Plainview High School - Pirate Treasure Yearbook (Plainview, NE)

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CLASS HISTORY On September 4, 1950, fifty-eight scared but eager freshman started on their long trek towards higher learning, Mr, Steirlin and Mrs. Wilson guided us on our trip which sometimes had had going, There were many good scholars but the first part of our journey was not all work and no play, We had a costume party where everyone became, acquainted with their new classmates. The Homecoming festivities were running high as Alyce Smith was selected to represent us as Homecoming attendant. After a rest from the first leg we again re- sumed our enlightening journey with fifty-two wiser and more confident sophomores. XVe again chose crew members to steer us with the guid- ance of Miss Porter and Mr. Ostendorf, WVe chose Marilyn Alexander to represent us in the royal family at the 1951 Homecoming. It was a big night when twelve of us served for the Oriental Junior-Senior Banquet, Those serving were Marilyn Alexander, Jim Bossard, Alyce Smith, Bill Frost, Mary Ann Kuhl, Glen Le- rum, Sharon Evans, Gary Weber, Kay Thomas, Jerry Christy, Edna Wacker and Melvyn Shoe- maker, Half of our journey was over now but we had enthusiastic anticipation for the last half ot the journey which was greater than ever. Fifty-two were still traveling with u as we entered our junior year with three very co-oper- ative and understanding sponsors: Miss Buck Miss Kraemer and Mr, Hanson, This year we chose Elaine Fulton to be the Homecoming at- tend:-mt. ln November we 'put on our class play, Ring Around Elizabeth. We were all excited when we received our class rings but our pockets felt ra- ther empty. In the spring we gave the seniors a banquet with the theme, Stardust Garden, The final part of our journey was resumed. Our class now consisted of fifty-five who now had the vim, vigor and vitality to make this the grandest year of all, with the help of our spon- sors-Miss Kraemer, Mr. Hanson and Mr, Nelson. Marilyn Hanefeldt and Jim Bossard were crowned King and Queen of Homecoming. The senior girl attending Marilyn was Alyce Smith and the boys were Gailyn Thomsen, Melvyn Shoe- maker, Glen Lerurn and Keith Bessmer, On April 12, we slyly slip-ped away from P,H,S, to -Omaha, where we had a day full of fun. June Graduate, our senior class play was presented on April 30, 1954. On May 116 was Bac- calaureate. On May 18 we ended the last part of our happy but trying journey as we marched up on the stage to receive our diplomas, These are the members of the Pirate crew that have answerd roll here sometime during the last four years: Marilyn Alexander .... 1 2 3 4 Virginia Allen ..... .. 2 3 Keith Bessmer .. .... 1 2 3 4 Orville Blunck .. Janis Bohl ..... Betty Bollen Jim Bossard ..... Leroy Buchholz Loretta Buchholz .. Jean Carrell ...... Yvonne Christiansen Jerry Christy ..... LeRoy Dean Don Doerr ..... Marvin Doerr Norma Downs .... Delores DeBorde .. -Dorothy Duerst Marvin Elwood .. . .Laurence Ernst Sharon Evans .... Bill Frost ...... Elaine :Fulton Janet Gates .... Jim Gentzler ..... Sharon Gnewuch .. Charles Goetzinger Marilyn Hranefeldt -Raedith Haskins .. Doris Hetrick Donald Hoffart .. Gilbert Holstein Nivian Hornick . . . Leota Horst ...... Eldon Johansen Delores Kieckhater Mary Ann Kuhl Janice Larsen Glen Lerum ..... Norma Loney .. Arlene Miller ..... Barbara Millnitz . . . Myron Pilger ..... Thelma Remmen . . . Carol Renter ...... Mary Ellen Schultze Robert Schumacher Leona Senseney Marjorie Senseney Allan Shermer .... Melvyn Shoemaker Alyce Smith ..... Harriet Stolp ..... LaVonne Stutheit .. Paul Snyder ...... Marlene Synovec .. Carolyn Thayer Kay Thomas ..... Gailyn Thomsen .. Joyce Tift , .... . Erma Vinson Edna Wacker .... Beverly Weber Delores Wostrel Daymon Young