Clarks High School - Bomber Yearbook (Clarks, NE)

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CLASS HISTORY GRAND GRADES September, 1%1, five bright eyed little elves tiptoed to their chairs. They were Rosa Lee Swedenburg, Barbara San tin, Francis Jilg, Richard Mustard, and John Lamb. We lost Roea Lee Swedenburg this year. Miss Barbara Little was ow teacher. Our teachers in the first grade were Miss Valorie Augusta, Miss Barb- ara Little, and Mrs. Phoebe Mustard. We had quite a time with our teachers this year. We gained Homer Myers, Waldo Peterson, Robert Must- ard, Harold Church and Bill Truesdell this year. Our third grade teacher was Mrs. Phoebe Mustard. We gained Dick Luce, Jean Nelson, Paul Badje, and Beverlv Smith. It was in this grade that we participated in our first operetta. Miss Ethel Sweet was our teacher in the fourth grade. This year was pretty stable. Beverly Smith was the only one to leave us. We didn't gain any new students this year. In our fifth and sixth grades, Miss Marcia Rood was our teacher. During the fifth grade Melvin Bender joined us. During our sixth grade Donna Wiser and Rita Miller joined us. Later Rita Miller dropped out. We participated in another operetta. When we reached the seventh grade we considered ourselves quite grcwn-up because the boys entered Junior High Athletics and the girls cheeredlbrthem in the Junior High Pep Club.Our basketball team. Rockets, had a little tough luck and lost in the grade schoolGolden Rod Conference tournament. Our teacher was Miss Ruth Merklinger. During this year we gained Shellie Synder. Mrs. Irvin Martins was our eighth grade teacher. This year we gained another student, Cora Lee Keefauver. During our eighth grade the Junior High Basketball team won the Grade Golden Rod Conference trophy. We were real proud of the victory. Barbara Santin and Lila Anderson were cheerleaders for that year. We were all excitied about eighth grade grad- uation which took place the 16 of May. We had a play for this occasion which we named the Jack Benny Program. Thus we finished our Grand Grades and climbed another step on our Ladder of Education as we turned toward four happy years of high school days. POXY FRESHMAN Look out Clarks High teachers for the storm is getting worse as 20 foxy freshman enter the doors of C.H.S. This year we gained Janice Swanson, Joyce Jerome, Gail Hendrix, Jean Kelson, Roger Swanson, Carroll Kleve, Homer Myers, Ray Graves, and Richard Kleve. Our officers were Presidents Waldo Peterson, Vice-President.---- Hendrix, Sec.-Tres.-----John Lamb. We choose our class color as Scarlet and Silver; Class flower. Red Rose; and Class motto, Every Man Stamps His Value on Himself . Our sponsor was Mr. Irvin Martins. We had seven athletes in our freshmen year. We experienced initiation which took place September 18. We will all remember this night. Who could forget itl Last of the year we gained Joe Giesenhagen. We lost Homer Myers and Richard Kleve during this year.