St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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Social Committee Social Committee members at the right: Judy Cole, DickWolters, Danny Dreiling, chairman; Jim Wahle, Mimi Wood, and Dorothy Kolich provided wholesome fun and entertainment for CYS members at monthly parties. Highlights of their year’s program of entertainment included an October picnic, the Parent-Student Mixer, a Valentine Formal and a skating party. Valentine Formal At the right students are shown enjoy- ing the annual Valentine formal held in the school library on February 18. A novel feature of the evening was the presentation of a gift to the girl who displayed the most beautiful, modest formal. Shirley Whaley was the prize winner. L. Publicity Committee Keeping the bulletin board 'in trim was the task of Cathy Dague and Mary Eleanor Nolan, shown at the left. The importance of Church feast days as well as school activities was brought to the attention of the student body through the attractive displays designed by these CYS workers.

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S. ll Senior Baptized... Making converts to the Faith begins at home! The good example of fellow CYS members plus the all powerful grace of God brought Salli Johnson, an SXH senior, (CENTER) into the true Church during the past year. Salli is shown at the right reading her profession of faith before Father LeMoine from whom she took her convert instructions. KNEELING beside her is her sponsor in Baptism, Lorene Kolich, 1953-1954 CYS president at St. Xavier's. Mission Crusade Committee At the left are pictured the members of the Mission Crusade Committee as they put the finishing touches on the mission rosary, STANDING are Georgeanne Courville and Joe Schad, chairman; KNEELING: Leo Henry and Kathleen Wolters. The objective of this committee is to pray, work, and sacrifice for the missions and thereby increase the membership of the Mystical Body of Christ. the king Rites Crowning Christ their leader is Joe Schad, Chairman of the Mission Committee. At his left are his attendants Danny Dreiling (LEFT) and Duane Langvardt (RIGHT). The remaining senior boys form the guard of honor in the fore- ground. Billie Dreiling is crownbearer. Honoring the Sacred Heart on the feast of Christ the King by coronation ceremonies is a tribute of love and devotion offered by SXH students who desire to be Christ-like leaders.

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Cultural Committee Pictured to the left, members of the Cultural Committee check the Legion of Decency rating on movies in the SUNDAY VISITOR. Committee members (LEFT TO RIGHT): Kathleen Cleary, Robert Willcoxon, Mary Kay Hinitt, chairman; and Danny Jackson have as their aim the promotion of good reading and the attendance of proper shows as means of raising cultural standards among CYS members. Students above (LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROW): Robert Willcoxon, Manuel Pasquil, Joe Schad, Jack Deines, Larry Langvardt. BACK ROW: Mary Lou Cole, Cathy Dague, Marcia Smith, Sondra Connors, Dorothy Kolich and Mary Lou Schad competed in the school eliminations of the oratorical contest in February. Jack Deines and Dorothy Kolich (PICTURED TO THE RIGHT), who represented SXH at the diocesan f A||l U n H «1 I i € € finals held at Marymount College on March 20, won ll IP III .?! I U d I I IS I gold medals with nighly superior ratings. Dorothy placed first in the diocese among the girls and Jack, third in the boys’ division. Apologetics Team Shown at the right are Dorothy Kolich, junior; Marcia Smith, freshman; Manuel Pasquil and Joe Schad, seniors. This quartet represented SXH at the semi-finals of the apologetics contest, held in Belleville, October 24. Dorothy and Manuel, who rated highly superior, were entitled to participate in the diocesan finals at Victoria, November 1. Manuel scored second place honors and received a gold medal for his rating.