West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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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

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LINE academics I g XXX The baslc foundatlon of school IS bullt on a strong academic frame Strlvlng to malntaln a modern and effuclent educational system the admlnlstratlon and faculty work and plan to gether From thus coordnnatlon of baslc prnncn dlverslfled three year currnculum ln order to deal wnth the undnvudual pupnl the admnmstra hon has inaugurated several mtenslfned acceler ated classes Thus artlst exemplufues the fact that regular courses were mcluded also . . . I ples, Westites are able to obtain a well-rounded, , - I -