Wapato High School - Wasehian Yearbook (Wapato, WA)

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gala' ew Bare row: Bonnie Forbes, Velita Hargraves, Leona Settler, Katherine Beaudry, Trixanna Thompson, Joanne Cameron, Olga Belzer, Betty Lou Corlette. Front rauu' Virginia McCurdy, June Polley, Miss Lessie Rasco, Adviser, Veleta Geffe. For the Girls' Club the year of '45-'46 was very successful. An all-girls party held in September was the first event. November marked the date of the first annual Tolo Week. fReigning as king at the Tolo Dance was Joe Favilla with his six princes, George Murphy, Lyle Noble, Vernon Lawrence, Calvin Radach, Dan Falen, and Lewis Hosman. The Letterrnen's Banquet became one of the outstanding occasions of the year. Most important event of the year was the annual Mothers' tea and fashion show, with the mothers of all the girls as guests. By selling popcorn, the Girls' Club earned approximately 370. em' gear Wapato High School's Boys' Club had a rather inactive year due to vacations and other postpone- ments. The Boys' Club saw a home movie presented by Mr. Paul Volkman. The fire which wrought havoc in this school a number of years ago was a part of Mr. Volkman's show. A man of aviation talent, Mr. james A. Noland of the Yakima Airport, appeared before the club and told of his experiences in the South Pacific while piloting the Angels of Mercy, better known as planes of the Air Transport Command. The council painted the sick room. Back row: Bill Stobaugh, Wilbur Kwak. From row: Verne Munson, Bob Parnell, Verlan Clem. 23

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I Bark raw: Paul Schilperoort, Frank Grundhauser, George Sargent, Gordon Stover, Robert Lee. Serond row: jim Rose, Verne Munson, jean Christiansen, Mary jo Munch, Beverly Baker, Mary Lou Strom, Joe Favilla, Gordon Elliott. Firrt row: Delores Buck, Bobbie jo Smith, Lillian Heilman, Tamaki Inaba, Miss Althea Kirst, Adviser. Under the capable leadership of Miss Kirst, their adviser, the journalism staff has gained much experience in editing and publishing the weekly Wolf Howl. The paper, which is published every Tuesday, is divided into four sections, front page, feature page, sports page and back page. So that the members will gain more experience by working on different assignments, a new staff is selected by Miss Kirst every nine weeks. This prevents anybody from the same assignment two consecu- pw' ' Sldff Showing educational films to the classes and assemblies is the main job of the projection staff, which has been under the watchful eye of Mr. Granholm. The films, which are received from W. S. C., C. W. C., the Army and Navy, and other places, have greatly increased the students' interest in classroom work. The boys have also shown films to the Chamber of Commerce and to other clubs in the Wapato tive quarters. district. First raw: Don Houston, Leland Corbin, Warden Hart, Ray Grundhauser, Milton Teegarden, Darrell Smith, Donald Dodge. Second row: Bill Shroeder, Hillmer Krause, Russell Bennett, Henry Robert, David Powell, james Newbill. Third row: Leo Boger, Delmar Beegle, Gerald Krause, Joe Capistran, jim Dekker, Don Clark. 22

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fed Deaife W - Front row: Mr. Dwight Henley, adviser, Gene Bower, Lyle Noble, Calvin Radach, Dick Eckel, Vern Thomas. Second row: Bob Parnell, Everette Brandt, Dan Falen, Paul Schilperoort, Wayne johnson. Third row: Bob Pelzer, Bill Simonis, Orville Niesz, John Geffe, Bob Brown. Fourzb row: Wilbur Kwak, George Murphy, Dick Maib. The Red Devils is a service organization whose purpose it is to promote the general welfare and spirit of Wapato High School. ' It is the duty of each Red Devil to be at all school activities such as football and basketball games to help with ticket sales and keep order. They also are responsible for the making and enforcing of various rules to make the school a neat, friendly, and more orderly place. This year the club, headed by President Wilbur Kwak and under the supervision of Mr. Henley, has enacted some new rules as well as a demerit system. Any Red Devil who breaks a law of the club gets the usual punishment as well as demerits. At the beginning of this year each member was given 43 points as soon as 15 of these points are taken away, he automatically loses his membership. , ' Beginning this year each member was given a Red Devil head with the understanding that it would become his property after completing a successful year of service. I The debate teams for the first time since the outbreak of the war have again become an active organization. The question for this season being Resolved, The Federal Government should establish a Colum- bia Valley Authority. Opening the season, they had two practice debates with Marquette, won two ,conference debates from Marquette, tied one and suffered three loses to Sunnyside. At the conference in Tacoma, each team participated in six debates. Don O'Kelley placed in semi-final extemp in the upper 2502. , FORENSICS Firrl row: Donna Riddle, Beverly jean Lee, Opal Whitaker, Etta Mae Hoptowit. Second row: Miss Betty Fuchs, adviser, Gene Lloyd, Don O'Ke1ley. 24 '