Ripon High School - Mission Yearbook (Ripon, CA)

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The debaters did all right for the old school this year by winning two statewide tourna- ments. Sheldon Nicolaysen and Marie Holtrust added two trophies to the collection in Room 3 by taking lst place in Upper Division in the Sacred Heart and Lion's Club contests. lim Far- schon and Ardell Heaton added another when they won first place in the Lower Division of the Lion's Club Tourney. Iackie Kincaid and Ioy St. lohn made a fourth contribution when they DEBATE annexed the second place trophy of the Lower Division at Sacred Heart. This year we bid farewell to one of the finest feminine debate artists we have had, Marie Hol- trust, who rose from the ranks to become one of California's leading contenders in the forensic field. ' This year marks Coach Poletti's ninth season at Ripon during which time his teams have an- nexed thirteen titles in statewide tournaments. At the first G.A.A. meeting, as is the usual custom, we elected officers. The following girls were elected by the membership into their res- pective offices: president, Aina Eastburgp vice- president, Adelaide Gomes: secretary-treasurer, La Moine Cook, and congressmen, Loveta ln- man and Adelaide Gomes. The G.A.A. really showed its initiative this year by discarding the long-time custom of luniors and Seniors taking skills to win accep- BACK ROW: Poletti Ccoachl, Hol- lrust, Nicolaysen. FRONT ROW: Heaton, St. Iohn, Kincaid, Farschon. TOP ROW: Inman,Cook,Easibu1'g, Mondon, Sand, Anderson,Herman- sen, Schoonhoven. MIDDLE ROW: Nelson, Levin, Inman, German, Kincaid, Showers, Hargrove, Place Cadviserl. BOTTOM ROW: Vierra, Sanchez, Stafford, Ennis, Driver, Roberts, Roome, Gomes. C. A. A. tance on their class teams for the four major sports: volleyball, basketball, speedball, and last but not least, baseball. During the year we had a very successful party playing games in the gym. We really proved we belonged to the most worthy Girls' Athletic Association. . Our organization, under the able leadership of Miss Place, also welcomed a number of new members during the course of the school term.

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MISSION The Mission staff started off their work with a bang by choosing the Windiest day of the year for taking the pictures. But in spite of the wind, the pictures Weregood enough to please even the critical Mission staff. Under the capable leadership of our editor, Freda Hargrove, and the assistant co-editors, Eleanor Anderson and Elvira Hermansen, the Work on the Mission began. Bryce Stetler, bus- iness manager, and his assistant, Fred Callsen, did a grand job of handling the business end of the work. Dennise Roome filled her position as staff secretary in a manner that was much ap- preciated by the entire staff. Of course, there was the usual scramble to get write-ups in on time, finding lost articles and typing copy. But with the excellent advising of Mr. Arganbright and the grand cooperative spirit shown by the staff, the Mission was at last sent to press. TOP ROW: Vandenberg, Alldrin, Stetler, Showers, Callsen. CENTER ROW: Driver, Lesher, Anderson, Ennis, Arganbright Cadviserl. BOT- TOM ROW: Gibbons, Roome, Har- grove, Hermansen, Gomes, Eastburq. TOP ROW: Arqanbright Cadviserl, Cook, Silva, Alldrin. BOTTOM ROW: Showers, Driver, Hargrove, Gomes, Roberts. ABSENT: Shoemaker. WABWHOOP lt's Work, but it's Worth it, say most of the students who take journalism. Placing emphasis on the development of individual initiative, lead- ership, and acceptance of responsibilities, this course offers real opportunities to ambitious stu- dents. A new editor is appointed each quarter to give as many students as possible the exper- iences offered by that phase of the work. The class is organized on a business-like basis, and students must earn a minimum salary of C in order to hold their jobs. Editors for the first three quarters Were Freda Hargrove, Carol Shoemaker, and Bonnie Driver. Announcement of the editor for the fourth quarter was not available before going to press. The representative to Congress was Evelyn Silva.

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GLEE CLUB The Glee Club became quite a social organi- zation this year when Mr. Weyand recruited ten boys to sing with the group. They just about stole the show in the Christmas program with their fine singing. The highlight of the first semester's activities was the trip to San lose, made by a selected group from the Glee Club, to listen to and take notes on the outstanding A Cappella choirs of central California. During the second semester the Glee Club and the orchestra got together on roller skating and eating hot dogs and had a big time. The success of the formal spring concert was due in no small measure to the work of the Glee Club which performed again with the band. The two organizations may well have started a tra- dition with these two fine programs. Under Mr. Weyand's direction the Glee Club has taken great strides toward becoming a fine organization capable of competing on equal terms with any choir in the valley. CBCHESTBA The orchestra this year has developed into quite an interesting ensemble under the capable direction of Mr. Weyand. Along with the play- ing of the music, the students have been led in discussions of the music, the instruments of the orchestra, and the particular difficulties in- volved in playing them. Several of the players of the orchestra were chosen to perform at the Band and Orchestra Clinic in San lose, December 8, l945. Those who represented our organization there were: Bar- bara Lesher, Freda Hargrove, Horace Huse, Angie and Adelaide Gomes. - Another honor that came to certain members of the orchestra was the opportunity to play in the festival orchestra in Stockton, which was made up of selected players from the high schools of Northern San loaquin Valley. Stu- dents from our school who participated were: Dale Tornell, Barbara Lesher, Freda Hargrove, Horace Huse, Angie and Adelaide Gomes. The highspot of our season at school was the playing of the incidental music for the annual school play. Our social activities were not neglected, for the orchestra and glee club got together on a skating party and hot dog feast. BAND Ripon has the best band in the 'whole league this year, one admiring Escalon student was heard to remark at the Big Game! And it's no wonder because the band was developed into a swell group of 62 pieces by their- new instruc- tor, Mr. Melvin Weyand, who was readily ac- cepted by the members of the band when they first met him. They marched and played for every football game of the season, gave two formal concerts, took part in the Northern Cali- fornia festival in San lose, made a tour to near- by counties playing for gramr schools and ended up their season , ' ' .ioth Bacca- laureate and Graduation. Three members of the band participated in the High School Band and Clinic in San lose in December. Students participating were: Dale Tornell, Elvira l-lermansen and Eulys Morgan. Another selected group played in the Festival Band in Stockton in April. ln this group Were: Evangelyn Alldrin, loan Kingery, Peggy Gib- bons, lda Mae German, Violet Milldrum, Francis lorgensen, Marilyn Brooks, Albert Veldhuizen, Floyd Cover, and Bob Nelson. Although the band had an especially busy and exciting year they did not neglect their social activities. During the first semester they had a roller-skating party. The second semester an ice-skating party and a super hay-ride were enjoyed by the band.