West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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N -..anna Ni 'fb-1 'M 'M 3 yx,,.f - 1' 5 5 4-4 iinninu into rliv lin.il plusc ol lux tmilitionill wiir 4l.lI1LC ilurinlu il pop Following .i ilu-mistry lcsxon, l.i1 Knrrilwr ixulw .ixx.iv lin-r ti-wr Iulwx ximlnly is I hir-t XV.il1oo l7Ul'Il'.lS'L'Ll lw Dirk llinlow. -I junior. ffliivl .inil cquipincnr. Olwwrxinu .irc Miss Sruin from llI'.llIl, who xlmrcil .1 filioo is .lu-iwii lw ilu- lun-l .inil syinlwlizcs rlic XV.irriors . rypii.il siliool il.1y with Liv, .inil Cliuilx lkpy, xxlio min-ixiwrl thi' Luk. W., Z0 In orilcr to mccr her liniil XV.irrior elcaillinc, Suv Slmw. Ailminisrmrion Editor, obtains IMI minute instrum- tions from Pulwlicnrions iiilviscr, Mrs Erhclyn PorntunQl4y. ciOD9LIlIilIlHI1S ol this kind :irc common oiuirrcmc-Q in Room 231 iluring SL-vcntli hour.

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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

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Competing with four other talented soloists at a concert sponsored by Mendelssohn Club, Helen Armstrong was selected the Outstanding Young Artist of Illinois. Her interpretation of the first movement of a Mendelssohn concerto won her the award and a S200 prize. Miss Jessie Lucas, head of the girls' physical education department, presents GAA letters to Sue Flink, seniorg Doreen Keltner, iuniorg and Pat Davenport, senior. Each of these girls earned a total of six credits in GAA. the highest total earned for a letter. STUDENTS GAIN RECOGNITION . . . awards Though many of the annual awards are given at the honor's assembly in the spring, several are presented during the school year. Some of these awards are the Betty Crocker Homemaker award, the Bausch and Lomb science award, and the GAA letter awards. Also, this year a West High student was pre- sented the Outstanding Young Artist of Illinois award. The Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow produced Alan Brown, senior. She received a pin for her performance and competed for the State Home- maker award, which offered a 31,500 scholarship and a tour. The Bausch and Lomb science award was presented to Lyle Clugg. I.yle fulfilled all of the necessary requirements and so was chosen to be the recipient of the award. This award en- titled him to compete for a scholarship at Rochester, New York. The GAA letter awards are presented to those girls who have earned sufhcient credits. Six girls this year earned a total of six credits, the highest number earned for a letter. These girls were Pat Davenport, Barbara Alongi, Karen Rudehs, and Sue Flink, seniorsg and Doreen Keltner and Eifay Connor, juniors. Helen Armstrong, a sophomore at West, was chosen the Outstanding Young Artist of Illinois by the audience at a concert sponsored by Mendelssohn Club. Competing with four other talented soloists, her violin interpretation of the first movement of a Mendelssohn concerto won her the award plus a prize of 3200. She also became an honorary active member of Mendelssohn Club, making her the youngest member in its history. Miss Dorothy Knill, senior counselor, congratulates jan Brown and Lyle tjlugg on their outstanding achievements. Jan attained the top score on the Betty Crocker examination for the American Homemaker of Tomor- row, and Lyle was the winner of the Bausch and Lomb science award. no-1