Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY In 1952 six seniors, five girls and one boy, graduated from Ranchester High School with the agreement that they would meet again in 1970. Time passes and when 1970 came every- one showed up as agreed. Joan Fiedor Mlinar, her husband Bob, and their three red-headed sons were among the first ones to arrive. The youngest boy was a little deformed at the time because of an encounter with some bees. Bob is a successful bee-man, and Joan is writing a cookbook How to Cook with Honey , which she expects to publish and sell for a profit of a few thousand dollars. The former Carol Carter and her third husband rolled up in a new Packard. Carol looked extremely tired and explained that her twin daughters were going to be the ruin of her--they always wanted to be running around. Just then Adeline walked in and was heard to remark, Well, after all, you must have expected them to inherit something from you! Everyone was astounded by the change in Adeline. She wore a pink dyed mink coat and had two poodles that were dyed to match. The dogs, as well as their mistress, had the latest poodle cut. Adeline has had a very exciting eighteen years since she graduated from R. H. S. Six weeks after school was out she married a millionaire oil man, and soon after that so many more oil wells were drilled on his land that he became a billionaire. They are the most fa- mous rich family in the United States. Jimmy Melton and his wife flew all the way to Ranchester from Europe, where he has been on a singing tour. He is America's favorite popular singer and has so many girl fans that he has to hire ten bodyguards to protect him from being smothered to death whenever he appears in pub- lic. He owns a large ranch in Texas, where he plans to retire in six months. Beverly Barbula and her husband came from Nevada, where they are now living. They own a chain of gas stations in the western states and are doing a very flourishing business. They have five children--four boys and one girl. Beverly is assured that the person who said boys were the meaner is correct. Last but not least, we find the former Dona Reed and her husband working at the Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dona was lucky in marrying a doctor, because she always wanted to be a nurse. They have no family as yet, but maybe when all the seniors meet again there will be a change.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1941 five small but determined youngsters appeared on the Ranchester school grounds. This group included Joan Fiedor, Beverly Barbula, Bob Russell, Donald Gra- ham. and the teacher Catherine Martinek, Darlene Fleming joined us a year later. Our teacher was Miss Martha Brooks. During our third year we were joined by Shirley Mae Lewis and Jerand Johnson. The following year we lost Rose Welch and Jerand Johnson. Our teacher was Mrs. E. Johnson. Mrs. Lena Seigwas our fifth and sixth grade teacher. During our sixth year we were joined by Loren King and Henry Sedar. That year our teacher was Mrs. Mary Jane Myers. Our seventh and eighth grades were a lot of fun. Our teachers were Mrs. Josephine Aken, Mrs. Mary Belding, and Mr. John McCormick. We were joined by Dorothy Zawicki. Shirley Jane Lewis, and Tony Pelesky. Bob Russell moved to Dayton. In our first year of high school Dorothy Zawicki left us for Shoshone, and Shirley Jane Lewis and Henry Sedar left for Sheridan. Donald Graham and Loren King discontinued their education; but we welcomed Carol Carter, Dona Reed, and Jim Melton, making a total of seven in our class. Our teachers were Mrs. Maxine Torbert, Mr. Silas Lyman, and Mr. John McCormick. In the tenth grade we were joined by Adeline Koch and Marjorie Balden. Tony Pel- esky moved to Sheridan. Our teachers were Miss June Cunningham, Mr. Levi Ironhawk, Mr. Silas Lyman, and Mr. John McCormick. The junior class remained the same, but the next year we lost Shirley Mae Lewis, to whom our annual is dedicated. Dona Madron Richey moved to Sheridan. Our teachers were Miss Natalie Hansen, Mr. Vincent East, Mr. Fred Johnson, Mr. Irving Reeves, Mr. Larry Barrett and Mr. Silas Lyman. Our class included Joan Fiedor Mlinar, Carol Carter, Dona Reed, Adeline Koch, Beverly Barbula, and Jim Melton. Donna Greer joined us but left us at Christmas time to move to Greybull. The only two students who began the first grade at Ranchester and who reached the goal are Joan Fiedor Mlinar and Beverly Barbula. We deeply appreciate the many good wishes of all our teachers. They have given us the opportunity for our journey out to the open road.