Ripon High School - Mission Yearbook (Ripon, CA)

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Firsf row, leff fo riqhl: Roome, Or- fiz, Cunningham, Vrieling, Hansen, Myers, Nicofaysen. Second row: Azevedo ladviserl, McMurry, Picanco, Travaille, Mars- man, Arcoleo, Marques. Third row: Farschon, Phillips, Klaff, Wassink, Pearson, Mlgliore. Rosenfeld, SOPHOMORE CLASS The desire fo gef fhe ball rolling possessed fhe whole Sophomore Class as we assembled for our firsf class meefing. Elecfion of officers and plans for fhe ensuing year were fhe mosf imporfanf business. Class officers were: Delores Wassink, presi- denfg Rhyn Pranger, vice-presidenfg Croce Migliore, secrefary-freasurerg Alber+a Marsman and Tommy Arcoleo, congressmen. Firsf on our agenda was calling a 'lruce wifh fhe Freshman Class fhrough +he Frosh-Soph Brawl. The Brawl was held in fhe gym wifh varied games such as volley- ball, baskefball, ping-pong, relay races, efc. Freshmen were required fo wear fheir clofhes inside ouf and backwards. Each was given a reward for coming as direcfed. Their faces fell when fhe long-awaifed award was given, for if was iusf a sfick of gum! lf was like a bombshell exploding when fhe Sophs surprised fhe sfudenf body on Pep Day wifh fancy red and whife hafs and paddles reading, Pep me up. l'm a Sophomore. Also fo confribufe more spirif fo our foofball games we sold pom-poms. ' Wifh anxiefy we faclcled fhe job of giving our firsf school dance. The fheme of School Days was chosen. Since fhe dance was held affer fhe Ripon-Linden baskef- ball game, many Linden as well as Ripon sfudenfs affended. We neffed over S40 and fhe dance was considered one of fhe mosf successful of fhe year. By fhe end ofhfhe firsf semesfer we had worn ouf our officers, so we elecfed fhese new ones: Alberfa Marsman, presidenfg Florence Lial, vice-presidenfg and Kafhleen Nicolaysen, secrefary-freasurer. During fhe second semesfer we presenfed a double feafure show for fhe sfudenf body. The plays were School Daze and The Shoofing of Dan McGrew. Af fhe inframural frack meef, our class sold popcorn and homemade candy. The conclusion of our small fry days in high school has finally come and nexf year we will be high and mighfy iuniors! Our special fhanks go, of course, fo our advisers, MissiKearnan and Mr. Azevedo, who have had every bif as much inferesf and enfhusiasm inlour acfivifies as have fhe sfudenfs fhemselves. 'Q Firsf row, leff fo right: Kea a I Huse, Brooks, Pra g O fini, Vieira, Marfini. S o d o Taylor, Owe Hargrove, Bergin, Borr, Gia Third row: Woudsfra, Crisp Ved huizen, Kovak, Jacobo, Smfh D Weerd.

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First row, lef? lo right: loduon Bakker, Farschon, Silva, Stanley Madowski, Barkley, Sanford. Second row: Beacom ladviserl Green, Ward, Nyquisf, James, Shir Iey, Van Laar, DeMicheIis, Tillman Third row: Vincelel, Van Nieuwen huizen, Allison, Jackson, Williams Vander Laan, Furfado, Boone, s ro fo ht on Wh fmo e Toombs Este M rrs Toomb ec d row Jacobsen lad serl imenfal, Unger, Adams, Sanchez, a m n, Burfon, Cunningham. Third row: Baron, Van Assen, Saa bye, Nigro, Long, DeWeerd, Rack- ley. JUNIOR -CLASS As usual, fhe Juniors had a busy year. Af our firsf meefing we elecfed class officers for fhe firsf semesfer. They were: Bill Vander Laan, presidenfg Joe Sanchez, vice-presidenfg Sarah Adams, secrefary-freasurerg and Mary Furfado and Don Peferson, congressmen. ln order fo raise money for fhe Prom, we gave a hof lunch of spagheffi, French bread, and hof chocolafe. This fype of lunch was a big success wifh fhe sfudenfs. Affer fhe hof lunch we found we sfill needed more money so we gave a dance affer fhe Ripon-Linden foofball game. lf was one of fhe biggesf and mosf successful dances of fhe year. For fhe second semesfer we elecfed fhe following new officers: Dwighf Nyquisf, presidenfg Wanda Whifmore, vice-presidenfg and Joan Toombs, secrefary-freasurer. For our class parfy we decided fo have an old-fashioned parfy in fhe gym. Alfhough fhe boys oufnumbered fhe girls, everyone broughf food for fhe pofluck dinner before fhe parfy. Affer all were safisfacforily filled, we had sack races and ofher games. To finish off, we had a rough-and-fumble game of baslzefball. All agreed if was one of fhe besf parfies fhey ever affended. Wifh such wonderful people as Coach Jake and Mrs. Beacom as advisers, we couldn'f help buf have a busy and successful year.

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s Firsl row, Iefl lo riqhl: Luis, Slouf- fer, Barkley, Vincefel, Faqundes, Meedom, Snelling, Vander Laan, Toombs. Second row: Kingery ladviserl, Fry- er, Franzia, Houslon, Phillips, Sand, Easlburq, Holy, Franscella, Fied- ericks, Rasmussen. Third row: Dorroh, Enos, Vander Laan, Poslma, Sl. John, Love, Vieira, Chancellor, Mulholand, Wen- Firsl row, lefl fo righl: Ruller, Ros enfeld, Schaapman, McGee, Steves DeMichelis, Odell, Phelps, Ferrell Jones, Esfeves. Second row: Garfman ladviserl Schreiner, Wilburn, Poynor, Brooks Kirkpatrick, Meedom, Boaz, Leon Green, Thompson. Third row: Vieira, Silva, Ashcom Burlon, Rackley, Delmers, Townsend Prall, DeWeerd, Yarber, Sleward dorff, German. FRESHMAN CLASS In Seplember of I949 lhe day lhal mosl of us had anlicipaled for aboul eighl years finally arrived. Yes, il was our very firsl day of high school. We fell prelly big and proud unlil we gol lo school, lhen we discovered we were a bil scared be- cause we were sure we would do somelhing wrong. As school progressed we began lo like il more and more, and soon il became prelly wonderful even lhough lhere was a lol of hard work connecled wilh il. The officers elecled al lhe firsl class meeling were: Roger Wendorff, presidenl: Bill Yarber, vice-presidenlg and Palricia Sl. John, secrelary. No lreasurer was elecled so lhe class funds were enlrusled lo Carolee Rasmussen and Donna Easlburg for lhe firsl semesler. Second semesler officers were: Slanley Love, presidenlg Sharon Mulholand, vice-presidenlg and Paul Barkley, lreasurer. Pal Sl. John was re-elecled as secrelary. Our represenlalives in congress were Gaynl Slouffer and Paul Barkley. All officers really worked hard and lhey lried lo do lhe jobs beslowed upon lhem lo lhe besl of lheir various abililies. In November we had our firsl class parly. Almosl all of lhe class, accompanied by Mrs. Garlman, Mr. Kingery, and Mr. Gingrich, who drove lhe bus, wenl lo Modeslo lo go roller skaling. Laler we relurned lo lhe Home Ec room for cocoa and doughnuls. Our firsl parly was quile a success and everyone lhal allended seemed lo have a grand lime. The freshmen were held lo fourlh place in an inler-class lrack meel held March I6. ll wasn'l loo bad, bul jusl wail unlil nexl year. As lhe Freshman Class of '49-'50 we have had some wonderful limes and have learned quile a lol, bul as nexl year's Sophomore Class we ho e lo exlend our knowledge and all of us will be one slep nearer our goal, whalever l al goal may be. ,WWW Jem ,