St Marys High School - Cathedral Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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r l I . I Q ll '- . P f 5 'X I I-X It isn't easyg but it's worth the effort, say four St, Mary's students, Those maintaining an A average for the first semester and the first third of the second semester are seniors, SEATED: John Leslie and Pat Koobg sophomores, STANDING: Lawrence Leland, and Tom Jerrick, T' 15 'ri ' 1 If L , , IIB!! El will W pf' sw Holding forth on theA-B Honor Roll during the first semester and the first six weeks of the second semester are, as pictured from LEFT TO RIGHT: A.J, Gegan, juniorg John Sattgast, sophomoreg Mike Newman, seniorg Cora Lea Rice, Carolyn Moriconi, and Gary Hipp, juniorsg Jim Dixon, sophomore and Steve Kennedy, junior, NOT PICTURED are seniors Salle Skalsky and Howard Wilkins.

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, ,six ' Q .,! -:L 'ff ' SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Jack Hollingsworth ,,,, President Bill Jochems . . . Vice-President Lou Ridder . . . . Secretory Howard Wilkins. . . . Treasurer CLASS COLORS ,, , , Blue ond white CLASS FLOWER ,,,,,, Rose PATRON , , St. Michael the Archangel MOTTO , , ,Mory, our woyp our light. The seniors' four year cruise has ended, Their journey across the sea of secondary endeavor was quitea plunge from the known into the unknown, It was peopled with its dragons of fear and its vultures of despair as well as with its mermaids of spiritual, social, curricular and extra-curricular activities, The first league, the freshman year, was breath-taking and some did not persevere, although four years later 137 did arrive at the shore to receive their Alma Mater's and their Master's reward for work well done, High light of the first year was attending the first school operetta, -'Ile Student Prince, During the second part of the journey some were elated by being asked to participate in the junior vaudeville show, Scholastic and athletic marks became the uppermost goal of these stalwart sea folk as they grew accustomed to high school life in the third part of their journey, Now they not only attended, but also participated in the operetta, New Moon, Jon Al Blubaugh and Dollie Orth played the leading roles in this spectacle, They organized a vaudeville show for the purpose of filling the class coffers to finance the junior-senior banquet and prom, For an assured safe landing for themselves andothersfor the school year 1955-56, S. B.A. president Jim Lohkamp took over as pilot, Bill Jochems was judge and Gerald Brazil was clerk of the High School Traffic Court, Senior stars shone in the successful football season of a 6-1-1 record, Of course they were backed all the way by a wildly cheering student body led by the senior cheerleaders Paul Qrinn, Bert Holland, Gene Propp, Beverly Becker, Lou Ridder, Mary bou Stanley, and Pat Routon, Marilyn Young was crowned Homecoming Queen. Jon Al Blubaugh gained prominence when he won the I speak for Democracy contest both in the school and in Sedgwick county, A group of joumalistic-minded seniors acted as editor, business manager, sports writers, and page editors in the All American rated Spotlight. Seniors played a major role in the basketball season's fine record, Of the ten clubs in the school, seven were steered by seniors, Jack Hollingsworth took dual command of the Sodality and of the bettermen's Club, Marilyn Young presided over the Girls' Club, Mike Peddecord, a Thespian, was president of the Dramatics Club, Jim Lohkamp ruled the S, B.A, and Dick Miller headed the Publicity Club. The Radio Club had all seniors on its roster. An outstanding senior achievement was the recording of this year's events through the 1956 Cathedral, This memorial's editor was Marc Romlne and the assistant editor was Frankie Stompg Jack Malone and Paul Quinn were the business managersg and Gerald Brazil and Pat Malone were the photographers, The seniors occupied the four staterooms on the south end of the third floor, and their sponsors Sister M. Louise, Sister M. Evelyn, Sister M, Veronica and Miss Alice Sinclair assisted with the smooth sailing of the senior vessel, The high school cmise came to a happy end socially with the junior-senior banquet and prom, and educationally with the i.mpressive graduation exercises, It was a delightful trip and the good ship, St, Mary, led them on a straight way to their destination--a diploma and A richer life on earth and higher place in heaven, we pray,