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I THE ,d- "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REQION SINCE 1875" THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 1964 Pag* Nb» Alma Mater Of 1964 Graduating Oil Long History 01 Progress In School V * "' * » I ( " i rfV IriiiVif iiiir'- iSSStmSSt JUNIORS HOLD "ADVENTURES IN PARADISE" THEME On Saturday evening, May 16, juniors and seniors of the local high school, attired in their finest, entered "Adventures in PaVadise" when they enjoyed the annual spring prpm in the high school gymnasium. The prom theme was carried out in a motif of a tropical island complete with palm trees and grass huts. The post-prom committee made plans for the event to be held this year at Fox Trails Swim & Tennis club in Cary. The 250 students and chaperones were picked up immediately following the dance and transported by bus to the neighboring city, where they enjoyed a chicken dinner, dancing, swimming and tennis^ TWENTY-FOOT SENIORS NAMED TO HONOR GROUP Newly named members of the National Honor society joined senior members elected last year at an impressive tapping ceremony held in April at the high school. The seniors may include only the top 15 per cent of the class who have a 4.0 or better average on all parts of the balloting by the faculty. Honors this year went to Mike Noonan, Don McCrary, Leslie Deckcr, Chris Oleszczuk, Jan Potter, Sue Nowak, Sandra Berkley, Jacqueline Hansen, Val Peterson, Ken Sternickle, Jerry Koepke, Kathy Leibach, Carla Dietz, Karen Haubold, Sue Marchi, Pat Harbecke, Jeanne Liptrot, Ricky Prine, Chrys Levesque, Vickie Jesski, Trudi Freund, Joy Brabanec, Pam Von Obstfelder and Sandra Josserand. SEVENTEEN MCHS SENIORS RATE HIGH INEIAMS Semi-Finalists Selected In State Scholasship Program Seventeen McHenry high school seniors were included last January among the 7,559 Illinois young people who have qualified as semi-finalists in the 1964-65 State Scholarship program on the basis of high school academic record and performance on the competitive exam. The seventeen included Jacqueline Hansen, Janice Potter, Chrys Levesque, Susan Nowak, Carla Dietz, Genevieve Adams, Kathleen Leibach, Elayne Godina, Christine Oleszczuk, Valerie Peterson, Trudy Kay Freund, Pam Von Obstfelder, Michael Noonan, Kenneth Sternickle, Richard Prine, Karen Haubold and Susan Marchi. The semi-finals represented 699 high schools and were selected from the 27,200 student who sought State Scholarship consideration by taking the ACT examination the previous fall. TRESfeNTED CHARTER Donald Palmer, chairman of the Illinois Area Extension commit lee, presented the Lake Region Y.M.C.A. charter to three of ts olticials at the Illinois annual meeting in Springfield. The Lake Region was the only new Y M.C.A. to receive a charter this . year. Organized in February, programming will commence about July 1. MCHS BOASTS OUTSTANDING YOUNG ATHLETES Religious controversies are usually multiplied by division. McHenry High had many outstanding athletes during the past school year. Following is a brief outline of leaders in various sports, all seniors, whose shoes will be hard to fill .when new seasons roll around: Dick Jelinek -- 1964 McHenry County Discus Champion and record holder, 154*11". 1964 North Suburban conference Discus Champion and record holder 158'0". McHenry High school record holder, 158'00". Bob Fowler -- 1964 McHenry County Sophomore High Hurdles Champion 16:2. Fred Kusch -- 1964 3rd place North Suburban shot put 50' IIV2". McHenry High school record holder shot put 50'H1/^". Roy Fellows -- 1964 3rd place North Suburban conferencl pole vault 12'6^4". McHenry High school record holder 12*61/i". George Koch -- Illinois State 100 yard dash -- 2nd place. 1964 McHenry County champion in 100 yard dash -- 220 yard dash -- 180 low hurdles. McHenry County record holder in 180 low hurdles 20:0. 1964 North Suburban Conference champion in 100 and 180 low hurdles. 2nd place in 220. Record holder in 100, 10:0; 220, 21:8 and 180 low hurdles, 20:0. Cross Country Ron Sluga -- Captain and winner of cross country trophy (most wins for the season). Football Bill Funk -- Q.B. -- Appointed captain. Butch Meyer -- Defensive H.B. -- End (All conference and all area). Ron Kreutzer -- Guard (All conference) (all area). Squad voted most valuable and most outstanding defense. Golf Bilf Funk -- Awarded trophy 2 years in a row for lowest average score throughout the season. 3 year letter winner. Chris Newkirk -- Awarded 3 varsity letters in golf, played second man throughout the season. Track y Jim Cassell -- 230 and 1 man. Ken Fletcher -- Year's best 880 time for McHenry. Dick Jelinek -- McHenry High school record holder in discus, county record holder in discus and conference champion 158'.0". Scott King -- Utility man, high hurdler, low hurdler, broad jumper and high jumper. Don Klapperich -- McHenry's third discus thrower -- member of third place Mundelein relays discus team. Jerry Koepke -- ll'O" vaulter -- member of vaulting team which placed 3rd at Mundelein relays and 4th at Wheaton relays. Fred Kusch -- McHenry High school record holder in shot put 50'6". Member of record setting shot put team at Mundelein relays. Ron Sluga -- McHenry's best miler this year. Senior Football Players James Ambrose, Thomas Blake, Dean Cable, Monty Corso, Glenn Davis, Ken Fletcher, Ronald Fuhler, Dick Jelinek, Donald Klapperich, Bryan Klontz, Ron Kreutzer, Fred Kusch, Donald Mercure, Donald Meyer, Allen' Miller, Chris Newkirk, and Steve Schweikert. Wrestling Larry Schuerr -- (154 pound weight class) State District champion; Mundelein Tour, Champion (Career) Varsity record -- 33 wins, 6 losses; 2nd place conference. Russ Phillips -- (138 pound class) State District champion, 300 In School Music Program About 300 members of the school's enrollment is engaged in some form of musical activity- Valerie Peterson served as band president this year. Other *®Tseniors who were soloists with the organization included James Benson, cornetist; Jerold Koep- <ke, tuba; Susan Marchi, flutist. Miss Marchi was honored by receiving the Arion medal, a national award, at the May band-chorus festival. The chorus of 250 members was served this year by James Benson jand Pam Von Obstfelder as co-presidents of the large mixed chorus and Eileen Homo as president of the select, contest organization. Jim and Pam received the special awards given each year by a vote of the senior chorus members for having contributed most to the chorus during the past four years. Twenty-three seniors were included among membership of the Modern Music Masters, which Chris Oleszczuk served as president. Pam Von Obstfelder was honored by being named "top notcher" for 1964 by members of the organization. 3rd place conference. Season record -- 15 wins, 5 losses. Most improved varsity wrestler. Fred Sorenson -- (127 pound weight class) 3rd place conference, 3rd place State district. Season record -- 11 wins, 7 losses. On wrestling team 4 years. Dennis Banker -- (138 pound class) On wrestling team 4 years. Peter Sarr -- (180 pound class) On wrestling team 4 years. GOOD CITIZEN AWARD GIVEN TO SUE NOWAK Sue Nowak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Nowak of 1502 W. Bay road, was named early in March as winner of the Good Citizen award made by the Kishwaukee Trail chapter of-the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is 17 and a June graduate. Her selection came through a vote of the faculty after the finalists, chosen from among all girls in the senior class, had been narrowed to three. The DAR honors one girl in the school each year for the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Miss Nowak, who ranks in the top 8 per cent of her class, has been president of the Future Teachers of America for two years. '64 HOMEMAKER TITLE AWARDED TO YOUNG SENIOR Pamela Leight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Leight of 907 Allen avenue, a senior in the McHenry high school, has been named "homemaker of tomorrow". She won the coveted honor by achieving the highest score in a written knowledge and attitude examination. Pam received a pin to signify her achievement and her test paper was entered in competition for state honors. The young senior, who works for a catering service, was enrolled this past year in the MCHS homemaking class of family living which is taught to senior girls. Eisenhower and Lincoln have two things in common: a White House residency, and a Gettysburg Address. McHenry Community high school, now in its forty-sixth year, will leave happy memories for some 238 seniors who will don caps and gowns tonight, June 4, to receive their diplomas in an impressive commencement program on McCracken field. The local high school has a long and proud history of growth and progress which extends back to the first record of MCHS graduates -- 1892. Until 1919 the high school district included only the city of McHenry and was supported by the present grade school district. Impelled by a few leading citizens, an election was held on Sept. 20, 1919, for the purpose of forming a new high school district. • The district at this early date included, alj of McHenry township with the exception of a strip along the northwest side, and also took in a twomile piece of Nunda township with the exception of four square miles lying just south of Lakemoor. In 1940 the Wonder Lake district was added by petition and the district then included sixty square miles. Later, the Griswold Lake grade school district was added in the same manner. With the enlargement of the high school district in 1919 the school boasted ninety students, of which thirteen were to become the first graduates of the new Community high school These 1920 graduates included George Barbian, William Brunswick, Genevieve Carey, Jennie Mae Cooley, Frank Doherty, Blanche Myers, Clarence Niesen, Harvey Nye, Rosemary Nye, Kathleen O'Reilly, Mary Smith, Elsie Vycital and Robert Weber. Four teachers were responsible for making graduation possible for these seniors in this memorable year. They were Miss Blanche D. Pryor, Miss Dora G. Kenny, Miss Monroe and O. G. Treadway. Little did these thirteen seniors-or their teachers realize then that legs than a half century later the graduating class would have increased in number more tbaai eighteen times, having completed their four years in well equipped classrooms of new and modern buildings. Until the erection of the new high school in 1924, grade and high school classes were held in the same building. In 1920 and 1921 the gymnasium of the present Landmark school was used as an assembly hall for high school students. Ih 1922 a portable annex, which included two classrooms and a library, was added to the east of that building. The previous year of 1921 it became the hope of many citizens that McHenry would have a new and modern school building, and in a special election in December of that year their dream became a reality. More recently, additions were made in 1950, to the east of the original building which faces Main street, including the present gymnasium, and in 1958, the structure to the south of the old section. Enrollment continues to keep pace with the ever growing population of the McHenry area, and studies are in progress toward the day in the not too distant future when Hpother expansion program must be undertaken. A close look at the class of 1964 is evidence that the expenditure in time, effort an<* money for their education ha been one of our most worth" while undertakings. ; CAST OF FOURTEEN PRESENT SHAW'S PLAY "PYGMALION" Fourteen aspiring young thespians and sixty senior students comprising the production crew combined efforts this year to present one of the school's finest theatrical productions. On April 10 and 11, the cast presented George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion." Members included Steve Harris as Professor Higgins; Pam Von Obstfelder as Eliza Doolittle; also Glenn Davis, Steve Schweikert, Mike Noonan, Fred Cooper, Craig Cone, Leslie Decker, Helen Koffski, Elayne Godina, Pam Parker, Chrys|U-.evesque, Melody Losch and Sharon. Hoffman. RONALD WAGNER COMPLETES HIGH SCHOOL COURSES Ronald J. Wagner completed his four years of high school education at Salvatorian seminary, St. Nazianz, Wis., on May 30 at 10:15 o'clock. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Wagner, his five brothers and sister, Joyce, Mrs. Eleanor Young and Mrs. LeRoy Wagner and daughter, Janice, attended the graduation. The Most Rev. George A. Hammes, DD, gave the commencement address and presented diplomas to Ronald and the other thirty-two graduates of his class. FISH REC ORD A new state record has been established for the redear sunfish, the Illinois Department of Conservation has announced. Victor Crawford, of Villa Grove, caught a one pound, four ounce redear at Lincoln Trail State Park near Marshall on May 4. This is four ounces heavier than the previous record. FAIR ATTRACTION The U.S. Army's crack parachute team, the • Golden Knights, will demonstrate their "aerobatic" skills during the 1964 Illinois State Fair. Franklin Rust, general manager of the exposition has announced that a nine-man, freefalling parachuting team will appear during the first seven days of the fair. 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