Valley High School - Vall Ee Hi Yearbook (Fairview, IL)

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Faculty Snaps Mr. Keithley and Mr. Bennett relax in the lounge. Wilmer Willis Western Illinois University, B.S. Mathematics, Physics Mrs. Walker prepares for the next class. Cooks, Custodian Geneva Vin Camp and Verona Nott, Valley’s Cooks. Dale Pauli, Custodian. Compliments of BROWN’S SNAPPY SERVICE, Canton Compliments of FAIRVIEW FARMER’S ELEVATOR, Fairview 12

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Senior Class Officers and History Brian Kennelly, President; Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Keithley, Sponsors; Melinda Harlstirn, Marsha Johnson, Roger Rask. In the fall of 1964. sixty-eight sophomores, scared but willing to try, entered the doors of Valley for their first attempt at high school life. At our first meeting, we elected the following officers: Rick Bowen. President; Randy Hurst, V. President; Margaret Sampson. Sec.-Treas.; and Roger Rask. Student Council Representative. Mrs. Kennelly and Mr. Keithley, our class spon- sors. helped us get settled in our new surroundings and then more confusion set in: our class initia- tion! It turned out to be a great success, at least that's what the upperclassmen said. We didn’t quite agree but everyone had fun. At our first alley Homecoming. Janet Shortness and Roger Rask represented our class. The car was decorated to the theme of “Lily of the Valley.” With the help of our junior varsity cheerleaders. Rita O’Brien, Mug Sampson, and Dixie Simons, we cheered Valley on to many victories in football and basketball. At our first meeting as Juniors, we elected our class officers. They were: Rick Bowen. President; Brian Kennelly, Vice-President; Margaret Sampson, Secretary; Janet Shortness, Treasurer; Mike Thur- man, Student Council Representative. Riding in our car. decorated to the theme “Deep Purple”, were our Junior Homecoming attendants, Margaret Sampson and Rick Bowen. On December 17, our Junior class presented OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder. It took much time and effort but with the help of Mrs. Pickering, our director, the play was a big success. Just before Christmas, our class rings arrived. It was a joyous occasion for all whether they lost their ring or got someones in return. Our prom was held April 30 with the theme “Evening in Oriental Gardens.” The week after the prom, we went on our annual Junior trip to Chicago. W:e will always remember the cartwheels on the streets of Chicago and the tours in the museums. At our last meeting for our Junior year, we chose our Senior class officers for the 1966 - 67 school year. They were: Brian Kennelly, Presi- dent; Marsha Johnson, Secretary; Melinda Hartstirn. Treasurer; and Roger Rask. Student Council Repre- sentative. Then our thoughts turned to homecoming and our last football season. The Senior car was deco- rated to the theme of “Till There Was You”, and riding in the car were the Senior attendants, Ken- dall Irons and Mike Thurman. The Student Council decorated the car for the King and Queen. The theme, “Sitting on Top of the World”, was very appropriate for Brian Kennelly and Dixie Simons, the King and Queen for 1966 -i967. At the end of the first semester we chose Janet Shortness and Rick Bowen for the D.A.R. and S.A.R. awards. As graduation and baccalaureate is quickly de- scending upon us, we will graduate wearing our colors, maroon and white, with our flower, the white rose. Our announcements have our class colors on them and our motto is “Truth is the Highest Thing That Man May Keep”. As we look back over our three years at Valley, we begin to really appreciate the helpful advice our Valley faculty has given us. We’d like to give special thanks to our two sponsors, Mrs. Kennelly and Mr. Keithley, for without them we couldn’t say our history is complete. U