Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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THE SENATE SENIOR OFFICERS Jan Cork, secretary: Mr. Trosky, sponsor: Tom Richards treasurerg Betty Wonnell, president: Bob Curtis, vice president MAJORITY LEADERS Hm, my watch says l 200-that reminds me of the lst grade . . . the first I2 years of school are like the I2 hours on the clock . . . and just about as short . , . when you think about it! Seems only yesterday . . . but it really was more than a decade ago ll94l -42i that 32 of the present 50 made their first ap- pearance in the Speedway Public Schools .... All of us can remember struggling through those first 'rithmetic and reading lessons . . . then before we knew it . . . the clock showed 6:00 . . . 6th graders of course. . 1 1 After we served on the traffic patrol and cheered our lungs out at the annual 6th grade basketball game . . . we soon found ourselves, real, honest-to-goshgjunior highers . . . here we got our first taste of high school, complete with a successful 7th and Sth grade basketball team and real cheer-leaders lMims Hoerger and Marilyn Edwardsi . . . regular class officers. I lBob Curtisl had the privilege of being the first president of the class . . . and Kenny Boyer was the second president . . . we sat on the side lines and watched as our favorite sports heroes captured the Marion County and sectional titles for the first time in the school history . . . little did we know that in a few years we would represent Speedway and win some of those same titles .... Second semester of the 8th grade, I949, we moved into our new modern building . . . upon graduation we'll be the first class to have completed four years of high school in the new addition .... Now the clock shows 9 o'clock . . . our freshman year . , . 3A of our time gone . . . DICK LEWIS Class Will Maker, Student Council Treasurer, Speed- ette Editorial Editor, Intramural, Junior Play TOM GENUNG Student Council President, Sports, Business Manager Annual, Speedette Editor-in-Chief, Hi-Y, Chorus, Operetta, Junior and Senior Plays, Boys' State Representative iucHARo ALLEN LEWIS THUMAS A-GENUNG

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MR. DALTON WICKER MISS BARBARA WINDT Mus. ELEANOR STRONG MR. Lows TROSKY Mn. novo TROTH MR. DALE WELLER MR. CHARLES NAY MR. LYLE NEAT MR. CLYDE SALLEE MISS AGNES SPENCER Mn.R.G.roLANo Miss ELEANOR GREER MR.RALPH JQHNSQN :c gfLf5'g::gE:

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naturally the l95O seniors found time to initiate us into the Big Four . . V. gee, that long underwear sure itched .... Larry Heston was our freshman president, Jan Cork, treas- urerg MarilynEdwards, secretary, and me as the veep . . . a position l liked so well that l've never given it up all through high school lget mel . . . here we started collecting the feathers in our cap . . . lvlims Hoerger was elected varsity cheer-leader la position she held until graduatingl . . . Sharon Brady, Jan Cork. and Marilyn Edwards gained positions as majorettes with the high school band ithey too served for four yearsl . . . we were repre- sented in band with 14 musicians and in choir by l7 vocalists . . . we had a super- duper football team and our freshman cheer- leaders iPhyllis Dobbins, Jan Cork, Sharon Brady, and Marilyn Edwardsl cheered loud and long only to see us lose the Freshman Tourney in the last four seconds . . . in the spring of l95O the Student Council spon- sored a Field Day which our energetic class won . . . the trophy la specialty by Lou Trosky's Shop Classesl is still in the trophy case to prove it .... Ten o'clock now and we are sophomores . . . Betty Wonnell took over the position of drum majorette and Phyllis Dobbins was added to the majorette ranks . . . Mr. Weller, for the third consecutive year, was elected our class sponsor. . . Kenny Boyer president, me as the veep, Jan Cork as secretary and Lillian Crafton as treasurer . . . in the sports department Ken Boyer and Ron Vance won their varsity letters in foot- ball, then Ron went on to win his letter in basketball . . . we ended the year with a bang- up party at Noblesville .... Junior year! That sounded so dignified but before l tell you of our whirl-wind Junior year, let me introduce my classmates whom l have been talking about. . . Here they are, the l6th graduating class of S. H. S. and their accomplishments- D. A. R. CITIZEN Avis Belcher, Betty Wonnell, Shirley. Burton, Mr. Thompson HONOR SOCIETY Avis, Belcher, Mrs. Kopesky, Jane Beaman QUIZ 'EM TEAM Avis Belcher, Ted Beeler, Larry Heston, Tommy Richards and Mr. Weller