Unity High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Mendon, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY The fall of 1974 brought sixty-six freshmen to Unity High School. Sponsors included Mr. Dean Woodruff and Mr. Cecil Withrow. Class officers elected were B. Smith — Pres.. R. Leenerts— V. Pres., D. Fryrear — Sec., C. Kuhn —Treas.. D. Morton — S.C., C. Wittier — C.C. The homecoming theme of Comic Strips brought about the designing of “Hagar the Horrible” as the Fresh- man float. Dance candidates during the year included C. Tanner and M. Viehmeyer of the Christmas Dance and R. Loos and D. Greenwell of the Sweetheart Dance. Seventy-three sophomores came roaring back to Unity High School in the fall of 1975. Officers elected were D. Sill — Pres., R. Leenerts — V. Pres., B. McClelland — Sec., D. Fryrear — Treas., K. Woodworth — S.C., D. Morton — C.C. with the same sponsors as the preceding year. Dance candidates throughout the year were P. Hendrickson and J. Viehmeyer of the Christmas Dance, C. Wittier of the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and N. Donley and D. Hess of the Sweetheart dance. Important events during the year were the receiving of class rings and the beginning of Donkey Basketball games. Sixty-six juniors returned for another year at U.H.S. with class officers as D. Sill — Pres., B. Smith — V. Pres., C. Wittier — Sec., B. McClelland — Treas.. K. Woodworth — S.C., L. M. Wilson — C.C., Mr. Baugher and Mr. Demont were sponsors. Junior attendants for Homecoming were D. Fryrear, B. Smith, and D. Porter. Other dance candidates were S. Mixer and D. Morton of the Christmas Dance. R. Dittmer and S. Metzger of the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and D. Sill and S. Metzger of the Sweetheart Dance. Highlights of the year were magazine sales of over $9,000. B. Orr was the leading salesman along with twelve others selling over $250 worth of magazines enabling them to win grand prizes. Also the class was in charge of Prom with the theme “We May Never Pass This Way Again” held on April 30 at the Starlight Terrace. Sixty-one seniors trudged to Unity High School for their final year. Class officers were C. Wittier — Pres.. M. Homan — V. Pres.. D. Porter — Sec.. D. Hess — Treas., B. McClelland — S.C., K. Woodworth — C.C., M. Rabe — Rep. Senior sponsors were Mrs. Heyer and Mr. DeMont. The Homecoming Court consisted of B. McClelland — Queen, D. Fryrear, B. Smith and C. Wittier. Seniors won second place for their float entitled “Casey Jones Engineers a Victory.” Seniors also won the bonfire spirit plaque. The Seniors sponsored the Christmas Dance with K. Woodworth (Queen) and M. Homan (King) as candi- dates. Other dance candidates included N. Porter (Queen) and S. Metzger (King) of the Sadie Hawkins Dance and D. Porter (Queen) and D. Greenwell (King) of the Sweetheart Dance. Various money-making projects throughout the year were “Pound the Panther” (the payment of smashing an old car during homecoming week), two soup suppers, selling of flowers on Valentine’s Day. candle sales, bake sales. Donkey Basketball game, coat check during home games, license plate sales, and a dance marathon. The Jr.-Sr. Prom was held on April 29 at the Knights of Columbus. Prom candidates were L. M. Wilson (Queen) and D. Morton (King), N. Donley and D. Hess, and S. Mixer and J. Viehmeyer. To end the fun-filled year the Senior trip was taken in Dallas, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 19-23. 24