West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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I 'V ,. ft' Q 1 . X 1 XVt's: lliuhk hhmry is .t center of activity every hour of the school dnl :liter usine the t.trd c.tt.ilo,uue and locating the desired books on the slit-Ives. students beein tetttline und taking notes for research work or rcztdine just for their own enjoyment. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, EVERYWHERE BOOKS! liooks can .tlxxuiys be found within it short distance of West's students -- in the library, on the floor, and even for statistics. XY'est's libiztry h.1s ripproxiingttely l7,000 volumes. Students use the libr.1ry every hour of the duy for research work or for their own enjoyment. Many times books can be found on the lloor. l5ec.iuse of the crowded halls, collisions occur and books begin flying in gill directions. Wlieti 21 group of girls get together for ti gtib session after school, books are piled high on the floor. liven to record statistics, books are usedg for .ill the f.1cts in connection with the games must be recorded. ln with- or not to sruthg that is the question. Wliile waiting after sth-vol, ,ludy lisrerhrook, N.inty Ghent, Vicki Bottomley, and Sue ll.uu:en rind it h.ir.l to study when they would rather be talking. 3 ltm r 4 , . l t 6 I .1 t B: 1 n 2 2 Chivalry is not dead! After dropping her books in the hallway he- tween classes. ,lean Grover receives assistance from Randy Swenson. Keeping books for the football teitm is Senior Richard fiilI'lUY.l. Richard temoorgtrily substituted for smtistititnn Ditk Benson during Dicles absence.

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FE 1 QA Kiuiren Xvellmiin, Pitt Block. Judy Aden, and Sidney Bates listen attentively .is Liv Knrriker, tt-titer. tells them some of the latest gossip. The girls sang This Wins Told Me in ilontidenceu in the T.V. presentation of Great Daze. Others in the :ict were Silmh Flson and Ramona Reed. As the curt.iin opens, the spotlight appears on ar dance team composed Of Mgirtliii Vim Sickle and Beverly Bates. The couple, featured as boy and girl, dance ii puppy Swedish Polka in the West High vziriety show. Singing You Can't Get ti Man with a Gun are senior girls Betsy Ross, Linda Simons, Sue Diamond, and Diane Labowitz, stand ing, and Doris Hayden and Lynn Draznin, kneeling. These sharp-looking cowgirls found they couldn't get their man with a gun but they were suctesslul in their quest with a dainty, feminine handkerchief. i l 3?- x f , in i .--Re

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PROMINENT STUDENTS ASSETS TO WEST HIGH Many Wfest High students are assets to their school. Their lirst rate performances in such lields as dramatics, essay writing. poetry and prose compositions, and scholarship competition greatly honor the school. Bringing honors to the school by finishing fourth in the sectional tournament at Arlington Heights were dramatics Stll- dents who presented excerpts from The Heiress . Students who participated in the excerpts were Sharyn Simpson, Tom Hoffman, John Stannard, Liz Karriker. and Judy jonason. Mr. Harry Lindberg directed the presentation, and Judy Jonason served as student director. By stating his attitudes on the part which initiative and self- reliance play toward providing security, Ted Hollander won the My True Security essay contest. Ted, a senior, entered the contest as a class project and received a pen and pencil set in recognition of his achievement. Six other West High stu- dents were announced as winners in the Creative Writing Contest sponsored by Rockford XVoman's Club. The winning entries were written by jerry Moore, Sam Black, and james Rose, who entered proseg and Erik Floor, Kaaren Wellman, and Janice Willard Borofka, who submitted poetry. Four senior boys. Lennie Alfredson, Al Acker, Gordon Hall, and Art Washburn, successfully passed the first National Merit Scholarship exams and proceeded to take another exam December 6. L. st... 1 + With tools in hand, National Merit Scholarship semihnalists Lennie Alfredson, Al Acker, Cordon Hall, and Art Washburn ponder over a dillicult mathematical problem. By successfully passing the first exams, thc-se four boys proceeded to take another exam December 6. Comparing their entries in the Creative Writing Contest sponsored by Rockford Womans Club are these six winners: Kaaren Wellman, blames Rose, Janice Willard Borofka, ,lerry Moore, Sam Black, and Erik Floor. Their winning entries included prose and poetry selections. 'i-f .313 V W ,L . ,ei .-,tp .W tfgis. fbsixfi Farnestly working on his essay for the My True Security contest is Senior Ted Hollander. Ted, as XVest Highs winner, received a pen and pencil set in recognition of his achievement. I 7