K-A High School Proms, Homecomings and Cornations

Kinmundy Historical Society

Kinmundy-Alma High School

Proms, Homecomings & Cornations

Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois

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Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - 1915

"The Kinmundy Express" - Apr. 27, 1916

Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - 1925

Kinmundy High School - Junior-Senior Banquet - May 5, 1939

1940-1941 Kinmundy High School Carnival

1941-1942 Kinmundy Community High School Carnival

1942-1943 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1943-1944 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1944-1945 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1945-1946 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1946-1947 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1947-1948 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1948-49 Junior Carnival candidates:
Bob Toliver and Darlene Mulvaney

1948-1949 Junior Carnival candidates:
Dick Johnson and Kathryn (Jones) Jones

1948-1949 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Loris Williams and Barbara (McNicol) Bargh

1948-1949 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Benny Gray and Betty Hammer

1948-1949 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1948-1949 – School Carnival - proceeds used for several different school activities.
Standing: Virgil Powell & Barbara (McNicol) Bargh; Beryl Cooley & Elnora (Williams) Cheatum;
Leroy Swift & Dorothy (Feather) Doolen

Seated: Juniors: Helen Feather and Don Adams

1949-1950 Kinmundy Community High School - Fall Festival

1949-1950 Kinmundy High School Fall Festival - Court

Crownbearers: Donna Humes and David Linton

Freshmen attendants: Dwight Jones and Shirley Ernst, Sophomore attendants: James Brasel and Eileen (Beard) Malekovic;

Junior attendants and King and Queen, Don Adams and Helen Feather;

Senior attendants: Bill Beard and Rojean (Alderson) Kline;

1950-1951 Kinmundy Community High School - Homecoming

1950-1951 Junior Carnival parade - Kinmundy High School
Retiring King and Queen Ronald Polanka and Donna (Garrett) Beard

1950-1951 Kinmundy Community High School Homecoming and Fall Festival:
Standing: Darrell Garrett. Keith Chance, Claude Williams, Dale Bassett, ____________, _____________,

Delores (Garrett) Sullens, Retiring Queen – Donna (Garrett) Beard, Judy (Egelston) Mulvaney Tranum,

Mona (Conant) Frakes, Sue (Hester) Hulsey
Seated: Retiring King & Queen – Ronald Polanka & Donna (Garrett) Beard

1950-1951 Junior “Fall Festival”:
Standing: Claude Williams, Retiring King – Ronald Polanka, ______________, ______________,

Retiring Queen – Donna (Garrett) Beard, Judy (Egelston) Mulvaney Tranum
Seated: King & Queen – Dale Bassett & Delores (Garrett) Sullens

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School - Fall Festival

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade - James Harpster's car led parade

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Freshman cruising down the river Russell Bousman and Rosemary Burkett

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Junior Class Winter Wonderland with Herbie Williams and Helen Hall

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School "Fall Festival" Parade

Senior Class "Wedding Bells" - Jim Alexander & Helen (Bassett) O'Dell

1951-1952 Kinmundy Community High School Fall Festival Queen & King

Helen (Bassett) O'Dell & Jim Alexander

1951-52 – Kinmundy Community High School - “Fall Festival”

Standing: Neil Brasel, Herb Williams, Russell Bouseman;
Retiring King & Queen: Dale Bassett & Delores (Garrett) Sullens;
Rosemary Burkett, Helen Hall, Alta Albert

Seated: Queen & King: Helen (Bassett) O’Dell & Jim Alexander

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School Parade
Senior Candidates: Evelyn (Feather) Middleton & John Ford

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - Court
Standing: Gearl Logue, Bob White, Rolla Sullens; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Alexander & Helen (O’Dell) Bassett;

Pat (Doolen) Frala, Dorothy (Kerley) Boyles, Shirley (Howell) Vasil

Seated: John Ford & Evelyn (Feather) Middleton

1952-1953 Kinmundy Community High School - King and Queen

Standing: Bob White, Rolla Sullens; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Alexander & Helen (O’Dell) Bassett;

Pat (Doolen) Frala, Dorothy (Kerley) Boyles, Shirley (Howell) Vasil

Seated: John Ford & Evelyn (Feather) Middleton

1953-1954 Kinmundy Community High School - Carnival

1953-1954: Junior Carnival parade - Sophomore float: Wizard of Oz – Barbara (Doolen) Shanafelt & Norman Sullivan

1953-1954 - Junior float: Wanda (Garrett) Brasel as Cinderella and Sam Jones nearby

Senior float: 12 dancing princesses - Candidates: Jim White & JoAnn Hanks

1953-54 - Junior Carnival - Senior float: 12 dancing princesses

1953-1954 Freshmen float - Freshmen candidates: Barbara (Howell) Beery and Larry Shanafelt

1953-1954 - Kinmundy High School - Junior Carnival court
Standing: Barbara (Doolen) Shanafelt & Norman Sullivan; James White & JoAnn Hanks; Barbara (Howell) Beery & Larry Shanafelt
Seated: King & Queen: Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel

1953-1954 - Kinmundy High School - Junior Carnival King and Queen
King & Queen: Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel

1953-1954 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Carnival

1954 ca - Probably Junior Carnival

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Sophomore Class float

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Freshmen Class float

1954-1955 Junior Carnival Parade - Junior Class float

1954-1955 Senior Class float - "May" - Prom

1954-1955 Junior Carnival court
Standing: Dickie Deadmond, Dave Ballance, Bill Jones;
Retiring King & Queen – Sam Jones & Wanda (Garrett) Brasel;
Shirley Beard, Carolyn (Alberson) Diss, Carolyn (Garrett) Shanafelt
Seated: King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett

1954-1955:- King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett

1955-1956 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade
Freshmen class float with Rosalie Garden & Gary Olden

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade - Sophomore class float

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade
Junior class float with candidates, Morris Maxey & Barbara (Garrett) White

1955-1956 Junior Carnival Parade -
Senior Class float with candidates: Mary (Feather) Jones and Norman Sullivan on right

1955-1956 Junior Carnival court -
Standing: Morris Maxey, Donald Henken, Norman Sullivan; Retiring King & Queen – Jim Huddlestun & Karen (Jones) Robnett;

Mary (Feather) Jones, Margaret (Bouseman) Olden, Barbara (Garrett) White

Seated: King & Queen – Gary Olden & Rosalie Garden

1956-1957 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade
“Egypt” – Gene Montgomery & Nora (Tutt) Smith

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade
“ England” – Gary Ernst and Clara (Brasel) Deadmond

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade - “Spain” – Charles Winks and Sue (Gragg) Campbell

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade - "Holland"

1956-1957 Junior Carnival Parade

1956-1957 Junior Carnival court
Standing: Donna Collet, Nora (Tutt) Smith, Clara (Brasel) Deadmond;
Retiring Queen & King – Rosalie Garden & Gary Olden;
Gary Ernst, Gene Montgomery, Richard Jones

1957-1958 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

Kinmundy-Alma School band in parade

(HP-2a) Freshman Homecoming Freshman Class Parade Float - "Beautiful Isle" - 1958

(HP-2a) School Homecoming Sophomore Class Parade float - "Church in the Woods" - 1958

(HP-4a) School Homecoming Junior Class Parade float - "Kneel at the Cross" - 1958

(HP-3a) School Homecoming Senior Class Parade float - "When they Ring Those Golden Bells" - 1958

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Chuck Garrett & Marolyn (Alberson) Lux

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates:
Juniors: Charles Soldner & Patty (Olden) Williams (King & Queen)

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Seniors: Louis Maxey & Mary Alice (Beard) Jones — with Mary 'Beard' Jones.

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Retiring King & Queen
Charles Winks & Sue (Gragg) Campbell

1957-1958 Junior Carnival Candidates
Carol Mulvaney & Betty Williams

1958-1959 Kinmundy-Alma High School - Junior Carnival

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Seniors: David Lee and Brenda Hanks

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
King and Queen - Juniors: Patsy Beard & Jerry Mulvaney

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Sophomores: Quentin Robnett and Mary Johnston

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Freshmen: Keith Smith and Patsy Deadmond

1958-1959 Junior Carnival candidates
Retiring King & Queen: Charles Soldner & Pat Williams

1958-1959 Junior Carnival court:

Front row standing: Keith Smith & Patsy Deadmond, David Lee & Brenda Hanks,
Retiring Queen & King – Patty (Olden) Williams Casey & Charles Soldner,
King Jerry Mulvaney, Quentin Robnett & Mary Johnston

Seated: Queen - Patsy (Beard) McArthur