West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Capturing Top Eleven honors in the 1959-1960 school year are these eleven senior boys with the highest ranking grade averages in their class, STAND- ING: Edward Walker, Richard Shelain, Gary Grams, Josef Rokus, Steven Wolf, Robert Paul. SEATED: james Lathers, john Sype, David Pierce, Albin Kulvin- skas, Lyle Wagner. As juniors these four Westites tackled the National Merit Scholarship Test given in the early spring. This year they learned of their out- standing work on the exam. Finalists in the competition are John Sype, Edward Walker, james Kirkpatrick, and Barbara Fleming. Domestic art includes cookingg and Sarah Elson, winner of the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award, hovers over the stove, proving her abil- ity to apply the knowledge that aided her in gaining the outstanding score on the test, which is open to senior girls in the fall. Swamped with books, Ed Walker manages a smile as Diane Swenson, David Pierce, and Marilee Robertson add to the stack of knowledge which is part of an honor student's work Selected on scholastic basis these Westites swam the sea of education to gain Top Fleven honor

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Ranking highest scholastically in their class were these eleven senior girls. STANDING: DiAnna Myers, Patricia O'Leary, Barbara Fleming, Ann Asch- brenner, Diane Swenson, Mary Reh- wald. SEATED: Polly Powrie, Lynn Gustafson, Sarah Rehwald, Marlene jahss, Marilee Robertson. This year, un- like other years, there were eleven be- cause of the closeness in grades. Top Twent -twow Westites triumph as scholastic stars Sprinkled throughout the-year are the honors bestowed upon students as results of testing programs, past records, and rec- ommendations. Commending a senior girl's homemaking qualities is the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award, given to one who achieves an outstanding test score. The 1960 award went to Sarah Elson, who proved her ability in domestic arts. Scientinc achievement brought the Bausch and Lomb Science Conducting an experiment with a bunson burner and an alert mind will help in a further understanding of a scientific theory which has captured the interest of Senior Edward Walker. Ed's work in science opened the way to his winning the Bausch and Lomb Science Award. l 8 Award to Senior Edward Walker. Ed shared another honor, the National Merit Scholarship, with three other seniors, Bar- bara Fleming, jim Kirkpatrick, and john Sype. National Honor Society, in citing outstanding students, found Edward Walker and Barbara Fleming exceptional. Early spring brings an announcement of the top ten seniors. Based on semester averages, the records revealed the identity of eleven boys and eleven girls who assumed the title this year of Top Eleven. There is a sigh of relief that escapes from Edward Walker and Barbara Fleming after a strenuous testing period. Their work proved to be well worth the effort since they succeeded in becoming the winners of the National Honor Society Award.

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Princess reigns in raing arriors triumph as spirits soar to revive 959 Homecoming Katherine Shaw junior Attendant 10 Half-time highlights at the annual Homecoming game included the crowning of Princess Wakwe, chosen by the senior class. Linda Damby proudly wore the crown this year, and not less honored were senior attend- ants Stella Maggio and Elizabeth Boston. Melt Those Steelmen ! was the theme of the Hi-Y float, one of ten entries which paraded during half- time of West's Homecoming game. Bob Skupnik stirs up a batch of vigor- ous spirit for extra support in the Warriors' raging battle with Joliet. Sandy Terranova Sophomore Attendant