Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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c = vS themselves and Howe Marching in step down Pennsylvania Street, the Howe Band and ROTC unit represented the school in the Veterans ' Day Parade. Winning second place, the ROTC received a fifty-star flag. Annually, civic organizations present citizenship awards to outstanding students. Betty Harryman was named DAR Good Citizen; Midge Austin, American Legion Good Citizen; Sandy Leonard, Altrusa Award winner; and Fred Shick, also American Legion Good Citizen. At a John Herron Art Institute exhibit. Bob Thomas dis- plays his honor rating portrait of Marianne Goodwin. Page 15

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Top students gain honor and recognition for Awareness that true education involves both high scholastic achievement and strong character has resulted in increased emphasis on developing these attributes in pupils. Recognition of those with outstanding qualities has become an im- portant part of our educational program since it provides extra incentive while laying the founda- tion for future accomplishments. Scholarships, prizes, and other awards are sometimes rewards for special achievement. This year Howe had six finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program, which is one of the largest and best known programs of its kind in the country. Final contestants are determined through a series of thorough examinations. Those who become finalists represent the top one half of one per cent of all pupils tested. Barbara Joseph won the Howe Betty Crocker Homemaking Award this year, while some art students exhibited at art shows and contests. Band and orchestra members also did well in competi- tion in local and state-wide contests. Each year the Irvington Post of the American Legion honors a senior boy and girl for good citizenship. Recipients of the awards this year were Midge Austin and Fred Shick. Altrusa award winner Sandy Leonard and DAR good citizen Betty Harryman were chosen for their scholar- ship, leadership, citizenship, and service. Howeites participate in a wide variety of local, state, and even national contests. Math, English, and foreign language students enter the State Achievement Contests, while many English stu- dents enter various essay contests. Math and sci- ence students actively participate in a variety of activities to test their skill and bring honor to the school. Speech, debate, and dramatic competi- tion offers a testing ground for those with special abilities in those areas. By cultivating their special abilities, students, with the aid of their teachers, strive to prove that in building character as well as in education, Howe done is well done. Hours of diligent work and study were rewarding for National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists Fred Hofrichter, Floyd McWilliams, Rick Scholl, Tim Witsman, Fred Shick, and Judy Lee.

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Queen ' s return brings Violet Hill pageantry w ' i % Violet Queen Sue Crossland (center) reigned at the annual May Pageant. Members of the royal court at the twenty-second birthday celebration were Debbie Aston, Shirley Davis, Margie Steinmetz, Barb Howard, Sharon Graves, Jim Hannah, Don Small, Steve Rasmussen, Larry Paul, Jim Surface, pages Nancy Coburn and Barbara LaFary, crown bearer Charles DeBow III, and flower girl Debbie Turner. Charles is son of Mr. DeBow and Debbie is daughter of Mr. Turner. Early ia May, tlie Violet Queen made her tradi- tional return to Violet Hill on which Howe stands. Tradition says that in the years before Howe was built, the Queen of Violets held court each spring on Violet Hill. She now returns with her court each May to see if the challenge for achievement she gave to the student body has been upheld throughout the year. This year ' s Philosopher, Tom Hollingsworth, reviewed the legend of the Violet Queen and assured her that the student body had again justi- fied her trust in them. He then crowned Sue Crossland as Queen with a crown of violets. Stu- dent Council president, Danny Graves, officially greeted the Queen on behalf of tlie school. The Queen then renewed her charge of trust. She and her court watched from their vantage point on the hill while the girls ' physical education classes entertained them witli tiaditional dances. The Song of Farewell played as the Queen and her court left Violet Hill until their return for Howe ' s next birthday celebration. Symbolic Violet Dancers with their flowered hoops pre- pare to honor Sue, Howe ' s twenty-second Violet Queen. Maypole dancers from the girls ' physical education classes perform for the school birthday pageant.