Staunton High School - Echo Yearbook (Staunton, IL)

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A Time of Excitement!!! Uneventful is definitely not a word to describe this year’s Homecoming activities. Adjectives such as exciting, spirited, nerve-racking and mischievious do get the job done. Everyone got caught up in the mood of Homecoming. For some, it meant weeks of sincere (?) practice for the Homecoming Play. Because of an automobile accident Mrs. Bertolino was involved in, she was unable to finish this year’s production. Being the type of person Mrs. Sanvi is. she assisted the directing in a terrific way and “Our Miss Brooks” was carried off with very few slip ups. Many tears were shed that night as the Queen was crowned. Even though the girls appeared to be calm, cool, and collected, underneath the smiles and pretty dresses they were a bundle of nerves, each hoping their hoop wouldn’t come up as they bowed or they wouldn’t trip coming down the stairs. Not only were the candidates and their attendants nervous, hut also the girl who served as the first Mistress of Ceremonies. The following week was filled with fun and a little frustration as everyone worked furiously to complete their floats by Friday afternoon. The Juniors took first place while the Freshmen got second. It was no surprise that the Seniors didn’t place. Time out was taken from work to have a little fun over in Gillespie as a couple carloads of kids went and put signs with various messages. A little Homecoming spirit is fun. Friday came too soon for some as they rushed to add the final touches on their floats. Some weren’t satisfied with just putting up signs in the nearby town. So as the bell rang to end sixth hour, many students made their way to the parking lot where a convoy of about 20 cars went to display the school spriit of Staunton High. The parade started around 2:30 at the Catholic School. A detour was put into the route so the parade could be taken past Mrs. Bertolino’s house. Since it was her birthday, October 10th, the hand played Happy Birthday to her, which brought a tear or two to some. In spite of a rousing pep session and a great assembly program by Larry Daniel, the karate expert, the Bulldogs were unable to defeat the Miners. The final score being 26-0. Wrapping up the Homecoming activities was the Homecoming Dance. Music was provided by a terrific group named “Griffin. For some the evening was more than they had hoped and for others the night turned out a little different- ly than expected. All in all it was an eventful time.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS (VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY) Top: Janis Treadway Second row: Sharon Cargnoni, Diane Williams, Karen Schulmeister Third row: Lynn Yakos, Connie Creeling, Missy Wenner, Debbie Jones Fourth row: Kim Mueller, Sharon Bodi, Donna Windisch, Diana Bruhn, Cindy Yarnik, Carolyn Hughes Fifth row: Kim Boster, Stacey Wenner, Evelyn Bean, Stacy Stierwalt, Denise Brown Sixth row: Dimitria Seis, Lori Henehan, Mary Henke, Donna Peters, Mary Hering.

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