West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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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

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SCHOOL SPIRIT RATES Sthool spirit rates high at W1-st and is shown in many ways. through sports, extra-curricular activities. and foreign exthange l'erhaps school spirit is most readily exhibited through sports. l'receding many ol' the games. pep assemblies are presented in which the Pep Club gives amusing skits depicting the opposing team and XX'est Symbolizing the XY.irriors , Cfhiel XY'ahoo also arouses a winmng spirit within the students. llis traditional war dance predicts victory over the opposing te.iin and is seen during pep assemblies and dur- ing hall time at the various games. Students who enter into extra-curricular activities, of which there are many, exhibit school spirit. livery extra-curricular activity olliers something ol' value and provides the students an opportunity to give ol' themselves. XVorking on the NXfarrior stall ollers students an insight into a tournalistic career. lt also gives thein an opportunity to increase their writing ability. lforeign exchange is another example ol' school spirit, 'l'lu'ough the American liield Service, W'est obtains a foreign exthange student who spends an entire school year here at XVest. Our exchange student this year was Anna Klamroth, who tame to the United States from West Berlin, Germany. Another lioreign visitor to XVest High was Miss Doris Stein lroin lirazil, who came to this country on a six-month tour of the school systems. liagerly awaiting their sister's reaction to her nrst malted are Sue Tull, senior, and Brian Tull, sophomore. This is just one of the many lusts Ann Klamroth has discovered since she came to West. Representing the Pep Club are towpokes Sandy -Iorgenson and Sharon Strauss as they help tri.-ate a winning spirit among their lellow students during the pep assembly preceding the West-liast game. HIGH . . . student life Wtmrkiiig on the XVarrior stall isn't always routine as photographer, lid XXf'alker, and Sports Iiditor, Dave lshizalui, discover while taking a picture ol a relay rate from within the swimming pool. I9