Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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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.

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SENIOR CLASS WILL 1952 We, the senior class of 1952, from Ranchester High School, do hereby state our last will and testament; To the faculty we leave our coverless books and carved-up desks. To the junior and senior classes of '53 we will the ability to carry on the successful plays for which Ranchester High School is noted, and to the senior class of ‘53 we bequeath our opportunities and superiority as seniors. To the classof '53 we will our ability to carry out the traditions of R. H. S, To the future freshmen of R. H. S. we will our ability to be good sports during fresh- man initiation. I, Dona Reed, bequeath to Joan Johnson the duty of having all my fun in high school, and to Jean Lewis my power to stay out of certain photographs. I, Carol Carter, will to Ina Jeanne Turner my job as editor of the Ranchester annual. I. Joan Fiedor Mlinar, will to Jeannette Kawulok my job as editor of the school paper. I, Beverly Barbula, bequeath to Barbara Fleming the ability to get one of those flashy diamonds, and to all the girls in the pep club my fun at the district tournaments. I, Adeline Koch, will my natural height to some certain freshmen boys, and to Darlene Fleming my place as secretary of the senior class. I, I. James Melton, will to David Masters my job as student council president, and my power to get along with all the girls to Robert Townsend.