Wahoo High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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JEAN CAHA Girls’ Glee Club 4, Band 2-3-4, Chieftain Staff 4, Annual Staff 4, Academic Diploma, Forum 4, Pep Club 2-3-4, Cheerleader 3-4, Class Officer 3. JOANNE E. KUDRNA Band I-2-3-4, Class Play 2-3, Chieftain Staff 3-4, Annual Staff 4, Pep Club 2-3-4, Pep Band 3-4, Forum 2, Academic Diploma. KATHRYN ANN REZEK Class Play 3, Academic Diploma, St. Wenceslaus 1-2. ARDELLE HENGEN Orchestra I-2-3-4, Chorus I-2-3-4, Girls' Glee Club I-2-3-4, Band I-2-3-4. Class Play 3-4, Chieftain Staff 2-3-4, Annual Staff 4, Pep Club I-2-3-4, Academic Diploma, Pep Band 3, Class Officer 1-3. Senior Activities May 7 was Senior Day and the class visited many interesting places in Omaha. Baccalaureate Services were held at the Methodist Church on May 23. A senior program was given for the faculty and students on May 24 at which time a memorial to Wahoo High School was presented. Commencement occurred May 28. Speakers of the senior class were JoAnne Kudrna and Charles Burmeister.

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ANTHONY HOBZA Academic Diploma, St. Wenceslaus 1-2. ARTHUR G. GERDTS Orchestra 1-2-3, Chorus 4, Boys' Glee Club 4, Basketball 1-2-3, Football 2-3L-4L, Track 3, Class Play I, Annual Staff 4, W Club 3-4, Academic Diploma. PHYLLIS JEAN NELSON General Diploma. MARIE CAROL CERNIK Girls’ Glee Club 2-3-4, General Diploma. LUCILLE M. BERANEK Girls' Glee Club I-2-3-4, General Diploma. DONNA RUTH WATSON Annual Staff 4, Commercial Diploma, Fremont I, Carson City, Nevada 2. MARILYN MARIE REZAC General Diploma, Weston I. ALICE MARIE REZAC Annual Staff 4, Academic Diploma, Pep Club 4, St. Wenceslaus 1-2. JOHN R. BERN Band 2-3-4, Boys' Luncheon Club 4, Annual Staff 4, Pep Band 4, Academic Diploma. LEE R. CHRISTENSON Boys' Glee Club 4, Basketball 1-2-3-4L, Football 4, Boys' Luncheon Club 4, Track 3, W Club 2-3-4, Student Manager 2L-3L, Academic Diploma.

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THE WAHOO BLUE PRINT p . WEATHER: Today, high 99, low 98. Tomorrow, hail and snow, possibly cooler. VOLUME MXLIIV Wahoo, Nebraska, May 32, 1955 NUMBER 77 NEW CORPORATION Stocks are being sold to people who are jamming the Mkts. trying to get in on it. The “Hageman Corporation headed by Earl Hageman as President, Ewalt as vice-president and Ruth as secretary, is manufacturing contraptions to sell school students to give the teachers headaches. STEWART TRAVELS WIDE Jack Stewart traveled around for several years and finally ended up in Mexico. If you think he was good in the old days, you ought to see him toss the bull now. TWO ARE CONVICTED Roy Akerson and Kenneth Lilley are put in Sing-Sing for shooting craps out of season. The judge has not sentenced them to how long as yet. COMEDIAN DISCOVERED A second “Joan Davis” has been found by the “Arthur Godfrey Show” from Nebraska. Miss Joan Anderson at one time an Opera singer, is now receiving $15,000 a week to impersonate Joan Davis. ENGLISH PROF. HOME FOR VACATION Lee Roy Christenson has arrived at his estate north of Wahoo. Mr. Christenson is now serving at Vassor as head of the English Department. NEW CAR REVEALED Flash! Jim Ehlers has just discovered a new 1975 model of the “Zippy Zop”. “It’s the greatest car in history”, says the famous car dealer. CHANGES BEING MADE Joyce Hladik has just been appointed as head operator in the “Touhy” Exchange. She succeeds Miss Alice Rezac who is resigning to become the wife of the “Glad Tycoon” William Jackson. They will be wed in Reno when Mr. Jackson’s divorce becomes final from his second wife Rose Wagemann (Jackson). NEW MILLINERY SHOP” Miss Shirley VanMetre has announced plans for a large millinery shop to be located BRASS RAIL GRAND OPENING Anthony Hobza and Harvey Reitmajer announce opening of $20,CC0 bar in Weston. Drinks on the house, free to all. Special entertainment furnished by Bartek sisters who dance and sing. HEIR TO $1,000,000 Orland Berkland of Wahoo. Nebraska recently inherited The Dickinson Jewelry Store valued at nearly $1,000,COO. He plans to take over next week. BIG BUY Lee Jackson has just bought a huge farm and ranch—she decided to learn the business from the ground up before choosing between two former buys. here. It is the place of the High School which collapsed in ’49. Her featured items will be of her own design, some of which are the Peek-a-Boo Nity, (used exclusively by all newly-wed brides) and her no climb slip (cut on the bias). BEES AND YOU A new book written by John Bern is, “Bees and You”, which is now on newstands everywhere. LOCAL MAN SUFFERS $1,000,000 LOSS Mr. Merlin Helsing who was speculating in the grain market in 1948 just before the crash has reported that he took a $2.00 loss on each bushel of the $2.48 corn he had purchased in the fall of ’47. NEWS FROM ABROAD JoAnne Kudrna for the past four years has been a missionary in Africa, trying to convert some poor ignorant savages. She went there to mend her broken heart because Victor Sedlacek refused her proposal of marriage. Also down there is Donal Bard who operates a camel system (our form of taxi) and Dale Cullen a rich good-for-nothing who spends his time playing pitch with the natives. Earlene Quick is now employed as one of the top ski instructors in Switzerland. So far she has only twenty-nine students who have broken a few legs, arms, and necks. Anyway it makes good business for Don Rood M. D. who has been in practice for the past three years. HOBO CONVENTION At a recent meeting of all successful “Hobos”, officers were elected. Robert Margrave was elected president by a unanimous vote. Refreshment of beans and corn-bread were served at the gathering. RACKETTS HIGHLIGHT While attending the opening show “The Racketts” our society editor, Norma Lauden-schlager, noticed a former home towm in the “Ranks” the following girls, Marilyn Thorson and Marilyn Davis third and second from left, Phyllis Nelson near center. Gerry Moravec far right, and Marilyn Walters next to Miss Nelson. SPORTS COLUMN High scorer on the newly organized “Baby Blue” in the Midw'est Conference is Ronald Ohnoutka of the Wahoo “5” in ’48. He is averaging 32 points per game. LIVESTOCK EPIDEMIC OVER Dr. Eugene Ow'ens of the huge city of Wahoo, Nebraska has just saved the nation of meat shortage. The livestock dying quickly of “Epistaxis” will be saved. The Dr. blames it entirely to the Chemistry Class of ’48 of Wahoo High School.