Augusta High School - Memoria Yearbook (Augusta, MO)

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5 2 CAROL MARIE WAYNE NADLER HEGER IEANETTE JERR Y LEESMANN GRAFTON DENNIS NA DLER K FLORENCE ARTHUR CROSS WAIDMANN LEONARD LEONA FORSEE BERG The Juniors Cocky and Confident BARBARA SIEM Q T S 4 S S. as X ,. h 5 ? 2 3 5 E INA VLRGIL. HAUPT KLE INE DONALD WH-MA ENGELAGE THEIMANN

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Junior Class History We began the 1952-53 school term as Juniors with fourteen mem- bers. In January we were glad to welcome an addition to our class, Rosemary Brown, of Shelbyville, Illinois. At our first weekly class meeting we elected the following officers: President . . . . ........ . ....... . . . . . .... . ................. Ina Haupt Vice -President ................ . . . Virgil Kleine Secretary-Treasurer ............ ....... L eona Berg Student Council Representatives .... ....... D onald Engelage and Jeanette Leesmann Class Sponsor ........... ................... M r. Charles J. Moi-us We chose as our motto Forward Ever, Backward Never , and our class flower is the red rose. Our class was well represented in the activities of our school. Those participating in basketball and softball were: Leona Berg, Ina Haupt, Wilma Thiemann, Jeanette Leesmann, Donald Engelage, Leonard Forsee, Virgil Kleine, and Arthur Waidmann, Nine members of our class were members of the High School Band. They were Wilma Thiemann, Barbara Siem, Arthur Waidmann, Donald Engelage, Wayne Heger, Dennis Nadler, Ina Haupt, Carol Nadler, and Jerry Crafton, Two members of our class were cheerleaders, Jeanette Leesrnann and Ina Haupt. On November ll, our class gave a box supper and dance, which was well attended and was enjoyed by all. The play For Pete's Sake was given in April. The play was a great success. In April we had the pleasure of entertaining the Seniors at the annual Junior -Senior Banquet and Prom. This was the first banquet and prom to be given in the new auditorium. We are looking forward to next year and we hope that we will be able to live up to our motto and go forward as the Senior Class of 1953-54.

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Sophomore Class History The 1952-53 school term opened with eleven students enrolled in the Sophomore Class. We elected class officers for the year as follows: P1'eSident ........... ....... J anet Nadler Vice -Pre s ident ............ ...... J ohn Struckhoff Secretary-Treasurer ........... .... C laudette Summers Student Council Representatives. . . .... Janet Haferkamp Donald Fuhr Mr. Ralph Patterson served as our class sponsor. Our first activity was the Freshman Initiation, which was held at Edmund Struckhoff's old house, on October ZZ. The Freshmen then gave us a return party on November 17. We gave our class play in March, entitled, Damsels in Distress. All members of the class took part in the play. The class was well represented in the activities of the school. Those taking part in basketball were John Struckhoff, Morris Buenemann, D011-ild Fuhr, Charles Leesmann, Janet Nadler, Claudette Summers, Darlene Dieckmann, Janet Haferkamp, and Cynthia Albers. Those participating in softball were Morris Buenemann, John Struck- hoff, Donald Fuhr, Lawrence Koelling, Charles Leesmann, Janet Nadler, Claudette Summers, Darlene Dieckmann, Janet Haferkamp, and Cynthia Albers. Four of our class were members of the High School Band. They were Morris Buenemann, John Struckhoff, Janet Haferkamp, and Janet Nadler. All members of the class participated in Glee Club. We hope that all of us will be together again next year when we take up the responsibilities as Juniors of the Augusta High School.