Stonington High School - Stony Echoes Yearbook (Stonington, IL)

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Seniar Mstary On Thursday, September 1. the dreaded day arrived when 29 'Green Freshles' en- tered Stonington High School for their first year. After two days of initiation we settled down to the grind and elected class officers. President ------------------- FRED BROWN Vice President - - - - - PEGGY DOWDY Secretary ---- ---- L OWELL BECK Treasurer --------------- CAROLE ANN BROWN Everyone enjoyed our class party February 1. Mr. Pankey was our class advisor. The class was active in sports and school activities. To start the Sophomore year we had only 25 members. At our class meeting we elected the following officers. President ----- - ---- RALPH LAWLER Vice President - - - - DOROTHY VINCENT Treasurer ---------------- MARY DeMICHAEL We were glad to gain a new student, Doris Cole. Under the leadership of Mr. Tay- lor, our class advisor. we sponsored an all school party. It was well attended and every- one seemed to enjoy himself. Two of our girls were elected cheerleadersg Carole Ann Brown for the Varsity and Joyce Blakeman for the Second Team. Wilma Meridith placed first in our home music preliminary. Ready to begin our third year we entered the good old halls of SCHS. Our officers for the year were: President ---------------- MARY DeMICHAEL Vice President ------ - - ---- FRED BROWN Secretary and Treasurer --------- LORETTA STIVERS The Junior Class Play, 'Junior Prom, went on record as a big success. thanks to Miss Morrissey, our class advisor During our Junior year we gained Glenda Collier. but lost Vemon Yates and Bill Southard before the beginning of the year. To raise money our class sold subscriptions to magazines. We also sold candy at noon hour to help finance our year's activities. At our class party we had no dancing but played games instead. Our class sponsored the Junior and Senior Banquet on May 13 and the annual Junior and Senior trip. We decorated for graduation exercises. Many of our Junior boys took part in athletics. Three of our girls were elected cheer- leadersg Carole Ann Brown, Varsity and Joyce Blakeman and Mary DeMichael, Second Team. Dorothy Vincent was elected Public Relations Chairman for Section 6 in F. H. A On September 2, 1952, we started our last year as students of SCHS. We lost two of our classmates, Dorothy Vincent and Loretta Stivers, and gained Janice Whitsett. The following officers were elected by the class. President ------------------- JACK KERWIN Vice President -------------- CLOYD STAPLES Secretary and Treasurer ----------- LOWELL BECK Our class party was held on October 14. Everyone improved their features somewhat since it was a masquerade party. Games were played and refreshments were served. The Senior Play was held March 31 directed by Mrs. Ducy, our class advisor. We hope that everyone has as much fun as we have had in Stonington High School.

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Senior Hlass Praplzccy January 10, 1965 My Dearest Friend, l have just returned from my trip to Florida as you know and I thought you might like to know of some of the old classmates I happened to run into. My first night out I stopped at a motel just outside of Tupolo, Miss. where I by ac- cident ran into Joyce Blakeman. She was working as foreman of a repair gang on the hard road U.S. 53. Her experience as a cheerleader has proved to be a great asset to her. She can out-yell them all. The next morinng I got an early start but soon I stopped to fill up with gas. I turned into a small station and who do you suppose the attendent was! One of my old class- mates, Keith Swigert, who was surprised in more than one way to see me. At the early hour I had caught him filling his gas storage tanks with the garden hose. I regretted that I could not spend more time with Keith but I had to travel on. About 8:00 o'clock I stopped for a slight snack at a little place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Lawler's Take A Chance Cafe' was the name of the establishment with none other than Ralphie Lawler as the proprietor. His specialities were dogfish soup and shark pie. He did not recognize me at first but after I mentioned good old Stonington High, he began reminiscing and he forgot his other customers. After ruining his business, I left very reluctantly. That night I stopped at a hotel in Perry, Florida. As I was checking in, a fellow danced in and tapped me on the shoulder. He turned out to be Lowell Beck who was employed as an instructor of the Hampshire Hop, the latest dance step. He told me we were the guests of Gerald Hurelbrink who had been running the hotel since he got Ou! of the pen a couple of years ago. He was sent up for driving too slowly down the Main Street in his Crosley. That night we didn't sleep, because the three of us talked about old times until the sun was beginning to rise and I had lost a considerable sum of mon- ey. The next day, Saturday, I journeyed on to Miami Beach where I planned to soak up plenty of Florida Sun. This proved to be one of the most interesting days of the trip. As I was lying there I noticed the Life Guards patrolling the beach. All at once one jumped into the water and started swimming toward a fellow who had gone too far out into the water and was velling for help. I walked to the water's edge when the Life Guard came up through the shallows carrying the victim. I at once recognized the he- roine as Janice Whitsett and who should she be carrying but Jack Kerwin. 1 was really surprised as Janice always loved strenuous exercise and enjoyed P.E. especially on cold days. After Jack recovered from his shock he spent the rest of the day with me giving me a personal tour of Miami beach and taking me around to see all of our old classmates who had drifted to Florida in the past few years. Due to amorous reverses Jack had become a beachcomber and woman hater. Our first stop was for dinner at a very quaint cafe whose specialty was lobster dimmer which was prepared by a chef who had had much experience in the preparation of de- licious Sea Foods. Jack and I enjoyed this delicacy--at my expense. After the dinner was complete, the chef came out to say hello. Jack had not told me that the famous chef was one of our old classmates, Vivian Matson. She couldn't visit with us very long because her husband who was cleaning turkeys in the kitchen insisted she come back to work if she wanted her full allowance.