Lodgepole High School - Panther Yearbook (Lodgepole, NE)

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CLASS HISTORY On September 3, 1944, 26 bright eyed youngsters anxiously waited on the steps of a large brick building in Lodge Pole. That long awaited day had finally arrived--the first day of school! Those to answer roll were--Connie and Lonnie Ammerman, Frank and Joe Aguiniga, Leland Beel, Karen Bondegard, Jim Brown, Sharon Emanuelson, Cherrill Hobson, Marvin Jeudes, Cecil Killgore, Justin Levier, Robert Lindsey, Harold Lutkehus, Danny Markel, Pat Mika, Betty Lou and Lloyd Pilowski, Sally Pace, Wilbur Rocker, Joyce Rogers, Laurence Saali, Peggy Simpson, Frances Treblik, Buster Ulmschneider, and Bonnie Zalesky. Those to join us during the rest of our grade school years were: Billy Channel, Dick Hernbloom, Francis Kripal, Audrey Quinn, Charles Meyer, Robert Ommen, Virginia Stickley, Robert Anderson, Veatha Dorn, and Richard Crabb. Those to leave were: Frank and Joe Aguiniga, Leland Beel, Cecil Killgore, Justin Levier, Robert Lindsey, Harold Lutkehus, Danny Markel, Pat Mika, Lloyd and Betty Lou Pilowski, Sally Pace, Wilbur Rocker, Joyce Rogers, Laurence Saali, Peggy Simpson, Robert Anderson, Veatha Dorn, and Billy Channel. Then came the day of Eighth Grade Graduation, and we were ready to enter high school. Of the original class only nine entered the Freshman class. Those to join us in the ninth grade were: LaDean Scharrel, Gary Bartling, Gene Bond, Twila Flessner, David Ihrig, Senta Pivonka, Gloria Sheridan, Ann Thompson, Kenny Weyerts, Wyona Wiegers, Alvin Bennet, Roland Callies, and Leo Robertson. Those to leave were Senta, Richard, Alvin, Roland, LaDean, and Leo. The highlights of our high school days were Sophomore Initiation, where the upperclassmen made us dress up as people of different occupations. Sophomore Class Plays -WILBUR'S WILD NIGHT and ELMER AND THE LOVE BUG - our Junior Class Play - THE HOUSE OF HEALTH - our Proms and Banquets, Sneak Day, Class Breakfast, Baccalaureate and Commencement. Those in the graduating class of 1956 are Connie and Lonnie Ammerman, Gary Bartling, Gene Bond, Jim Brown, Karen Bondegard, Sharon Emanuelson, Twila Flessner, Dick Hernbloom, Cherrill Hobson, Dave Ihrig, Francis Kripal, Charles Meyer, Robert Ommen, Audrey Quinn, Virginia Stickley, Gloria Sheridan, Ann Thompson, Frances Treblik, Buster Ulmschneider, Kenny Weyerts, Wyona Wiegers, and Bonnie Zalesky. We have had many wonderful times in school and will remember them always. We wish to take this opportunity to thank our parents and all our teachers for their help and guidance through these last twelve years. We are looking forward to May 9, 1956, when we will graduate and start on our own careers. 3 yt