ABCs Bring Memories at AHS
Students recall a year of events tied to each letter from A to Z at AHS. Highlights include the Band, Homecoming, Prom, the Outdoor, the Crest, Saint Croix camp, and a senior class noted for xspurts and a ZAP memory.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1965
Page
5
Students recall a year of events tied to each letter from A to Z at AHS. Highlights include the Band, Homecoming, Prom, the Outdoor, the Crest, Saint Croix camp, and a senior class noted for xspurts and a ZAP memory.
The junior class at Pacelli announces officers who will organize the Junior-Senior Party and Prom next spring. Jane Mach serves as treasurer, Peter Alland as president, Peter Kennedy as vice president, and Janet Walsh as secretary.
Six teen correspondents from Hayfield Adams Lyle and LeRoy townships contribute to Teen Scene alongside Austin staff. Profiles include Diane Campbell and Donna Dreath of Lyle, Jean Schissel of Adams Joan Heydt and Linda Smith of Hayfield and Lynette Cornelius of LeRoy Ostrander highlighting their roles in FHA NHS band chorus student government and future plans.
Pacelli announces the 1965 valedictorians Mary Lickteig and Susan Zehner for four years of strong academics and activities. Mary carries a 3.914 GPA and participates in the Pacelli Orchestra,Girls Chorus and leadership groups including Reader's Club and National Honor Society.
Pacelli senior Dave Chrz has worked at the Hormel Institute for seventeen months under Dr. Orville Privett and Merle Blank. He handles animal diets and enjoys operating on rats after experiments. Dave aims for St. Mary’s College and a medical career while active in school clubs and sports.
The announcements list events in the school calendar including Junior College and Vocational Commencement at the auditorium, Junior-Senior Prom in the Terp Ballroom, High School Commencement Exercises in the large auditorium, and an ACT test session in the cafeteria, new gym, and libraries across Thursday and Saturday dates.
Bruce Sorenson and his cousin Owen Sorenson, both seniors from Minneapolis, will bike through Europe this summer. They sail June 16 on the Coastel Felice Stitman, arriving in Southampton June 25, then tour England, France, Switzerland, Italy, and the Low Countries before returning to Paris and Le Havre by August 1. they fund the trip with prior work.
Emma Flores 20, polio survivor at Immaculate Heart College in Hollywood Hills, writes with her toes attends classes and dances with friends help. She uses a bedside respirator, has fused spine, and has walked again after early promises of paralysis. Her story notes her courage and campus support from roommates and instructors.
The text describes a dramatic farewell as Pacelli Blazers burn cherished apparel in a somber, ceremonial act described as a “death by fire” parting ritual, signaling an emotional close to a chapter. The excerpt shows a heavily sentimental moment with tears and heavy hearts.
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