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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1962
Page
5
A group of seniors and their guests enjoyed an authentic Hawaiian luau at Phyllis Whitt’s home on Saturday May 5. Hostess greeted each couple and presented a program as orange and yellow decorations brightened the venue with streamers flowers and hanging fruit. Alpha lettering glowed on an orange wall while refreshments and Hawaiian style dancing followed the meal and music.
A reader poetically defines freedom as the flag, Liberty, church bells, and the national anthem. The piece links freedom to government critique, rights, and peaceful pride, ending with personal sacrifice for country and a steadfast love of liberty.
The last chapel program of the 1962 63 school year was held on Tuesday May 1. The choral club directed by Mr Wright sang a beautiful song before Pete Fowler introduced speaker Rev C C McKinney whose address titled Success Happiness and Dignity urged family happiness through personal success and dignified conduct. The program closed with a prayer by Rev McKinney.
Six Llano FFA chapter youths joined about 1,200 competitors from 300 chapters at College Station for state judging contests. Johnny Nerren Frosty Miller and Gary Larremore placed fifth in livestock judging among 83 teams. meals judging team of Derral Russell Eugene Ormiston and Brian Larremore finished 11th.
The Jacket Band elected officers for the 1962 63 year on Tuesday May 1. Outgoing officers were president Johnnie Lou Walker vice president Johnny Fowler treasurer C P Little secretary Sandy Garrett parliamentarian Colla Moss and reporter Sue Sheppard. Newly elected officers are president Sue Sheppard vice president Donald Balko secretary Pam McDougald treasurer Gene Hall parliamentarian Joan Wilson and reporter Joyce Black.
In a Tuesday May 1 meeting the faculty committee chose Johnnie Kaye Overstreet as head cheerleader for the 1962 63 school year. Other cheerleaders elected April 27 include Gail Hopson Dianne Nass Vicki Virdel and Judy Winkel across senior junior sophomore and freshman ranks.
Mrs Short helps students locate books for research and discussion including critiques of Silas Marner and popular novels. The librarian assists with card catalog use and Reader's Guide reference, aiding term papers and literature studies.
A class uses a homemade incubator to hatch a chick named Primero. They started with two eggs on April 10, kept 97 to 102 degrees, turned eggs four times daily, and observed hatching May 3 to May 4. The chick dried in the incubator and impressed neighbors and staff.
The Llano seniors will take final exams on May 16 and 17 and finish school May 17. Baccalaureate is Sunday May 20 at 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Bethel Pyles as speaker. Commencement is May 25 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium marking the end of their school days.
The Homemaking II class of ten girls accompanied by Mrs Bill Shipp and Mrs Henry Buttery visited Austin on Friday May 4. They studied homes and furniture and viewed model homes and trends in modern construction. The group also toured Cabaniss Brown Furniture Store to see available period furniture.
Llano High Band salutes the Band Boosters for their years of support. They funded uniforms jackets blankets pins and instrument repairs totaling hundreds of dollars and contributed countless hours at games and trips. Their behind-the-scenes aid brings strong community backing to the band and is gratefully acknowledged.
The Llano High School Student Association approved a new constitution after months of work. Two boys and two girls from freshmen sophomores and juniors will sell ads for next year's football programs. Freshmen will handle the games ads while funds support an all-sports banquet in later years.
LHS teachers share seniors near graduation with May 20 baccalaureate and May 25 ceremony. Plans include 4 H state honors, rodeo parade may 31 with bands marching and a concert afterward. Students urged to study for finals and prove themselves, with a Spanish proverb quoted.
The Llano FFA chapter elected officers for 1962 63 with Dexter Sagebiel as President Randy Leifeste as vice president Jamie Winkel as secretary Dean Sheppard as treasurer Gary Larremore as reporter and Dayton Land as sentinel.
A TEM Press excerpt presents sixteen reasons an American youth declines alcohol. It argues drinking impairs judgment, harms health, jeopardizes liberty, and undermines success and happiness. Personal faith, social pressure, and concern for society reinforce abstention, urging a clear, steady life aligned with Christian principles.
The Student Council officers for the 1962 63 school year were elected May 1 with Pete Fowler unopposed as president Billy Ratliff won the vice president race over Jamie Winkel and Mary Helen Holland defeated Gene Hall in a May 3 runoff for secretary.
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