1956 Flashback Yearbook
 Lowpoint-Washburn High School
Washburn, Illinios
Woodford County, Illinois Genealogy Trails

Yearbook Staff

Standing: Alicia Laible, Miss Lavelle, Beverly Gardner, Mrs. Wiseman, Carole Funk, Clarice Strauch, Janet Tjaden, Barbara Norris, Karla Kail, Sharon Burdon, Jane Laible, Richard Mackie, Michael Swanson.
Seated:  Mary Ann Schneider, Judy Jenkins, Sandra Ingold, Janet Janssen, Barbara Emery, Janet Tyson, Nina McKittrick, Judy Porch.

Mrs. Wiseman, on behalf of the faculty and the student body of Lowpoint-Washburn High School, we, the yearbook staff, wish to thank you for your willingness to accept the responsibilities bestowed upon you by all of us.

Without hesitation organizations, classes, students, and faculty members brought you material to be set-up, typed, and duplicated.  We were always certain of a prompt and accurate result.

Whenever in doubt of the understanding of a commercial problem, we students came to you with the assurance of receiving valuable assistance.

We want to take this opportunity to thank you again for your commendable work.

Mr. A. R. Wetzel has now completed his fourth year as Superintendent of Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit District No. 7.  For the past two years he has also held the position of principal of the high school.  He was born in Macomb, Illinois, and received his B.A. at the Western State Teachers' College and his M.A. at the University of Illinois. 


Mr. Wetzel was a high school teacher, principal, coach, and superintendent with nine years of experience as a unit superintendent when he came here in 1952. He has a Life State Supervisory Certificate and is active in several educational and community organizations.  This year he is also president of the Woodford County Principals' Association and the Tri County Principals' Association.

Mrs. Emerson Bill, B. Ed. Illinois State Normal University, University of Illinois Home Economics. Miss Ann Bradley, B.S., Western Illinois State College, Vocal Music. Mr. Kenneth Condit, M.S., University of Illinois, Agiculture. Mr. J. Austin Eckstein, Jr., B. Ed., Illinois State Normal University, Mathematics, Coach.

Seniors
.....this, our last year at LWHS, started with the direction of freshmen initiation.  As projects, we sponsored a bake sale, sold pop at the home games, and sold stationery.

At the homecoming dance on February 3, against a background of red and white hearts, Sharon Burdon and Jim Robinson were crowned king and queen.  Attendants were Barb Emery, Carole Funk, Alicia Laible, Dave Cochran, Kenny Winkler, and Dalton Jessup.

Another project was our play on April 6.  These projects were all successful and so we are looking forward to the senior trip.

We want to thank our sponsors, Miss Lavell, Mr. Eckstein, and Mr. Rittenhouse, for their guidance in making this year a successful one.

Jenkins, Laible, Unzicker, Emery

President..........Barbara Emery Vice President..........Carl Unzicker Secretary..........Judy Jenkins Treasurer..........Alicia Laible

Barbara Emery Class President - 4 Student Council - 2 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4         Parliamentarian - 4 Mixed Chorus - 1 Girls' Chorus - 1 Yearbook Staff - 3, 4 Cheerleader - 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 Queen's Court

Carl Unzicker Vice President - 4 F.F.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4    Secretary - 4       Reporter - 2, 3 Baseball - 3, 4 Basketball - 2, 3, 4 Cross Countyr - 4

Judy Jenkins Secretary - 4 Student Council - 1 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff -4

Alicia Laible Secretary - 2 Treasurer - 4 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4      President - 3      Secretary - 2 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff - 2, 3, 4 Band - 1, 2, 3, 4,      Librarian - 4 Class Play - 3, 4 Driver's Training - 2 Queen's Court

Beverly Gardner Vice President - 2 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice President - 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Treasurer - 3 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Yearbook Staff - 2, 3, 4 Band - 1, 2, 3, 4 Uniform Committee - 4 Class Play - 3, 4 Driver's Training -2

Carolyn Call F. H. A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Kenny Winkler F. F. A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 President - 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Boys' Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Class Play - 3, 4 King's Court

Ralph Gay Class Play - 4 Carole Sue Funk Class President - 1 Vice President - 3 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Recreation Chr. - 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Vice President - 3 Yearbook Staff - 2, 3, 4 Band - 1, 2, 3, 4 President - 4 Class Play - 3 Driver's Training - 2 Queen's Court

Joyce Jenkins F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Dalton Jessup Class President - 3 Baseball - 2, 3, 4 Basketball - 1, 2, 3, 4 Cross Country - 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 King's Court

Linda Schertz Reporter - 1 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4      Treasurer - 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 David Cochran Mixed Chorus - 1 Boys' Chorus - 1 Baseball - 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball - 1, 2, 3, 4 Cross Country - 4 Driver's Training - 2 King's Court Class Play -4

Judy Porch F.H.A. - 1, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2 Yearbook Staff - 4 Band - 2, 3 Janet Tjaden F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff - 4

Mary Ann Schneider Secretary - 1, 3 Treasurer - 2 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4      Secretary - 2 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff - 4 Band - 1, 2, 3, 4      Uniform Committee - 4 Class Play - 3 Kenny Van DeVeer Driver's Training - 2 Class Play - 4

Sharon Burdon Vice President - 1 Treasurer - 3 Student Council - 1 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2 Yearbook Staff - 3, 4 Cheerleader - 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 Queen

Jim Robinson F.F.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Treasurer - 4 Sentinel - 3 Boys' Chorus - 1 Baseball - 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball - 1, 2, 3, 4 Track - 1, 2, 3, 4 Cross Countyr - 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 King

Barbara Weers F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3 Shirley Hollis F.H.A. - 1 Mixed Chorus - 1 Cheerleader - 1, 2 Driver's Training - 2

Donna Eilts F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 Robert Hicks F.F.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4

Barbara Norris F.H.A. - 1, 4 Girls' Chorus - 1 Yearbook Staff - 4 Class Play - 4 Janet Janssen Class President - 2 Class Treasurer - 1 F.H.A. - 1, 2, 3, 4 Recreation Chr. - 3 Mixed Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 President - 3 Girls' Chorus - 1, 2, 3, 4 Yearbook Staff - 2, 3, 4 Cheerleader - 1, 2 Band - 1, 2, 3, 4 Librarian - 3, 4 Class Play - 3

Senior Will We, the Senior Class of 1956, being of sound mind and good memory, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. I, Sharon Burdon, bequeath my recently acquired spanish accent and my vocabulary, which I hope to increase to the extent of being able to someday interpret my faithful Mexican pen pal's letters, to Joan Bennington. I, Carolyn Call, will my activeness in all sports, including tripping lightly over hayrakes, to Marilyn Hill with the hope that broken bones will not be the result. I, David Cochran, leave my collection of highway traffic signs, fence posts, multicolored fenders, and my reliable old "Huddie" to Terry Robbins. I, Donna Eilts, bequeath my useless information gained through 40 minute chats during History class with Kenny Winkler to Karla Kail.  Believe me Karla, it's a sacrifice - they're priceless. I, Barbara Emery, bequeath my calm, cool, collected method of driving to Janet Gronewold and my interests in the institutes of higher learning, mainly to U of I, to Winnie Miller. I, Carole Funk, will my ability to balance equations in chemistry to my colleague, Tony Glaub, and my desire to slop together a new chemical compound to Harold Smith. I, Beverly Gardner, will my expense of keeping the lights burning into the late hours every evening in order to maintain that "A" average to Oliver Zenzen and my luck in having basketball games fall on my night to work goes to betty Brandt. I, Ralph Gay, the super stationery salesman, leave to Paul Foster all my science fiction novels with the hope that he too will obtain pleasure by exploring the vast regions bound between their covers. I, Robert Hicks, will my little black book containing numerous names and phone numbers of my old flames to John D. Lear and Billy Sticklmaier.  Here's hoping you boys never suffer a dateless night. I, Shirley Hollis, bequeath my good-natured acceptance of assignments to Walter Loscher and my unique method of studying bookkeeping to Charlotte Golden. I, Janet Janssen, will my ability to work with numbers and my skill at simplifying the most difficult mathematices problems by using my original short-cut formula to Enid Strauch.  My co-editorship of the yearbook goes to Sandra Ingold. I, Joyce Jenkins, will my habit of frequenting the great metropolis of Lacon to Janet Tyson and my worn out baseball mitt to Dee Foster. I, Judy Jenkins, bequeath my ten nimble fingers specially adapted for speed and accuracy in typing and producing that rythmic tempo of the "Twelfth Street Ray" to Jim Beschorner. I, Dalton Jessup, will my winning ways with the girls to Donald Ransom and my restless nights spent rehearsing speeches to Roger Unzicker. I, Alicia Laible, bequeath my notebook of non-humorous themes and box of "Charm Plus Capsules" to Carol Pomeranke. I, Barbara Norris, leave my favorite hobby of "accidentally" crushing test tubes and overheating thermometers in chemistry class to terry Jones. I, Judy Porch, bequeath my ability to develop the art of filling, then spilling water glasses, coffee cups, and soup bowls to Mary Lou Murphy.  Remember the customer's always right! I, Jim Robinson, will my track shoes to Richard Mackie.  They served their purpose on the field but are a better asset for outdistancing members of the opposite sex. I, Linda Schertz, though small in stature yet strong in spirit, bequeath my promptness to volunteer for pop sales duty to Clarice strauch, and my characteristi of supplying a humorous phase to every situation to Jane Laible. I, Mary Ann Schneider, will my methods for trapping a man the quick and easy way to Melony Gray and my dislike for the atrocious dance steps which are the current fad to bonnie Finch. I, Janet Tjaden, leave my night-rite fountain pen and emply stationery box to Nina McKittrick with the agreement that she will capitalize on its life time guarantee. I, Carl Unzicker, leave my most treasured possession, the stickers on my "Chevie" doors, to Roger Nuske.  They will become effective on January 1, 2962. I, Kenny Vandeveer, will my well-developed skill of inserting coke bottles into the cylinder shaped compartments of the coke machine to Mike Swanson.  You'll labor while they profit is my wraning. I, Barbara Weers, bequeath my good judgment in selecting the preparatory homemaking courses, which are offered for the sole purpose of preventing future haphazard homemakers, to Ardith Damerell and Cecelia Imhoff. I, Kenny Winkler, will my numerous theories on "How to Make History Classes More Interesting" to Jim Blackburn and my headaches from constant worry about the success of the Future Farmers to John Whirrell and Roger Haney. Signed, sealed, and published by the Senior Class of 1956