and Carita Rhodenbaugh was our treasurer. To help govern the school, we chose Marsha Vogler and Keith Docherty as Student Council representatives. Homecoming this year wasn't quite as lucky for us as last year. The parade was rained on, and our float, Happy Victory to You, seemed to fare worse than the others. The colors on our cake all ran together and rather ruined the effect. This time we had to be content with Honorable Mention. The rain made the football game rather soggy, too. We all dried out for the dance, though, and enjoyed our- selves. We were very proud of our attendants. Kathleen Slavish and Jim Dorr. The second sem ester saw a hard-fought election campaign. We were to elect one of our members to serve as Student Coun c il vice-president his junior year and president his senior year. To obtain this position meant both a great honor and much hard work. When the campaign ended, we elected Keith Docherty and all were satisfied with the choice. We made another great advancement this year. As our work became harder, we learned to study and regulate our time. We also learned to work together as a class. These accomplishments helped us greatly in the final two steps of our countdown. Upon our return -to school in our junior year, we began the final and more exciting half of our project. We were now upperclassmen with the problems and responsibilities which we had formerly left to others. It was more impor- tant to elect competent people as our officers, for this was the year we must raise most of the money for our senior

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Senior Class Will I, KEN ADAMS, will myself to PAM LINDLEY. We, DIANE DeGREVE and JUDY ZWICKER, will our ability to get along with everyone to ROSEMARY SEITZ, whom we are sure everyone likes. I, EILEEN DAVIS, will my love for one certain boy to SUSAN BLOOMQUIST, who can't seem to decide on any certain one. We. JIM DORR and BARBARA DORWAY, will our talent for breaking up to any Juniors who feel they have been going steady too long. We, CHARLES FRITCH, LELAND MARTIN, and ROGER ZWICKER, will our way with Mrs. Hogue to DICK SANDERS. I. JUDY NORMOYLE, will my library work to JULIA SHIRLEY , who is now doing herrshare. We, JOHN LAUGHLIN and HANK DRYOEL, will our preference to younger girls to EUGENE LINGAFELTER, who likes them his own age. I, CONNIE PARCHERT , will my acquaintanceship with Rockridge boys to all Junior girls looking for a change of scenery. We, KEITH DOCHERTY and BOB JINKS , will our secret talent as comedians to JIM LAKTAS and HOLLIS BEAVER. We, PAT HINTERMEISTER and BILL LEMON, will our sneaky talks in study hall to GREGORY BLOOMBERG, who always seems to get caught. I, JOHN RICE, will my love for basketball to BILL EPPERLY. We, JOYCE I-IUTCHINSON, KEN SCHWARZ, La ROYCE HUTCHINSON, LARRY JOHNSON, BONNIE TATMAN, and RON KRAMER, will our good times together to any Juniors who like to have a lot of fun. I, MIKE KALE, will my ability to get the lead in plays to RON KRAHL. We, CHARLENE KNESS and LARRY CEDERSTROM, will our popularity to CAROL Cl-IRISTENSEN , who's doing all right now. I , ROBERT RAMSEY, will my fine scholastic ability to DAVID JUNCHEN. We, CAROLYN RITCHIE and MARGIE KIRKLAND, will our talent for mischief to JULI ANN REDPATH. I, MARGIE MEHALL, will my hair color to BOBBIE SUE JOHNSTON. We, WAYNE SHIRLEY, JOHN WILSON, and LOWELL MCLAUGHLIN, will our preference to Fords to HAROLD STARK, who has the idea already. I, CARITA RHODENBAUGH, leave my 4-I-I awards to KEN NIMRICK , who has a few of his own. We, LINDA HOLTZ , BARBARA LANE, and LINDA ADAMS, will our preference of older boys to BETH RICHARDSON, who seems to agree with Eugene. I, DAVID CATHER, will my great field trial ability to ROY CUTLER. We, KAREN TOMLINSON and PATTY ZURCHER, will our easy-going ways to BETTY JANE HAMERLINCK. I, MARTHA MILLER, will my love of science and math to RANDLE DHAEMERS and COURTNEY GOODWIN. We, VIRGINIA BAKER and JANET LINK , will our ability to play volleyball well to CAROL MARTENS and DIANE RIND. I, EILEEN MILKS , will my great sledding ability to MARY ANN LINDBURG. We, MARSHA VOGLER and KENNY UNGER, will our great water-skiing ability to anyrluniors foolish enough to try it. I, SHARON KOESTER, will my dry sense of humor to JANICE WRIGHT. We, MARLAN Sl-IARER and LARRY HOFFMAN, will our jokes to LARRY FLYNN. I, KEN CARVER, will my acquaintanceship with Big Island girls to DON TURNER. We, TONI HUTCHINS and MIKE WELSH, will our fine singing voices to DICK DOCHERTY and SANDRA LOVELACE. I, TERRY MYERS , will my walk to KENNETH LINK. We, FONDA THORNBURG and MARGO ZEITLER, will our quietness to PATTY REDECKER. I, SYLVIA SUNBECK, will my job taking lunch count to SANDRA DeBACKERE. We, THERESA DeBACKERE and JOYCE SWIGER, will our everlasting friendship to BARBARA ENGHOLM and JOAN MCLAUGHLIN. I, SANDRA WOEHLK , will my seat on the bus to DIANA PLANK. We, MICKEY TURNER and BILL REEDY, will our place in study hall at noon to LOIS FRANK and her future boyfriends. I, JOHN SLAVISH, will my basketball jersey to JIM BOWMAN. We, DAN EIDET and DAVID MANTHE, will our lack of energy to CHARLES LEE and DAN GOULET. We, EARL MEREDITH, MAYFORD DAVIS, and TOM LAKTAS, will our second year typing ability to RICHARD CLARKE and CLIFFORD MCMEEKAN. I We, KATHLEEN SLAVISH and BETTY HAUGER, will our front row seats in shorthand to those who don't want to get stuck in the back. We, JERRY HOLLAND and JOHN LINDBURG, will our time to read magazines to GARY HARDER and JEFFERY CLARKE, I, DON PITMAN , will my Modern Problems book to GREG ANDERSON, CHARLES BOWEN, or any other Junior who plans to take the course. I, JUDY FARWELL, will my large vocabulary to SANDRA QUALLS. This will has been duly authorized, tested, and witnessed by BONNIE TATMAN, MARSHA VOGLER, and CONNIE PARCHERT. 25

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trip. We were to be in charge of the concession stand and sponsor the Junior- Senior Prom. For the important job of officers we elected Jim Dorr as president, Carolyn Ritchie as vice-president, Bonnie Tat- man as secretary, and Mickey Turner as treasurer. Charlene Kness and Ken Schwarz were our representatives on the Student Council. There was much work for all these people to do, and they handled their job well. The weather was better than last yearg and our float, Iron Out Westmer, brought us second prize. Mickey Tur- ner and Ken Adams were our junior attendants to the king and queen. This year we had our first try at dramatics. Our play, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. was coached by Miss Judith Robbins. The only mishap during the performance was when a little dog got loose on stage. The incident was covered well, however, and the play was a big success. The highlight of the second semester was the Prom. Much work and planning went into the preparation, but we all felt it was worth it. Our 'Evening in Paris was enjoyed by everyone. This year marked the end of the preliminary steps of our countdown. We had learned much and come far, but we all realized how much farther we must go. We had only one more year to prepare us for the final launching. Upon our return to Sherrard this year, we were big seniors. We must now be the leaders in social and demo- cratic life of the school. This was the year to work the hardest and have the most fun, for this was the year we would remember most when we thought of our careers at Sherrard High School. The last set of class officers we would elect were: Marlan Sharer, president: Ken Adams, vice-president: ,Judy Farwell, secretary, and Ken Unger, treasurer. Marsha Vogler and Larry Johnson were representatives on the Student Council and Keith Docherty was the president. This was to be our last Homecoming as students, and it made us think of next year when we would be part of the alumni. This year the king and queen from our class were Charlene Kness and John Laughlin. Senior attendants were Judy Zwicker and Larry Cederstrom. After some rapid, last-minute changing, our float, Spouting to Victory, won the second prize. Much work and study went into our play, Mrs, McThing, directed by Mrs. Thomas Hogue. We were all very proud of our successful play and wished that it could have run more than two nights. This year we were the honored guests at the Prom given by the juniors. We will always remember our last high school Prom and appreciate the work which went into it. When we returned from our long-awaited senior trip, the excitement began to mount considerably. Only a few days remained between us and graduation. The moment of the eventful launching was drawing near. We all hated to say good-bye to our many friends at Sherrard, but this was the moment for which we had worked and planned four years. Graduation would now launch each of us on our chosen careers. Written by CONNIE PARCHERT is D o O 5