The junior class held a picnic at the Floyd Atwood timber on May 19. A wiener roast was held at noon with several games and a baseball game being played in the afternoon. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hinders and Mrs. Behrens.
Miss Patty Kingman was hostess to her grade Friday at her home. The picnic was held at noon with games played in the afternoon. Those attending were: Jim Crabb, Verlyn Noring, John Fitzgerald, Mary Ann Evans, Bob Chittenden, Maxine Hunt, Karen Kingman, and the hostess, Patty Kingman.
May 24, 1961 A full capacity crowd filled the Collins Auditorium/gym for the 69th Annual Collins High School Senior Class Commencement on May 19, 1961 at 8:00 p.m. Program: Processional - "Pomp and Circumstance," Linda Atwood; Invocation - Rev. Robert McDonald; "Graduation Day" and "Moments to Remember" - Girls Glee Club; Address - "Let's Go," Joe Moore; "With a Hey, a Hi, and a Ho, Ho, Ho" and "When Love is Kind" - Girls Sextet; Presentation of the 1961 senior class by Supt. E. E. Jackson; Presentation of Diplomas - L. W. Dodd, Pres. of Board of Education. "I See God" and "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" - Girls' Trio; Benediction - Rev. Thomas Woodin; Recessional - Linda Atwood. Class Motto: Tonight we Launch, Where shall we anchor? Class Roll: Gay Hudson, James Crabb, Linda Barker, Karen Carver, Sharon Bowers, Fredrick Etnier, Ceylane Elliott, Rosemary Cory, Kathie Jones Churchill, Stanley Granger, Linda Evans, James Nichol, Sherry Luing, Walter Nichol, Claretta Smith, Richard Rice, Barbara Nichol, Charlene Luing, Helen Jacobson, Linda Mullihan, Michael Robinett.
Voluntary Student Participation
(Source - 1961 Annual)
Athletic Activities are included in date order in above narratives.
Band: (from annual) Row 1: Linda Atwood, Nancy Kimberley, Charlene Laughlin, Rosemary Robertson, Kay Robison, Cheryle Partridge, Janie Lehman. Row 2: Gregory Robinson, Larry Thomas, Verlyn Noring, Jim Crabb, Annette Sinnott, Pam Luing, Maxine Hunt. Row 3: Mrs. Holcomb (Music Director), Jerry Talburt, Dick Rice, Terry Huntrods, Kay Novinger, Carla Rhoads.
Cornet Trio: (From annual) Fred Altes, Greg Robinson, Annette Sinnott
Brass Quartette: (From annual) Verlyn Noring, Jim Crabb, Maxine Hunt, Dick Rice
Mixed Chorus: (From annual) Row 1: Judy Stevens, Sherry Luing, Kay Novinger, Claretta Smith, Judy Chittenden, Nancy Kimberley, Sandy Christian, Esther Swaim, Patsy Kingman, Mary Ann Evans. Row 2: Linda Barker, Nancy Fitzgerald, Charlene Luing, Linda Atwood, Jane Dodd, Charlene Laughlin, Linda Carson, Sally Coughenour, Sue Clark, Karol Bowers, Cheryle Partridge. Row 3: Gay Hudson, Rosemary Cory, Janet Maxwell, Helen Jacobson, Judy Hale, Linda Evans, Maxine Hunt, Sharon Campbell, Nancy Kloppenborg, Betty Downing. Row 4: Charles Struthers, David Richeson, Gary Horn, Don Struthers, Bob Crabb, Mrs. Holcomb, Music Director.
Collins School News Staff: Stanley Granger, Nancy Kimberley, Linda Atwood, Dick Rice, Sandra Johnson, Jane Dodd, Celayne Elliott, Charlene Luing, Linda Mullihan, Claretta Smith, Kathie Churchill, Maxine Hunt, Kay Novinger, Sherry Luing, Faculty Member - Mrs. Jackson.