Stanton County High School - Trojan Yearbook (Johnson, KS)

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In the midst of the thirty-six seniors and forty-eight trophies, Marlon Neely reads the Class History. After many hours of practice, Dick Irwin and Nancy Tucker play beau- tifully for Commencement. The Senior Quintet practices for Bac- calaureate Ceremonies where they will sing Prayer Perfect. -1 -) The Boys plan activities for the evening after graduation as they talked in little groups. Seniors Close School Activities Graduates discuss last minute details before the big moment arrives. The last week of exer- ciseswashere and gone before the seniors knew what was hap- pening Baccalaureate was a huge success with everyone keeping in step with his part- ner. Mrs. Darrel Ruth played the organ and filled the air with the tenseness that goes with graduating. Rev. Wayne Plum- mer's sermon, Building Wis- dom's House, turned out to be a sensational hit. Relaxation was the first thing taken into consideration on Class Night by all the sen- iors. Starting with the wel- come was Salutatorian Kenton Nicholas, and finishing with the farewell was Valedictorian Leland Helmle. Musical tal- ent was shown by a Mixed En- semble who sang Enjoy Your- self. Presentation of awards by the faculty made the even- ing complete with Karen Tuck- er receiving the outstanding musician award, and Marlon Neely receiving the outstand- ing athletic award. Commencement had ar- rived and the seniors were in- step to Pomp and Circum- stance. Memories floated through the air as the Sopho- more 12tet sang Graduation Day. Dean Elland's address on Change and Changeless told of the changes in society and explained things such as honesty that don'f change. Mrs. Marion Seyb presented the dip- lomas to the class. Shaking hands afterwards we were all wished the Best of Luck and Happiness Always.

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All Aboard. Hochlandhof Lodge. Graduates Tour Colorado The seniors left Johnson at 5:30 a. m. on Monday, headed for Winter Park, Colorado. They made several stops on the way up, finding Hochlandhof Lodge about 1:30 p. m. They checked into the Lodge, ate lunch, and looked over the ski resort. The next morning about 8:30 skis were checked out from the rental shop. Until 10:30 they climbed up the slope sideways and skied, or rather slid back down, not usually on the skis. At 10:30 lessons from the ski instructors were begun. With a few pointers, the salty seniors gradually were able to half-way control their speed while descending. That afternoon they went up the ski lift. Ski instructors served as guides and brought them down the easiest slope in the area. Several members went up the lift one more time that evening before the lifts were closed at 4:30 to make sure everyone was off the slopes by dark. After skiing Tuesday with lessons, most of the seniors struck out Wednesday to try their luck at the steeper slopes. After a day of skiing they came into the Lodge exhausted and wet. There were very few accidents and no ser- ious ones, This seemed incredible after thinking of the number of spills taken. Thursday afternoon the group traveled to Denver. That night they went to the Cinerama where It s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was showing. All day Friday they shopped around Denver. In the evening some went to the Celebrity Sports Center and others went to the movies or goofed somewhere. The seniors came home Saturday through Colorado Springs with a stop at the Air Force Academy. They ar- rived home at nine o'clock that night. Ski Lodge and Rental Area. 13

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BACK ROW: Karen T. , Gary H. , Paul H. , Leland H., Mike J. , Wendell N., Robert D. , Neil B. , Jim C. , and Judy H. SECOND ROW: Trudy Me. , Florella M. , Marlon N. , Stanley O. , Jerre R. , Wayne F. , Kenton N. , Steve S. , Larry M. , Leila K. , Melva J. THIRD ROW: Loyd N. , Robert S. , Gene H. , David S. , Ronald B. , Mike S. FRONT ROW: Marilyn S. , Barbara D. , Raymond S., Trudy L. , Rhita W. , Jeri J. , Maylon N. , Linda K. , Virginia R. 'Tis education forms the common mind: Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. As we traipsed down the aisle, we realized the day we had been waiting for was here and we were not nearly so happy as we thought we would be. As we continue in the field of learning we will always remember the happy days spent in high school. We wish to thank the teachers who so unselfishly gave their time to us. CLASS FLOWER: CLASS COLOR: BLUE MUMS BLUE SILVER Leland Helmle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helmle, has put many hours of hard work into attaining the honor of valedictorian. Leland took the National Merit Scholars hip Qualifying Test when he was a jun- ior and advanced to the Finalist stage. He is a- mongthe 14,000, or one- half of one percent, of the secondary school seniors. Leland plans to con- tinue his education by majoring in one of the fields of science. Kenton Nicholas, Sal- utatorian of the Class of 65, also won top honors in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. He achieved the Certificate of Merit which placed him in the upper 2 percent of the se- condary school seniors who took the test. Kenton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nicholas, plans to further his educa - tioninthe field of Dentis- try. L. D. Neely and Mary Canny led the seniors into the sanc- tuary from the parlor on Bac- calaureate night. L. D. and Mary were chosen from the jun- ior class to guide the seniors through their last exercises. 15