Eighth Grade Graduation: Supt. E. E. Jackson made a short talk and presented their diplomas to them. The program was completed by the audience singing the school song and America, the Beautiful.
Senior Trip: Friday morning at 2:30 a.m. left for the Ozarks. Twelve seniors traveled in three cars driven by Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Heintz, and Bob McBride. They arrived at Bagnell Dam near noon on Friday. After lunch we went for a cruise ride on Lake of the Ozarks. Then we had time to look the place over, deciding it was very commercialized and we could go broke pretty quickly. The first night the boys went dancing and the girls hit the sack. After Saturday dinner we made a tour of the Osage Power Plant on Bagnell Dam. Also almost everyone went for a speedboat ride, one or more times. The lake was smooth and those boats could really go. Saturday evening, some attended the Rodeo and others The Ozark Opry. Later in the evening there was a wiener roast on the beach. Sunday morning we started back, taking our time and eating frequently along the way. We were all happy to be back and had an enjoyable trip and more memories of our last high school days.
August 29, 1957 On August 30, the Collins faculty will attend the County Teachers' Meeting at Ames, and on August 31, a local teachers meeting at Collins school building at 2:30 p.m. School will open Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) at 9:00 a.m. Buses will run the usual routes as last year with slight changes to pick up some new beginners. The new addition is about ready for occupancy and the buildings have been cleaned and redecorated. Much new equipment and new textbooks have been provided in effort to improve the learning situation. Several new faculty members have been secured. Complete faculty list is: Mrs. Amelia Buck - Kindergarten; Nancy Halverson - 1st;* Alta Kimberley - 2nd*; Mrs. Anna Meeker - 3rd; Dorothy Burnett - 4th*; Mrs. Marjorie Heintz - 5th; Mrs. Mauriel Hill - 6th; Larry Miller - 7th and 8th Home Room and Coach*; Kenyon Bell - Music; Robert Graves - Voc. Ag. and Physics; Mrs. E. E. (Miriam) Jackson - English and Class Plays; Miss Leota Burton - Home Ec., Science, and Biology; Charles Burnett - Athletic coach and Soc. Sci. (History and Gov.)*; Tom Kenaley - H. S. Prin. and Commercial (Typing, Bookkeeping, and Gen. Bus.); E. E. Jackson - Supt., and Math (Algebra and Geometry). *New faculty members this year. Richard Snyder, recent resident of Collins is the new custodian. Hot Lunch will be served with the charge of $1.25 per week. The cooks are: Mrs. Flora Morrison, Mrs. Helen Keagle, and Mrs. Hannah Westcott. Textbook rentalwill be $3.00 per year and a new regulation this year is typewriter user fee of $3.00 per year.
September 12, 1957 Collins School Optic: Editor - Georgiann Briles; Assist. Editor - Mary Ann Kearns; Feature Editors - Gary Hanson, Jane Ballard, Edward Smith; Music Editor - Lois Struthers; Girls Sports Editor - Sharon Stratton; Boys' Sports Editor - Darwin Luing; Grade Reporter: Pat Kimberley; Junior High News - Judy Stevens; Typists - Sharon Kelderhouse, Verlie Etnier, Dorothy Hand, Saundra Smith.