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1955: November 23 (Thanksgiving issue)

 

Vol. VII - No. 3  (Robert Washburn, Editor):

"Act Your Age" comedy

42-member Journal staff produces record-breaking issue

Key Club, Student Council, Local Exchange Student

Magazine Sales Drive

GCHS Class Officers, 1955 - 56

GCHS Varsity Defending CHVL Cheerleading Champions

Construction of school addition begins

Peerless Portraits: Marshall Devenpeck, Bernard Michael Bachand

Columns: Platters, Patterns, SPORTime

1955 - 56 Basketball Schedule

Basketball Captain, Bruce Walsh

P.T.A. Scholarship Fund

"Ozark Hop" dance planned

14 pages

1957: January 28

 Vol. VIII - No. 4  (Karen Kaasa, Editor)

  • 300 Wing opens
    Hams appear on the scene
    Junior High schedule relaxed
    Six teachers, two Seniors get married
    Teachers resign
    Junior Prom planned
    One student shot, another tobogganed
    Ed Sill, Ed McCumber hospitalized
    Student gets Red '57 Nash Rambler
    Elvis in the army
    Duane Kent Bowls 191
    Dutchmen hoopsters have 2 - 5 season (so far)
    GHS Co-ed Bowling League
    Coach Kopcza Starts Golf Squad
    Knouse, Dunham Top Teachers
     

1958: September 30

 

Vol. X - No 1 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • 21 New Teachers

  • Jenner Returns from Argentina

  • GCHS Welcomes Foreign Exchange Student Alice Dickes

  • Parking Lot Improvements

  • Student Enrollment Now 1,083

  • Alton Farnsworth New Principal

  • Columns: Thoughts While Strolling, Patterns and Platters, SPORTime, Junior High Inquiring Reporter, Senior High Inquiring Reporter, Dear Gabby

  • 1959 Yearbook Plans

  • Lebanese Family Escapes War; Kids enrolled at GCHS

1958: October 29

 Vol. X - No 2 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • Front page article about Jim Hauser by Lori Zwicklbauer

  • Photo of Jim Hauser with teacher John Ryan

  • Jack Jenner and Alice Dickes to speak at PTO meeting

  • Articles by Ken George, Ron Mudge, Jane Quay

  • Lori Z. and Sue Wheeler to co-chair Senior NHS dance

  • Interviews with Art Kocsis and Howard Anderson

  • Editorial by Nancy Curtis

  • “Overtones” by Joanne Ford

  • “Thoughts while strolling . . . “ by Sue Wheeler

  • “SPORTtime” by Jon Briggs

  • “Peerless Portrait” of Howard Anderson

  • Orson Dunham maps Thatcher Park caves!
1958: November 25

Vol. X - No 3 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • Articles by Lori Zwicklbauer, Jane Quay, Ron Mudge,

  • Margit Kaasa, Linda Peters and Sue Wheeler in oratorical contest

  • Columns by Sue Wheeler, Jon Briggs, Joanne Ford

  • Editorial by Linda Thorsen
1958: December 23

 Vol. X - No 4 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • Articles by Ken George, Ron Mudge, Sandra Schermerhorn

  • Columns by Linda Peters, Joanne Ford, Sue Wheeler, Jon Briggs
1959: February 24 Vol. X - No 5 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • Scholarships won by Jim Hauser, Jeff Hirsch, Bob Jacobson and Art Kocsis

  • Hirsch and Kocsis get National Merit Scholarship commendations (by Lori Z.)

  • Jim Hauser nominated to Air Force Academy (front page article & photo) by Nancy Curtis

  • Jeff Robertson, Wes Norton, Bob Bailey and Phil Calvary play custodian for a day

  • Articles by Lori Z., Jane Quay, Nancy Curtis, Ron Mudge

  • Columns by Sue Wheeler, Jon Briggs. Editorial by Ken George
1959: March 24 Vol. X - No 6 (Jack Jenner, Editor)

  • Nancy Curtis, Valedictorian, and Jack Jenner, Salutatorian of Class of ‘59

  • Articles by Jane Quay, Dick Conklin

  • Columns by Joanne Ford, Sue Wheeler, Jon Briggs, Sandra Schermerhorn, Ron Mudge

  • Photo: morning P.A. announcers Harmon Taylor, Bob Hanna, Sue Wheeler and Art Kocsis

  • Inquiring reporter: Diane Wells spends Spring Break in Daytona Beach!
1959: October 14

Vol. XI - No. 1  (Carol Nutting, Editor) 

  • Barkley Butler semi-finalist in scholarship competition

  • GCHS goes to triple sessions

  • Joyce Smolen to Holland, Jan Berg from Norway to GCHS

  • GCHS goes green

  • Columns by Gabby, Barbara Hrachian, Hugh Prytherch
1959: November 18  Vol. XI - No. 2  (Carol Nutting, Editor) 

  • Prediction of life in year 2059 by Peg Van Deusen

  • Senior Poll names Most Popular, Best Looking, Best Dressed, Most Humorous, Most Athletic, Most Likely to Succeed, Nicest Smile

  • Speaking Contest

  • Four seniors compete for AFS trip abroad

  • Three students compete for scholarship

  • Recording star Crash Craddock visits GCHS

  • Columns by Gary Livingston, Hugh Prytherch, Sue Spring, Jack Kilcher

  • Y-Teens Sew Skirts

December 16, 1959

(Carol Nutting, Editor) 

GCHS participates in Project Talent

GCHS beatniks called Guildniks

GCHS girls and new fashions

Photo: new Key Club members

Article about Dorothy Jenner, school nurse

  

February 3, 1960

(Carol Nutting, Editor) 

Awards for NCTE, NHS, Junior Miss competitions

Bush becomes Junior High principal, Ciaccio and Carlson to Senior High

  

March 16, 1960

(Carol Nutting, Editor) 

Seven scholarship winners all from same class

  

May 4, 1960

(Carol Nutting, Editor) 

Nancy Wilkins is ’60 Valedictorian, Barbara Wais, Salutatorian

New Junior High school building under construction

“Les Problemas de Cuba”, about Castro takeover

  

 

May 25, 1960

(Arline Sroka, Editor) 

Junior Prom held on May 7 (photo), Senior Ball on June 24

Carl Sand is summer exchange student

Senior NHS inducts 14 members

“Going to College” article includes quotes from Sue Wheeler, Nancy Curtis, John King and Bob Hanna

  
 

1963:  June

 

Vol. XIV - No. 6
 

1963:  October 22

 

Vol. XV  - No. 1
 

1963:  November 19

 

Vol. XV  - No. 2
 

1964:  March 4

 

Vol. XV  - No. 4
 

1964:  April 22

 

Vol. XV  - No. 5
 

1964:  June 10

 

Vol. XV  - No. 7

2009: October

Vol. LXI - No. 1
2009: November

 Vol. LXI - No. 2
2010: February

 Vol. LXI - No. 3
2010: March

 Vol. LXI - No. 4
     
     
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