Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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ab if 1' xiii: Sophomore youngsters returning from a romp in the snow. Sophomore girls reminisce over their childhood days while eating their pop- sicles. Sophomores escaped harassment as oungest senator class Sophomores may consider themselves lucky this year. They escaped the usual ridicule of the upperclassmen because the sen- iors were concentrating their ef- forts on the freshmen. Their strong school spirit was evident through their full participation in all school activities. The class of 1971, as sophomores, is awaiting the time when they will be able to enjoy the privilege of being considered human as they become upper- classmen. 29

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Freshmen won a place in the heart of s. .s. For the first time in 10 years, Freshmen again attended Spring- field High School. They were faced with the task of remembering their locker combinations, room num- bers and their teachers' names. Swarms of the little ones con- Class of '73 suffered not only verbal cruci- fixion from the seniors, but also felt the pain of T.B. tests. 28 gregated in the cafeteria during the early hours and were unleashed at 10:30 to begin their day of classes. Despite constant heckling from the upperclassmen, Freshmen have become an accepted part of Springfield High School. Freshmen are caught red-handed, stealing term papers from Senior lockers, Lost freshmen are led by the hand to the gym - - that's g-y-m, little ones!

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Juniors worked toward goal of 1,000 treasur This year's junior class planned to improve itself by adding another O to its original S100 by the end of this school year. Besides cooperating in such school activities as athletics and music, Juniors participated in stu- dent government, college testing programs, and school publications. The junior class's money-making projects included donut sales every Tuesday and Thursday, a bake sale, two spring car washes, man- aging the candy store, selling popcorn, and presenting the stu- dent-faculty basketball game in April. Even jaunty Juniors find locker combinations a bit tricky. 30 Junior Class treasury was given big boost by February Bake Sale. m 5 Junior after-school donut sale - - a tradi- tion at S.H.S.