Van High School - Vandalite Yearbook (Van, TX)

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The Jun1or class members selected as canchdates the 1 r Ruth Ellon Townley and Donny Gamble and the sophomore class mem bers cast the1r votes for thexr Ann Staton and Ke1th Brown wh11e the freshman class members sup ported then' Becky Stewart and Charles Parrnley but 14 Smith. VIVUHIIICJIIS lflcvlc-cl SUICICIIIHQ SXX'C'C'lllCill'l rm the semor class nommees Jean Smlth and Tlm T1mmons won the electlon Wlth the Jumors a close second The sen1ors netted S29 33 from the elec t1on 1n Wh1ch one penny served as a vote A seml formal dance sponsored by the sophomores on Saturday 14 ended 1959 s Valentmne f8St1V1t16S . X ' 2 , w' QQ U4 Q f Q, .I I I I K 4 51 V 'X It a y I X e K . . . 1 . I . . . .7 . I I .

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Student CCDllIlC1l Achlexc s Manx Goals STUDENT LEADERS Thzs select group of students serve the student body by then' many 1mportant act1v1t1es They are from left to r1ght front row Harold S1des Robert Rhodes Pat Russell Jerry West Ernest Rumbelow and Charles Peden Second row Jean Mad dox Beverly Peters Mary Rodgers Llnda Pool L1nda Matthews Howard Dunn Dav1d Malone and J1mmy Blackwell Thxrd row Becky Stewart l..1nda Peden Nyoka Couey Llnda Sm1th Bllly Hobbs Bobby Stevens Glynn HOpk1hS and Danny Stalllngs INOT A MISTAKE Student Counc11 members watch Pat as she checks the m1nutes of the last meet1n0 They are from left to r1ght B1lly Hobbs Junlor class representatlve Jerry West Student Councll presldent Pat Russell Student Counc11 secretary Cmdy Spru1ell 1959 60 Stu dent Gouncll sec retary and Harold Sldes 1959 60 Student G0unc1l pres1dent BROWNSVILLE BOUND Mr George Blackburn plans the route that was taken by these students when they attended the State Student Councll Con ventlon that was held 1n Brownsv1lle March 12 14 Watchlng closely, from left to r1ght, are B11ly Hobbs, Harold S1des, C1ndy Spru1e1l, and Llnda Matthews The Student Counc1l d1rected by Mr George Blackburn 1S a great asset to Van I-hgh School as lt performs 1ts benef1c1al dut1es Among the 1mportant contr1but1ons of the Student Councll 15 the aWard1ng of S10 each s1x weeks to the class rank1ngh1ghest 1n attendance scholarsh1p and c1t1zensh1p They also sponsored a Western Day w1th an all h1gh school Western party to clxmax the fest1v1t1es Among other act1v1t1es the Student Counc11 also sold plast1c book covers to ramse money to send representat1ves to the State Stu dent Counc1l Convent1on 1D Brownsv11le.