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

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Each year, many juniors and seniors are tapped during tap assembly to become members of the National Honor Society. To be eligible for mem- bership, juniors must be in the upper ten per cent of their class and seniors in the upper fifteen per cent. At the formal initiation, candidates become official members, at which time they receive pins and certificates and light the NHS torch. This torch appears on the pins and represents the light of learning. Mr. Robert Turner, sponsor of the NHS, initiated an advisory council for the Howe chapter composed of one representative belong- ing to the NHS from each upper class home room. NHS officers, Betty Harryman, Tim Witsman, and Sandy Leonard meet to discuss future plans for the NHS. Scholarship is the key word in the NHS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (Top Picture)— Back row— Hower, Pearson, Stout, Clapp, Johnson, Scholi, Camp- bell, Schubert, Hoilingsworth. Third row— Atwood, Heav- enridge. Brown, Bremer, Turpin, Morrow, Hill, Kent, Kelly, Crockett, Peterson. Second row— Pettee, Tibbs, Sotz- ing. Spears, Hargate, Owen, Newman, Watson, Muters- paugh, Freeman, McKee, Evans, Applegate. Front row— Beitz, Bruness, Lee, Parke, Witsman, Leonard, Shick, Shake, Harryman, Gladden, Bowen, Jones, Reynolds, Austin. (Bottom Picture) Back row — Monger, Overmeyer, Peterson, Purvis, Ragsdale, S. Richards, Sachs, Schmidt, M. Richards, Southerland, Straith-Miller, Templemeyer, Wallace. Third row— Huber, Huff, Huetten, Hunter, Keller, Kightlinger, Koepper, Kruchten, Leonard, McClure, Mc- Cormick, McMillan, Michael, Miller. Second row — Smartz, Abbott, Boldon, Bowman, Bruney, Conway, Cooper, Dirks, Fitch, Garrison, Gilkison, Hatcher, Haus- child, Hoff. Front row— Archer, Branam, Duselis, Fass- nacht. Flowers, Johnson, Lashbrook, Merkle, McWilliams, Poole, Shanahan, Phillips, Shick, Sims. The require- ments of those who are elected to membership in the NHS are scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

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BOYS ' RIFLE TEAM — Back row — Barkdull, Edwards, Stewart, Kitchen. Front row — Shick, Donald Johnson, Denison, Dennis Johnson, and Scholl. Rifle teams learn to ' flre with precision The boys ' rifle team, sponsored by M Sgt. James H. Grandy, achieved a record to be proud of this year. To become a member of the team, one must have experience in firing, and be in the second year or above of R.O.T.C. Practicing three times a week using a single shot .22 rifle under the direction of Maj. Dennis Johnson, the team has shown excellent performance against strong competitive teams. Two of the most powerful teams that Howe overcame were North Central High School and Culver Military Academy. In the preliminary city match and the Randolph Hearst match, the boys ' rifle team placed first in total points while four boys ranked among the top ten R.O.T.C. marksmen in the city. The 1960-1961 girls rifle team has existed for four years and is under the direction of Miss Kirk. To become and remain a member of the girls ' rifle team, the girls must maintain a record of no fail- ing marks and must not miss more than tlxree practices, which are held on every Tuesday after school on the rifle range. Cadets from the boys ' rifle team coach the girls to help them improve their skill in firing the .22 rifle from several positions, such as prone, kneel- ing, standing, and sitting. Although competition is scarce, the girls are ready to compete against any other girls ' rifle teams. By increasing their ability, the girls en- courage the boys to fire more efficiently, too. w n? GIRLS ' RIFLE TEAM— Back row— Sharon Richards, Mary Deeter, Margo Garman, Becky Carter, Rita Scott, Nancy Carroll. Front row — Susie Dobbs, Cyndi Stevens, Sharon Van Sell, Linda Combs, Roslyn Hohn. With the exception of North Cen- tral, Howe is the only high school in the city that has a girls ' rifle team. Page 28

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Student Council devotes its time to serving STUDENT COUNCIL — Back row — Thomas, Merriman, Woodbury, Leslie, Hollingsworth, Prell, Lee, Wickes, Timmons, Davy, Gentry, Freeland, Gilkison. Third row- Purvis, Shackle, Stewart, Sanders, Michler, Cooper, Michael, McCool, Burrell, Killian, Webb, Bishop, Wits- man, Armstrong. Second row— Adams, R. Beitz, Rhoads, Bassett, Thompson, Wallace, Crossland, Pigman, Diehl, J. Beitz, Lawless, Shake. First row — Francis, Parke, Graves, Butler, Weaver, Earley, Dobbs, Barnes, Stilla- bower, Leach, and Kamp. Members represent all classes. During the school year, the Student Council sponsors many activities designed to create an interest among the student body. Since the begin- ning of its existence, it has served the students and the school well. The Student Council is com- prised of one representative from each home room which is chosen by popular vote. Each representa- tive serves on the Council for one year, after which time he or she may be re-elected if the members of his or her home room wish to do so. At the first meeting of the year, the election of officers was held, at which time Doug Tim- mons was chosen president; Sue Crossland, vice president; Dotty Shake, secretary; Bett ' Harry- man, ti-easurer; Dallene Francis, asst. secretary; Tim Witsman, senior representative; Jay Bishop, junior representative; Dennis Wickes, sophomore representative; and Susan Stillabower, freshman representative. After the election of officers, an installation assembly was given installing them. The cabinet, which meets every other week, consists of the officers and class representatives. This year the Student Council had a very busy schedule beginning the term by assisting with the orientation of the fresh freshmen and per- forming such tasks as opening lockers and giving directions to the bewildered newcomers. At a cabinet meeting. Jay Bishop, Dallene Francis, Sue Crossland, Denny Wickes, Doug Timmons, Tim Witsman, Susie Stillabower, Rosalyn Beitz, and Betty Harryman discuss Student Council affairs and plan projects. Page 30