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

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Senior Lflass History On September 1, 1954, thirty-four green freshmen entered the halls of good old SCHS, Mr. Corby was our advisor for the year. At our first class meeting we elected the following officers: President ----- - - - - - BRENDA WHITLOW Vice President - - - ' ' JOYCE HODGES Secretary-Treasurer - - - - NEDDA MOORE Several of our boys were active in athletics and Sandra Wattelet was elected to the second team cheerleaders. Sandra Wattelet was the freshman attendant at the Homecoming, Nedda Moore and Brenda Whitlow were part of the Queen's court, At the beginning of our sophomore year we had thirty students back to start our second year. Mr. Taylor was our class advisor, and our class officers for the year were: President ----- - - - ROGER COFFEY Vice President - - - - - - JOANN STOUT Secretary ---- - - SANDRA WATTELET Treasurer - - - - - -BRENDA WHITLOW Sandra Wattelet was elected as a varsity cheerleader. Suzanne Swigert was sophomore attendant to the Homecoming Queen, Sandra Wattelet and Brenda Whitlow were members of the Queen's court, At the beginning of our junior year twenty-seven students were enrolled. Miss Morrissey was our advisor, We elected the following class officers: President ---- - - - NEDDA MOORE Vice President - - - - - - BETTY HODGES Secretary-Treasurer - - - - SUZANNE SWIGERT Sandra Wattelet was elected as a varsity cheerleader, and Nedda Moore was a second team cheerleader, Betty Hodges was junior attendant at the Home coming, Carol Ware and Ruth Nation were part of the Queen's court. On October 5 we presented our class play, Good Night, Ladies,

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The Junior-Senior banquet and prom was held on May 4. Our theme was Destinations Unlimited. We went to Nation's, Moore's, Taylor's. and Whitlow's for parties after the prom. We had breakfast in the woods. We went to St. Louis for our Junior-Senior trip. All of us took sack lunches, and we visited many places of interest, Back for the final year came twenty-three seniors. Under our advisor, Mrs. Ducy, we elected the following class officers: President ---------------- SUZANNE SWIGERT Vice President ---- - - BRENDA WHITLOW Secretary-Treasurer - - - - RUTH ELLEN NATION Our activities for the year centered around the publication of the an- nual which the seniors sponsor, To make money for the annual we sold Christ mas cards, and solicited advertising to appear in the annual. At the Home- coming we sponsored a cake walk, and a dance, The Homecoming was held February 21, following the basketball game with Findlay. The senior girls who were members of the Queen's court were Ruth Ellen Nation and Carol Ware. Nedda Moore was elected Queen. Several of the boys from our class have been outstanding in sports. A number of our girls have been leaders in home economics and 4-H work, and several of the boys have been prominent in F, F, A. and agriculture, Brenda Whitlow was selected by her classmates and the faculty to re- ceive the D. A, R, Award which is given to a senior girl each year on the basis of citizenship. On March 28, we presented our senior class play, Kissin' Cousin. The last few weeks of our senior year were full of plans for Junior-Sen- ior Prom, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. As the final days of our high school career drew to a close we all remembered the good times we had at good old SCHS,