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Show Highes, Sherril Smiley, Marilyn Shipley, and Pat Steele. This year's class gift committee consists of Jerry Williams, chairman, chair-man, Kent Rasmussen, Wayne Smith, and Marcia Wilson. The gift that was requested by 75 of the senior class is a score-board for the football field. Funds are now being raised towards that goal. Commencement week will reach its climax Friday, May 24, when all eligible seniors will receive their certificate of graduation at the commencement excercise. OLYMPUS HIGH By Kathleen Hinckley Eighty-one percent of the students stu-dents of Olympus High cast their ballots in the final elections for next year's student body officers, last Tuesday, April 16. Election returns were announced the following fol-lowing day in a special assembly. Doug Engh was named as the new Student President, with Bill Knott as Second Vice President, Mjona Hirschi as Vice President, and Janice Holbrook as Secretary. Historians will be Judy Robinson and Barbara Hoffman. On the same ballot were the names of twelve cheerleaders. Out of this twelve, six were chosen to serve the student body next year. These include the following: Bob Foster, Bonnie Jackson, Brian McBride, Carolyn Wagstaff, Barbara Bar-bara Nelson, and head cheerleader, Jay Mimmer. Doug Engh, the newly elected Student Body President, has been very outstanding during the past two years at Olympus. He has served as a student council representative, repre-sentative, played on the football team, been a member of the Usher's Club, and has this year served as Junior Class President. Commencement week preparations prepara-tions are now in progress. The theme of "Proudly We Hail" has been chosen to reign over the week's activities. Featured students graduation speakers were recently chosen from the top twenty seniors by the casting of lots. These students include Robert Bee, Steve Kohlert, Judy Larson and Beth Marchant. Jim Rice will offer the invocation and Marcia Wilson will deliver the benediction. The week's activities begin with Vesper Service, which is held Sunday, Sun-day, May 19. T. Edgar Lyon has been selected as the guest speaker. Neil Rasband, is Vesper Service chairman, he is being assisted by Joan Palmer and John Haslam. The following Tuesday is the date set for the annual senior class awards banquet. This activity is under the direction of Deena Sherman, with Lynette Helme and Barbara Erickson assisting. A senior class farewell assembly under the direction of Alvin Larson Lar-son will be presented the same day. His committee includes Richard |