Centennial High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Pueblo, CO)

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When Centen's victorious football team carried off the State Championship, seniors looked with pride to julian Amaya and Steve Dunda, coecaptains of the team, and to their other lettermen, Jack Parsons, Fred Johnson, john Chamberlain, Jimmy Smith, Wallace Allen, Don Bryan, 'lim Lindahl, ,lack Meyer, jack Allison, Vincent Sloan and Cene Sussex. ln debate, too, seniors starred. The squad with Bill Mattoon and Dick Heath as co-captains, and Marianne Crockett, Joyce Whetzal, Maragene Henderson, Douglas Unfug and Jimmy Lindahl, has performed magnificently. In the field of fine arts seniors have shown ability too -the band, with Harry fliestand as student director, the orchestra, and glee club with good share of seniors. Dramatic performances have starred many seniors, and all looked forward to the senior play. At the height of the basketball season, Barbara Sawyer was selected as Queen of the sport, with Olga lean Graham as senior attendant. Perhaps inspired by these lovely ladies, the basket- ball team defeated opponent after opponent and put themselves first in line for the South-Central league championship, as well as in a good position for another state championship. Jimmy Smith and Jack Lewis, co-captains of the wrestling team, attended the state wrestling meet and did well, proving the versatility of 1947's seniors. jack Par- sons served as colonel of the Pr.O.T.C. and Audrey Spannaus stood as the colonel's lady. Marianne Crockett received the D.A.B. Good Citizenship Awardl' and was editor-inechief of the yearbook, with Karl Walter-btisiness manager, Bill Mattoon- Literary editor, and Joanne Johnson-art editor. Editors of the Centennialight were Vivian Smith, Betty Jane Collins, Dorothy Cash, Cleoria Ellis, Lucy Padilla, and janet Weir. While looking forward to the senior play, being measured for caps and gowns, the renewed custom of a 'IuniorfSenior Prom, track meets, baseball games, kid day, baccalaureate, and finally graduation and farewell to Centen, the seniors looked back over their school days and wondered how time could pass so quickly, and so happily. LA Vom DAVISSON ffm. s 'N.w.J im freiwrilglligtw W so it. is c K My-r -X CQ-D f I G . A-1 f-R A I ..:. . , 4... ., M.. f-- .,.... MN J! X Q- ga, clk Page Nineteen MISS GRACE CUNNINCH NM

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. .xxn-ft. Q ,ik it BILL MATTOON DALE KERR IACK LESTER JACK ALLISON 45512601 olfisfofcy Creeping into Ole' Centen's halls, on a September day in 1943 came a timid, yet hopeful group which soon made itself known as the Class of '47. In the spring days of this year, members of this group looked back over the past while eagerly awaiting what the future brought. Those who guided the class through its first and awe-inspiring year were jack Parsons, Morton Rosenblum, Steve Dunda, Carol Colby, and Stuart Comer, who finally succeeded in making heard their 'rahl rahl rahl rah! freshmen! With the aid of Mr. William jehle, who managed to kee the group headed in the right direc- tion, these newly-arrived frosh were off to a flfying start. Loyal Bulldogs that they were, they supported all school activities, and showed their loyalty to our country by working arduously on paper drives and saving coke money to buy War Stamps. Also they were scholastically inclined: Kathryn Miller and Douglas Unfug proved their ability by winning the Shakespeare Scholastic Awards. The class really began to show its worth during its sophomore year, aided by the efforts of a permanent sponsor, Miss Crace Cunningham, and encouraged by the new principal, Mr. Frank K. Smith. Steve Dunda came into power as president, assisted by John Chamberlain, Barbara Lee Haynes, Carol Colby, and Chief-Yeller Tommy Ruegg. Once again Douglas Unfug won a coveted prize, the Davis Latin Medal. Nineteen forty-five election returns revealed that Julian Amaya was to be class president, with lack Parsons, Rosa Witsell, Jack Allison, and Jimmy Smith filling the other official positions. To prove they were still going strong scholastically, Douglas Unfug and Mary Ann Altaffer received the Time Awards, and Ruth Kelson won the I-Iesperian essay contest. Momentarily inclined sentimentally, the class Udolled up the halls with red hearts and lace doilies for Valentine's Day. In co- operation with the basketball team and the various classes, the class inauguarted the Coronation of a Basketball Queen and attendants. Their senior year at Centennial began with renewed enthusiasm and a new school governing body, the Student Council. Earl Hobbs became the first president of the student body under this new order, and Tom Ruegg, Rosa Witsell, and James O. Smith, yell-leaders, everyone anticipated a best year in Centen's history. Cer- tainly it has been a victorious one. With Bill Mattoon as class president, Dale Kerr as vice-president, Kathryn Miller as secretary, Jack Allison as treasurer, and jimmy Smith as class yell-leader, the class hopefully started this, their last year. Early in the fall, however, upon Kathryn's move to Utah, she, as keeper of the records, was replaced by Jack Lester. Page Eighteen

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