Augusta High School - Wapiti Yearbook (Augusta, MT)

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CLASS HISTORY On September 7 1954 23 sheeprsh 1m1tat1ons of comrc strrp characters passed tl-rough the doors of ole' Augusta Hrgh Nme days after school commenced Neva Pronteau transferred to Malta At Chrrstmas tune Ronn1e and Lee Frost and Rrchard Horner left also In the sprrng of1955 Larry Lmk enrolled at Augusta, Drck Edwards moved to Great Falls and Dan Weaver w1thdrew, leavrng 17 students On September 14, class offrcers were elected They were Art Buell pres1dent Kenny McLean v1ce presrdent, Paul Thomas, secretary Drck Cosgrrffe treasurer Mr A Tuomr was selected class sponsor In the fall of 1955 Edna Falcon and Larry Lmk drd not return, but Dlck Edwards re enrolled, settrng the enrollment at 17 We feelrng revenge proceeded to annoy and parnt the freshmen durrng 1n1t1at1on Class off1cers were Don Johnson presrdent, Paul Thomas, vrce pres1dent Carolyn Allen secretary B111 Mosher, treasurer Mr Foster was elected sponsor In January Gene Greene a transfer student from Mrssoula en rolled Ourjunror class was cut to 17 members smce Opal Pocha and Sharon Arrotta were mar rred and drd not return Ed Rrchter a transfer student from Helena, enrolled Gene Greene was elected pres1dent of the class Don Johnson, vrce presrdent Lorna Wearley, secretary, and Carolyn Allen treasurer We ordered our class rrngs on October 4th and were weanng them early rn December Thrs was one of our most rmportant years be cause we had to sponsor the prom CRYSTAL BALLROOM ' was chosen as our prom theme Carolyn Allen and Lorna Wearly were selected to go to Grrls' State, and Koreen Hrtchcock and MaDonna Mrller were alternates Gene Greene and Drck Cosgrrffe went to Boys State wrth Paul Thomas and Don Johnson as alternates Thrs was an rmportant year for us, but the most 1mportant year was yet to come We started our semor year wxth 17 members but I-larrrett Palmer soon left, leavrng the class enrollment at 16 Our semor class off1cers were Drck Cosgrrffe presrdent, Paul Thomas, v1ce presrdent Lorna Wearley secretary, and Kenny McLean treasurer At last rt seemed we were really gorng to graduate, when we ordered our announcements on September 11 and had our sen1or prctures taken on October nrnth Thrs was a very busy year for all the sen1ors We all partrcrpated 1n the Junror Senror Play DESPERATE AMBROSE whrch was held March 28 On May o, the semors qu1etly left the country for therr enjoyable sneak day leavmg the Junrors as the mrghty rulers of A H S Don Johnson was chosen va1ed1ctor1an and Carolyn Allen salutatorran Baccalaureate was held May 18 and on May 21 16 SCDIOYS graduated 1 1 L - 9 ' 1 J ' 1 , . ' y 3 L y ' ' 3 , . . . . ' 3 2 0 , ' ' S 1 5 ' ' ' 1 J ' . , . 5 S ' 1 ' r ll 1 . . , . . . . . r . , ' I ' l r ' 1 - , . . . . . . . ,, . - H . ,- . . . , . . - , .

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EUGENE B GREENE Mxssoula 1 2 Pres1dent 3 FFA4 Annual Sta.ff4,Boys State 3,1-le1sey Award 3 Lanat Staff 4 A Club 2 3 4 Basketball l 2 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Track 1 2,3 Jumor Semor Play 4 THOMAS WADSWORTH Basketball 12 FFA 34, Lar1at Staff 4 Jumor Semor Play 4 DONALD K JOHNSON Presxdent 2, Vxce Pres1dent 3, Basketball 1,2,3,4g Football 1,2,3,4g Track l,2,3,4g Annual Staff4g Lariat Staff 43 Junior-Senior Play 3,43 Valedictorian. MADONNA M MILLER Lar1at Staff 4 PE 12, Chorusl Pep Club 1 2 3 4 Jumor Semor Play 4 ll

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CLASS PROPHECY May 14, 1978 Washington, D.C. Mr. E. J. Tuomi Augusta Montana Dear Mr Tuomr We thought that you mrght be rnterested to know that the outstandrng class of 1958 from Augusta I-lrgh School has volunteered to go on the frrst expedrtron to the moon It seems that Carolyn Allen, the great screntrst, wanted to study lrfe on the moon ArtBuel1,hrstor1an went along to keep records of the progress of the moon colony He rs accompanred by hrs two secretarres Koreen Hrtchcock and Irene Lrnce Drck Cosgrrffe volunteered to go as a recreatron gurde Gene Greene and hrs bookkeeper, Lorna Wearley, went along to see rf there rs any uranrum to supply hrs atomrc servrce statron on earth Don Johnson, representatrve of the Ford Motor Company of whrch he rs manager rs to furnrsh transportatron on the moon Ken McLean and Brll Mosher are to try to ra1se cattle on the sparse vegetatron of the moon MaDonna Mrller was employed to cook for the expedrtron enroute to the moon Drck Neal rs to test the effectrveness of weapons on the moon Ed Rrchter went along wrth the famous Urrmpeter, Paul Thomas, to furnrsh entertarnment Tom Wadsworth a prrvate detectrve, wrll be the one responsrble for law and order once the rocket shrp lands Thrs accounts for everyone except Tom Thompson who rs a hermrt and rs gorng along toget away trom crvrrrza tron Yours very truly Inspectors Chamberlarn and Johnson U S Arr Force CLASS WILL Berng of sound mrnd the Senror Class of 1958 wrlls the followrng Drck Neal wrlls hrs huntrng abrlrty to Nancy Schrader and hrs long steps to Beryl Wearley Don Johnson wrlls hrs love for Fords to Jack Tuomr and hrs temper to anyone who thrnks he can control rt Drck Cosgrrffe wrlls hrs athletrc abrlrty to Don Converse, and hrs way wrth grrls to Bob Arrotta Art Buell wrlls hrs abrlrtyto soft soap the teachers to Don Converse and John Krmble and hrs strarght harr to Nancy Schrader Carolyn Allen wrlls her abrlrty to get and keep a boy frrend to the freshman grrls and her abrlrty to keep aslrm frgure to John Krmble Brll Mosher wrlls hrs herght to Andy Sangray, and hrs abrlrty to make typrng errors to Clayton Hrtchcock Irene Lrnce wrlls her edrtorral spot on The Larrat staff to Ed Johnson, and her abrlrty to catch a man and keep hrm to anyone who needs one Loma Wearley wrlls her quret ways to Don Converse, and her short harrcut to Carl Chamberlarn Paul Thomas wrlls hrs love for musrc to Kenneth Rrsley and hrs seat rn study hall to Walter Lucero MaDonna Mrller wrlls her chubbrness to Mary Lou Hubbard and her abrlrty to resrst hysterra to Dorothy Raple Tom Wadsworth wrlls hrs blond harr to Marclue Buell and hrs 25 35 to anyone who strll has a whole toe Tom Thompson wrlls hrs frrendly chuckle to Karen Gelsrnger, and hrs Mercury to Walter Lucero Ed Rrchter wrlls hrs love for hrllbrlly musrc to Kay Vandeberg, and hrs curly harr to Jack Trromr Gene Greene wrlls hrs red harr to Harry 'Blondre Brrmett, and hrs love for football to Clayton Hrtchcock Koreen Hrtchcock wrlls her herght to Marrlyn Mosher, and her femrnrne svvrng to the playground Ken McLean wrlls hrs 18 foot boat to John Krmble and hrs safe drrvrng abrlrty to Jack Tuomr . I '. ' ' . u' I . , . I - .. . . . . . Y. LI? rs