Whitewater High School - Aqualba Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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JANUARY A 2: Teens Against Polio Drive gets under way with Shelby Mil- lard as chairman. Pat Mitchell is surprised with a birthday party for her at Nancy Coburn's. 11: The senior girls really teach the women of the faculty a lesson in volleyball technique. The teach- ers don't seem too willing to pay off the little bet that was made. 13: The Whippets are defeated by the Trojans on their own home court. 20: After the game with Elkhorn some kids decide pizza would taste good. It just so happens that the place was raided at the time. Not too funny, huh, kids? 24: Whippets win game with Lake Geneva. The B team also wins, and the assistant coach couldn't have been much prouder. Ask Shel- by: she knows! 25: TAP sponsors a benefit basket- ball game with City Hi's faculty members playing East Troy's fac- ulty to raise money for polio. 30: City Hi students collect money for March of Dimes. Thirty four students participate and collect 5253. 31: Seniors sponsor the annual Donkey Basketball game. Except for minor bruises, everyone seems to have survived. Tom Sheehan wins S1 in the mechanical donkey race. FEBRUARY 1: Miss Ebert takes the cheerlead- ers to Cheerleading banquet at East Troy. 2: Life is never dull if you take chemistry. Today Betty Bosshard manages to get her finger stuck in a test tube!!!?!! Page Eight CALENDAR F? 'f:.'2 3: Whippets make history tonight by beating undefeated Wilmot by one point. At the mixer the cheer- leaders lead a cheer for Coach Nehring and all sing the school song. 8: Two brave faculty members ven- ture out for another volleyball game against the students tonight. It's rather hard to say who won, but Miss McKenzie proves to be the star athlete. 9: A surprise birthdav is held at Janesville for Lyles Enright: but sEe7wasn't too surprised, or was s e. 10: After losing to Burlington and after the mixer, Bill Bethke has a nifty birthday party at his place. 13: A 1955 alumnus left for the Marines today. That adds another senior girl to the waiting list for the postman now. 22: The Future Nurses perform an operation at their meeting today- Betty Schoephoerster was the pa- tient patient . It was quite en- tertaining to the Watertown Fu- ture Nurses who came for a tea. 24: A few brave students slip and slide to school this morning. Buses didn't come in so the city slickers are dominant. Classes are inform- al and not much accomplished. To- night Dave Kayser and the two se- nior cheerleaders participate in their last game of the season against Elkhorn. 25: Ruth Foote learns it's impos- sible to go skiing where there is no snow. The after effects just aren't worth it! 29: This day only comes once ev- ery four years. Some girls take advantage of this fact and several new couples are now going steady! Whose idea was it anyway? The local forensics contest is held dur- ing the afternoon and evening. I

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NOVEMBER 2: In the last game of the season with Delavan, the Whippets show real team work as they beat them in the closing minutes of the game, 20-13. 3: Teachers' convention begins, but it is no vacation for the senior class play cast, hard at work learn- ing their lines. 8: Everyone who. isn't on the team seems to be trying out as a B team cheerleader! 9: Open house for parents at school. With report cards due tomorrow there should be some interesting conversations taking place. 10: The issuing of report cards to- day marks one fourth of the school year gone. A mixer sponsored by the cheerleaders is used by some to raise their dejected spirits! 11: Veterans' Day, replacing Ar- mistice Day, is opened by a pro- gram at the College High. The program is presented by the Col- lege High Choir and the Rev. L. M. Douglass, the Methodist Church minister. 14: Two buses are late for school this morning. It seems as though someone let the air out of the tires last night. 16: Dress rehearsal for the senior class play including make-up-for the boys, too! 17: Non-conference game with Fort. We lose. 18: The seniors present Skinned Alive with everyone doing an out- standing job. The cast has a party in the gym following the evening performance. 22: Basketball game with Lake Geneva. We lose, 48-45. 24: Thanksgiving vacation begins. 28: For most of us it's back to school, but it seems that a few ate too much turkey! CALENDAR ,qlfa ,4 vi , 1 Q5 . .,,.,',m an 'P A ...L 57 2- -1 Bi! 30 QJ UN' u ,, . pai R ar- Q ' mul 'ltr' .2 1, v . Khin I .fri g' if sf L. 1. x-A ,gg-35 n, 5 .. ' A we . 1 -L 1 'ei' e wwf Qlflflht Q59 -:17: fri' -.5 W 'lk'-sv':'i'Qi - Nou. 36 Va-c .--Y DEQO 7 xg f 3 X Y!! gen. r.S ' n QE A x Dre- rv 30: Football banquet. Ronette Pie- per gets a big hand for dropping a milk bottle. Dave Davis has a few too many ice cream and cake dishes sitting in front of him. A growing boy needs plenty of nourishment, eh, Dave? DECEMBER 2: The kids who go to the Muk- wonago game are rewarded by the appearance of Billy Bruton of the Milwaukee Braves. The Whippets win the game, 71-57. 3: The senior social problems class- es don't seem to be getting much work done these days: they are busy planning their trip to Chic- go. 7: The trip to Chicago is loads of fun, in spite of Dick Sauerberg's breaking the revolving door at the Board of Trade Building. Social problems in all senses of the word were seen on Maxwell Street. Pa- jama Game was very entertaining, especially to the boys! 9: Whippets lose the game against Wilmot, 09-59. 12: The French class and choir pre- sent The Juggler of Notre Dame in an evening performance which is beautifully done. 15: The senior English classes en- tertain at Fort Hospital for Christ- mas. Santa Butgereit visits each patient and leaves a gift. James Langley, a patient, receives a tool set which will probably come in handy when he gets back to scaool. 16: The entire afternoon is devoted to the Christmas party. There are skits, presents, Santa, and music to make the party a big success. Everyone seems sorry to leave school for the long Christmas vaca- tion. 17: FBLA sponsors a Christmas dance with the theme Silver Bells . Music is provided by the Tophatters. Everyone has a good time. 26: Carolyn and Marilyn Starck have a skating party. We see: beautiful scenic Lauderdale Lakes by moonlight. Marilyn is acquir- ing the habit of putting her fingers under other's skates, while Carolyn seems to be a glutton for punish- ment by skating the whole evening with a nail in her heel! Page Seven

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MARCH 1: Sub regional tournament starts at ,Fort today. Students observe Color Day. Team loses to Jeffer- son 74 to 59. 2: Two triple trio girls with spring fever try climbing through the win- dows into the air holes today. It wasn't so funny when they closed the windows, was it, girls? 5: Miss Ford Goodlette entertains at one of our rare general assembly programs of the year. 6: Our forensics students go to Lake Geneva for the annual league contest. John Slowey, Sharon Voelz, Martha Stevenson, and Mar- ilyn Hunt receive A ratings. 8: Seniors have important class meeting, discussing plans for the Washington, D. C. trip, the annual Carnival, and Commencement ac- tivities. 12: Seniors finally vote 48-2 in fa- vor of a class trip to Washington, D. C. Tardy Club is organized. 17: Sharon Voelz wins an A at the district forensic contest at Fort Atkinson and will go on to the State Contest at Madison. 19: Evening meeting of the new Parent-Teacher-Student Organiza- tion. Carol Kohlmetz is elected secretary. A panel discussion, moderated by Mrs. Flanagan, serves as the program. Jim Rice and Bill Dwinell get acquainted with their parents' points of view. 23: F. H. A. square dance to cele- brate the end of the third quarter. 24: Solo and ensemble contests are held with City High receiving eight starred firsts. 27: Parents and students converge on school for annual College Night. 28: Future Nurses' Club travels to Madison to visit the Methodist Hos- pital. CALENDAR MHHCH 12. '1 uv X an 45 .- X f I, 'k X O '-'iff r- '3 a .9 YY -- . , Q ,,, . it 73M 'KS arm-urs Pa-ads Mqncn-4 eq - i:..'!J1.f- , NS Www 1 i ff, fifltu. I3 52 f ' ' sg. V' . , r.'n1i....f! HGIL27 ,mr f . . Q Vv-'ewan 5.061 F w ill If 0 'Q :A 113 :feta 'rf-1.1 . if ,S ,MBV 30 F 29: Spring vacation starts as the Aqualba goes to press. APRIL 9: Spring vacation ends all too soon. 10: Burlington choir concert here. 13: Gingham Ball with the theme of Cherry Pink and Apple Blos- som White proves to be a big night. 24: City High choir plays a return engagement at Burlington. 27: Senior Carnival attracts good crowd and some fair profits for the senior treasury, much needed, by the way. 28: Choir festival is held. MAY 5: Band festival completes music contests for the year. 11: Junior Prom night with Post- Prom Party following inaugurates a new custom for Whitewater City High. The Armory is the scene of this event with local service or- ganizations acting as sponsors. 27: Baccalaureate with the Rev. Warren Sigwalt as the speaker op- ens the week of commencement ac- tivities of the seniors. 29: All-school picnic following the distribution of Aqualbas. 30: Memorial Day-no school. 31: Commencement, a never to be forgotten event for the seniors, is ushered in by the familiar strains of Pomp and Circumstancef' JUNE 1: Seniors leave for Washington, D. C., fmidnight!!'7J. Last day of school for everyone with final re- port cards and all the other Ufare- well events. Good-by until Sep- tember. Page Nine