Wapato High School - Wasehian Yearbook (Wapato, WA)

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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 '

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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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WW L C I i , PEP GIRLS Follow IW lefz zo right: Lois Adolf, Anna Merritt, Carol Simchen, Delores Delp, Dorothy Elder, Patty Yearout, Darlene Trudeau, Marie Martin, Trixanna Thompson, Donna Brady, Nona Yearout, June Polley, Sylvia Weatherred, Lucile Schanzenbach, Lenora Eichler, Veleta Geffe, Leona Settler, Audre King, Miss Lois Hodges, adviser. The Pep Club this year has sought to better their organization by making additions and amend- ments to their constitution. The club adopted a demerit system. The yell leaders automatically become members of the Pep Club. Half time skits were provided at several basketball games. Girls also did their share of passing out programs and taking tickets at home games. Once again the girls boosted their treasury by selling shakers and apples. The Pep Girls annual assembly was presented for the high school. The setting was in the famous Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco. The Red Devils enjoyed the banquet that was given in their honor by the Pep Club. This is an event that both clubs looked forward to all year. The group was under the capable guidance of Miss Hodges, adviser. 6660266 With Verne Munson as President, and Mr. Middleton as adviser, the science club of Wapato was newly organized this year. ' The plan of the club is to learn more about science through actual practice. Some of the members continued their photography work and others worked further with other chemistry and physics experiments. The club had several field trips during the second semester. Trips to radio station K I T and the Perry Institute were two of the interesting visits. i From row: Bill Kramer, Verne Munson, Olga Belzer, Bob Pelzer, Verlan Clem, Arnold Brucker. Second row: Jay Maitlen, Ronald Dahlin, Charles Lewis, James Dart, Bob Schibig, Robert Lee. Third row: Paul Belzer, Mr. Middleton, adviser. 25