Southport High School - Anchor Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Above: At left is Mr. Fredenberger handing out the letters to the baseball team. At the right Mr. Leedy is rewarding Steve Dial for his efforts in athletics. Below: Left is Mr. McDaniel awarding letters to cross-country team and at the right is Mr. i . . . PLUS ACHIEVEMEN T The designer of the 1959 ANCHOR cover was Lonnie Beck, one of Southport's most talented art stu- dents. Lonnie entered six pictures in the National Scho- lastic Art Awards contest. He, Ray Turner, and Leslie Sponsel were awarded Gold Keys in the regional con- test, sponsored by L. S. Ayres and Co. and the TIMES. The keys entitled these students to place their entries in the national competition. Lonnie also won the right to complete for the additional cash award offered by Hallmark Cards.

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Randy Galvin received the Outstanding Achieve For the second year John Price reminded us of ment Award for his participation in the Purdue our freedoms in his winning speech in the Voice of Legislature. Democracy contest ABILITY . Our newer and bigger buildings have not only captured a new face for us, but also have inspired us to greater achievements. Our drum major, Marcia Brittan, was sent to Smith-Walbridge, a drum major training school at Syracuse, Indiana. After a week of drills and instruction, Marcia passed a na- tional test and was awarded the title of Drum Major First Class, Also, nine students from the speech and debate department repre- sented Southport in the Purdue High School Legislature. This two-day meeting was spon- sored by the speech department of the uni- versity. John Price won the Voice of Democ- racy contest at Southport with Chris Klein- henz as runner-up. Their speeches traveled by tape to the state contest. Drum Major First Class Marcia Brittan shares her title with only twenty other people in the United States.

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Highest Honor The highest honor that a high school can bestow on one of its students is that of valedictorian. Dolores Hogue was chosen for this coveted award, as she main- tained the highest scholastic average in the class of l959. Both Dee and her inspiring speech, An lm- portant Goal in Our School Life, will long. be remem- bered by the school. Her future plans are as yet un- certain, but the class agrees that Dolores will be a success in whatever she undertakes. . . .EQUAL SUCCESS Among the many honors bestowed upon Southport students this year, two of the finest came to Judy Culver. Because of her high scholastic achieve- ment and pleasant personality, Judy was selected by the faculty to be the D.A.R. representative from Southport. Judy also won the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award consisting of a gold pin and an opportunity for a scholarship. Congratulations are in order for Judy. 21