Bellevue High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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CLASSES Bellevue Senior High School students. working in unison level out the yecrr's bumps into cr smooth highway. 25

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SENIOR COUNCIL SEATED: Linda Miller, Melanie Sheafe, Margaret Madsen, Paul Wiswell, Mike Donaldson, Ruth Dahlstrom, Louie Vitalich, Chuck Thomas, Frank Tsujihara. STANDING: Carol Christopherson, Perry Bell, Judi Winter, Judy Buesch, Dave Barnes, Phil Cacabelos, Claire Guise, Lennie Lawson, Carleton Nau, Sandy Siefarth, Judd Haver- field, Bob Ericksson, Dave Mohagen, Will Taylor, Ed Wells, Bill Black, Bill Dailey. JUNIOR COUNCIL STANDING: Nancy Newman, Sue Morris, Ann Warburton, Janet Shoudy, Bev Prior, Margo MacDonald, Pat Longwell, Sugar Duey, Sandy Sarles, Marit Naess, Marlene Burnell, Jar-et Abercrombie, Betty Thomas, Margie Taylor, Melinda Matsuoka, Sharon Throop, Norma Petersen, Lee Lee McGuire, Libba Milligan, Eloise Alonzo, Midge Mock, Madge Gomez, Bill Russell. OVER THE BALCONY: Art Goddard, Bruce Morgan, Steve Day, Hal Peterson, Ed lbsen, Bob Weingaertner, Rick Sherman, Ken Emanuels, Steve Balogh, Dick Arkley, Jack Thornquist, Gene Bush, Skip Rowley, John Beaupre, Dennis Stauffer, Vic Parker, Fritz Hoffman, Rolf Amsler, Lee Wallace, Dave Beck, Bill Moscrip, Bill Gillman, Robin Over. SOPHOMORE COUNCIL lst Row: Gary Groth, Keith Dowie, Kit Kelley, Karen Kachel, Mike Wren. 2nd Row: Larry Sweeney, Diane Dickinson, Mary Con- stance, Diana Flanders, Sandy Benson, Dave Edwards. 3rd Row: George Brain, Mikey Upson, Sigrid Solheim, Pam Henderson, Judy Johnston, Jim Anderson. 4th Row: Steve Teller, Judy Noorda, Marian Carlson, Dennis Lust Gleeson. 5th Row: Mike Standberg, Mike Riddel, Jim Ladd, John Campbell, Monte Graw. THE FUEL FOR THE CLASSES A fire ravaged the home of one of Be1levue's families -the people were left without food. clothes, or possessions. The way our class coun- cils enthusiastically helped them out well illus- trated their aggressive spirit. How do they operate? Each English class elects two representatives to its respective class council. Taking the ideas from his comp or lit class to be discussed in the meeting, each rep- resentative acts as co-ordinator of his class's ac- tivities. During council meetings, the various representatives present their arguments for or against issues, according to the opinions of their constituants. The dynamic senior class council set a high standard for the rest of the groups this year. It led its class in a newspaper drive to make 24 money for class projects, and put on a success- ful carnival where all the clubs bought booths. The sophomore council sponsored a bingo game on a Chinese theme: the juniors built a peep show that featured Hawaiian dancing. The class of '58 will leave a Wolverine plaque to Bellevue High to be inlaid in the front foyer. The large attendance at the senior class play was due to the hard work of this council, which put on a good publicity campaign. When school spirit was lagging in soggy foot- ball season, some peppy juniors got together with their class officers and made huge paper I's to pin on the back of every junior attending the game. Thus one can see that the active standing of each class largely depends on the council.

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LEFT T0 RluHl': Inger nrrckson, Tnalla baraglcu, John Hansson. I-XNTIO THALIA From the sunny land of Greece, came Thalia Saroglou, our foreign exchange student. Belle- vue Senior High School was deeply honored by her presence, for she has enriched our knowl- edge by giving us an insight of the life of her land and proving to us that countries can be- come, not just acquaintances, but life long friends, On the remainder of this page is a mes- sage from Thalia's heart to you, the students of Bellevue High. There is no doubt that this year of my life, this year that I spent away from my home and my country, will always remain in my heart as one of the dearest and most precious of memor- ies. Working for an ideal that the American Field Service planted into my heart, namely working for peace among all nations, was my main interest. I was awfully glad to find out that people all over the world are much the same, that they think the same, and mostly act the same. It was an easy thing for me to mix in regardless of my nationality, and become a daughter of my be- loved American family, and a member of Belle- vue Senior High School. The experience I've gained will be precious for all the rest of my life. I will always be grate- ful to all of you, for this experience. May God be with you for ever, my good friends! 26 Bellevue High also had the opportunity to instruct three other foreign students. From the snow covered slopes of Norway, came Oslo's vivacious, blue eyed Inger Ericsson. Inger found Bellevue very pleasurable, however, she was surprised to see the girls wearing skirts instead of long pants to school. During her stay, Inger could be seen at our football games, ski club fashion shows, and of course, skiing. From Norway's neighbor, Sweden, came the amiable Iohn Hansson. When asked what he liked best about Bellevue, he replied, Oh the PEOPLE, and put that in capital letters. Iohn's visit to Bellevue was altogether too limited, however, he may return for a short visit in 1959. He was very astonished to see the wonderful student-teacher relationship that we have at Bellevue. Yes, Iohn, we will surely miss you. And from Paris, France, with the Eiffel Tower still lingering in her dark expressive eyes, came charming Genevieve Hameury. She soon found to her amazement that Bellevue High School teaches not only girls, but many, many boys. This is very different from the French method where the boys and girls attend different schools. Genevieve soon conquered the English language, delightfully adding the flowing French accent. We also wish you, our good friends, the blessing of God. Please come back to Bellevue, for we'll miss you when you go.