Thornton Fractional South High School - Postscript Yearbook (Lansing, IL)

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For there is no team that makes them squeam like our fightin', feuding Rebels. Fight rough, fight tough, Let's win tonight you Rebels. Fight right, with might, Let's win tonight you Rebels. The first Homecoming was in the fall of 1960, but the first Homecoming queen, janet Day, did not reign until 1961. Homecoming was sponsored by the new Student Council which had grown from the Presidential Ad- visory Board that had first been organized at the split. South Clubs organized quickly during the first years. Mrs. Ruth Hale Canaga sponsored the first chapter of the National Honor Society which also bore her name. Girls' Club transferred from North with a complete board headed by Gail Emlund who had been Vice- President at North. The club was sponsored by Miss janet Wenzell. When North's Girls' Athletic Club QGACQ branched to South it became affiliated with the national organization and became GAA. The 1959-60 school year saw the beginnings of FTA, FBLA, Pep Club, and hall monitors. Unique to South were Spanish Club, German Club, and Russian Club. Prom was, and is, the greatest highlight of the school year. South's first prom was held in 1959. The first After-Prom party sponsored by Parentls Club was given after this prom. Sports at South were combined with North until 1959. Our first football game was a Friday afternoon bout at Bremen, with a tie score of 13-15. Coach John Padgen headed the first team. Booster Club also started that year. The athletic derby was carried over from North which had been taken from East Chicago-Roose- velt's idea. Joe jurecki, class of 1965, was the only athlete to win the athletic derby as a junior. South be- longed to the South Suburban Conference until it split to form the SESC QSouth-East Suburban Conferencej which our school joined. South is obviously changing with age. This issue of the Postscript is also celebrating its anniversary. South's annual was almost called the merrimac after the famous Civil War battleship. We wish to express our gratitude to Linda Elias, 1965 assistant Postscript editor, Mr. joseph Hyde, Miss Carol Bendell and also the following editorsg Becky Bonnar, underclass, Liz Kersten, seniors, Kathy Neumann, ad manager, and Paul Warn, sports. We hope that, upon viewing this yearbook, you, too, will see why we have adoptedas our motto and theme, A change of routine. xjzlwb zftfeff M LBML- Jak

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qs. . ' Thornton Fractional South is a growing adolescent. In ten brief years, it has doubled in size, from 1000 stu- dents and 56 teachers to 1850 students and 100 teachers. The school first opened its doors in the Spring of 1958. Even though there was a split between schools, many problems did not arise. Half of North's faculty was sent to South. Of the twelve members of the Double Sextet at North, eleven were from Lansing, and they formed the nucleus of the organization with only one new member. The Meistersingers were carried over from North with the northern branch changing their name to Northernaires. The Carnival-Stage Show was shared equally between schools with North retaining the Carnival and South receiving the Stage Show. It was christened Fractional Follies and debuted in 1958. The first years at South were years of organization. The Seniors of the class of '59 were given the task of picking the school song, colors, and starting many of the clubs and traditions. There was a large amount of campaigning for school colors with the choice being orange and blue , red, white, and black , and the chosen red and gray. The title of Rebels was adopted almost unanimously by the entire student body and the Confederate Hag became the schoolls emblem. The original school song, written by a group of seniors, was sung to the tune of Dixie Oh we come from the South and we're called the Rebels. We are fighting, feuding devils, Fight away, fight away, fight away, TF South. When they see us come they all quivver. When we win tonight we'll fry their liver, Fight away, fight away, fight away, TF South. . When they see our team a coming, They shout, Look out!

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