Garfield County High School - Yampah Yearbook (Glenwood Springs, CO)

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WALCK, BERNIECE Girls' Athletic Club 1, Z, 4, Pep Club 2, 3, 4, Fu- ture Homernakers Club 3, President of Future Homemakers Club 3, Swimming 3 WOOD, VIRGINIA LEE Glee Club 1, Operctta 1, Girls' Athletic Club l Handicraft Club Z, Publicity Club 3, Future Home- makers Club 4, Class representative on Student Council Z, 3. Pep Club I, 2, 3, 4, Swimming 3, Cheer Leader 4 37 SMITH, KENNETH Band I, 2, 3, Handicraft Club 1, Athletic Club 3 Swimming 3

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REYNOLDS, EDWINA Glee Club 1, Operetra 1, Girls' Athletic Club 1, Handicraft Club 2, 4, Future Homemakers Club3 TATE, BETTE Glee Club 1, Z, Girls' Athletic Club 1, 3, 4, Presi- dent of Girls' Athletic Club 4, Operetta 1, Z, Pep Club 1, Z, 3, Future 1-Iomemakers Club 3 TOOMEY, PAUL Publicity Club 1, 3, 4, Photo Club 1, Radio Club Z, Class Play 3, Swimming 3, Band 1, Z, 3, 4, Physics Club 4, Football l, 4, G Club 4 VAN OVER, DELLA . Glee Club 1, 2, Girls' Athletic Club I, Z, 4, Pep Club 1, 2, Operetta 1, Z, Future Homemakers 3 WAGNER. VIRGINIA Glee Club 1, 2, Girls' Athletic Club 1, 2, Pep Club 1, Z, 3, 4, Future Homernakers Club 3, Class Play 3, 4, Dramatic Club 4, Swimming 3

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First Row- Reynolds, Mulleii, Weax'er, Gustafson, MCGulr1t, V. Nwoods Walck. Second Row-1. Prehm, Tale, Johnson, Black, Irene Wocsd, W. Roberts. Srrangfield. E. Mathews. Third Row- G. Downing, Roberts. VanOver, W. Abshire, R. Renftle, C ollins, Fourth Row- Rovedo, A. Brunner. R. Osburn, Weben, Bailley, Romero. Fifth Row-1. Colohan, B. Rttaz, V. Duffy. Baker, Lough. Senior Qiiass History Looking back over the past four years we, the class of 1945, have seen many changes in world and school. We have lived to see our nation at war once again. First came Pearl Harbor, on that memorable day of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese pulled their surprise attack. Vife will also recall such great events as the fall of Bataan and Corregidor, the capture of Guam and the fight to regain it, the first major defeat of the japanese in their struggle to take Midway. On August tenth, nineteen hundred forty two, the Marines landed in the Solomon Islands and the battle for Bougainville ensued. Later New Guinea, New Britain, Formosa, MacArthur's return to the Philippines will all be engraved upon our minds. The war in the Pacific is not over yet, but our class will re- member it. During all this time all was not quiet on the Westerrr front. The great bat- tle of North Africa was fought and won. It reached its peak in the early part of 1943. All of Rommel's forces were either captured or driven out by May 12. 1943. The Allies follwcud those who lm id fled from North Africa to Sicily and ltaly when they invaded Sicily, September 3, 1943. From England our bombers were pounding hard at the heart of German in- dustrial and shipping centers preparing the way for D-day in lune, 1944, which again saw American Doughboys fighting on French soil. After France came the bloody battle of Belgium where so many gave their lives. During this time G. C. H. S. was not entirely asleep. Our own class had al -