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Brother-Sister General Motors Scholarship Winners

Date: 04 25 1961
Description: Madison Central High School senior Arlene Parmentier (right) holding a scholarship she won from General Motors. Her brother, Robert (left), is also a Gener...
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Wisconsin High School 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: Two early graduates of Wisconsin High school admiring the 1961 school yearbook at a reception marking the school's 50th anniversary. They are Ruth Noland, ...
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Edgewood High School Homecoming Dance Royalty

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: The Edgewood High School Homecoming King & Queen and their court. King James Hayes and Queen JoAnn Gottsacker are shown in front of the court made up of (L...
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Optimists Club Dinner for West High School Football Team

Date: 12 19 1961
Description: Madison West High School football coach Burt Hable (seated, right) points out some winning strategy to West Optimists president Dr. Daro Buchanan at dinner...
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Edgewood High Basketball Team State Champions

Date: 03 06 1962
Description: Dave Brown, coach of the Edgewood High Boys Basketball team, attends a victory rally after winning the State Catholic Basketball Championship. In the foreg...
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East High School 1962 Graduation Ceromony

Date: 06 15 1962
Description: An unnamed graduate receiving a high school diploma as the audience is looking on at the 1962 East High School graduation ceremony. Presenting the diplomas...
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Gang Fight Weapons Confiscated

Date: 02 06 1964
Description: Deputy Sheriff Russell Chesemore shows some of the rubber hoses, a switchblade knife, and a bat-club confiscated from Madison West and Verona High School s...
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County Government Day

Date: 02 25 1964
Description: A group of teens are shown inside the county jail surrounded by men in suits and ties, as they listen to Undersheriff Franz Haas (right) explain the jail's...
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Charles Miller, Waukesha High School Basketball Coach

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Waukesha High School Blackshirts basketball coach Charles Miller (34). One of eight teams to participate in the 1964 WIAA boy's state basketball tournamen...
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Vic Anderson, Milwaukee North High School Basketball Coach

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Milwaukee North High School boy's basketball coach Vic Anderson. Milwaukee North participated in the 1964 WIAA state basketball tournament held at the U.W...
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Harry Gibbs, Eau Claire Memorial High School Basketball Coach

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Eau Claire Memorial boy's basketball coach, Harry Gibbs. Eau Claire Memorial participated in the 1964 WIAA high school basketball tournament held at the U....
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Jim Dietrich, Manitowoc High School Basketball Coach

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Manitowoc High School basketball coach Jim Dietrich. Manitowoc High School participated in the 1964 WIAA state high school basketball tournament held at th...
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Scholarship Awards for Newspaper Carriers

Date: 05 27 1964
Description: On the right is Lawrence H. Fitzpatrick, managing editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, and two high school students to whom he presented the 1964 Madison...
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Fort Atkinson Students Stage "Patriotism-Fitness" Show

Date: 05 18 1964
Description: Governor John W. Reynolds lights the "torch of liberty" at the State Capitol for a team of cross-country runners from Fort Atkinson High School, who carrie...
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East High School Graduation

Date: 06 1964
Description: Glenn W. Stephens, Madison School District Board of Education President, awarding a diploma to a graduate at the East High School graduation ceremony.
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East High Students Win Encyclopedia

Date: 11 09 1964
Description: Four East High School students looking over a set of World Book encyclopedias they won by submitting questions to the Wisconsin State Journal's Uncle Ray c...
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Edgewood High School Homecoming Court of Honor

Date: 10 27 1964
Description: Pictured are the ten members of the Edgewood High School Homecoming court of honor. From left to right, the young people are Julie McGivern, Jerome Fahey, ...
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West High School Reunion Planners

Date: 06 02 1965
Description: Members of Madison West high school class of 1955 meet to plan their 10th reunion. Seated are Paul Sergenian, Sara Weger, and Helen Lauersdorf. Standing ar...

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