Washington High School - Brainonian Yearbook (Brainerd, MN)

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— = BACK ROW: G. Meyer, T. Scott, D. Rogoscheske, B. Mar- tinson, J. Erickson, J. Ebert, P. Houle, T. Peterson, W. Lau- mann, R. Wollt, R. Gartner, R. Rofidal, R. Longtin, J. Faust. ROW 3: J. Brittany, C. Anderson, P. Herrmann, J. Bedard, M. Volkl, M. Engelhart, D. Erickson, L. Gray, A. Graves, S. Esser, W. Haaland, T. McCollough, J. Shortridge, T. Enlund. ROW 2: R. Scrimshaw, D. Schrom, C. Kellett, K. Anderson, K. Kunde, C. Hohman, E. Lovsted, I. Lackner, K. Aase, H. Dubbs, J. Trask, M. Griffiths, K. St. Marie, A. Simi, J. Lively. FRONT ROW: P. Anderson, B. Sather, J. Ackerson, M. Fieldman, 8. Cain, D. Piggott, K. Hautala, M. Cockrell, R. Keppers, K. Falkenhagen, M. Martinson, L. Hautala, N. Smith, D. Jelacie. National Honor Society Recognizes Achievement For the first time this year, the National Honor Society was organized as an active body in WHS. Forty seniors and sixteen juniors were chosen for membership. The students were selected from the top one-third of the class on the basis of scholarship, char- acter, leadership, and service. Elected as officers for the group were Bob Rofidal, president; Terry McCollough, vice-president; Mary National Honor Society officers John Faust, for the Brainonian Photographer. Terry McCollough, Mary Cockrell and Robert Rofidal pose Cockrell, secretary; and John Faust, treasurer. The society held an initiation banquet at the Coun- try Club on May 15. Senior members of the group were honored at a banquet given by the student council on May 17. The seniors were also honored by the Rotary Club at a banquet on May 23. Mr. Delmar Smith and Mr. Randall McCune served as advisors for the group. The head table waits patiently to be served at the Washington High School Honor ban- quet. 21

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Honor Graduates are, BACK ROW: D. Bednar, D. Swear- ingen, K. Hubbard, G. Meyer, D. Erickson, P. Houle, T. Weinhandl, J. Ebert, D. Rogosheske, I. Lackner, J. Short, ridge. FRONT ROW: H. Dubbs, D. Schiel, D. Gartner, C. Kellett, N. Smith, D. Piggott, G. Lound, P. Speed, D. Jelacie M. Langer. ‘“! Would Rather Have Honor Than Honors!”’ Fourteen students were named as the 1962 Honor Graduates of Distinction, and twenty-one others were named as Honor Graduates. Those students maintaining a “B” average or bet- ter throughout their three years of high school were the Honor Graduates. Honor Graduates were recog- nized for their hard work and achievement through- out their high school careers. Honor graduates with distinction STANDING are: A. Graves, R. Gartner, R. Wolt, L. Gray, D. Erickson, T. McCollough, J. Bedard. SEATED are: P. Anderson, R. Keppers, E. Lovestead, R. Scrimshaw, M. Cockrell, K. Hautala, K. Hohman. Students ranking in the top four per cent of the senior class were named as Honor Graduates of Dis- tinction. This is the third year the school has named Honor Graduates of Distinction instead of a vale- dictorian arid a salutatorian. Recognized for their superior ability and a scholastic achievement, these students had the responsibility of planning the grad- uation exercises. Karen Aase concentrates on an entertaining number for the honor graduates.

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Winners of special awards were, BACK ROW: R. Rofidal, L. Albers, J. Ebert, J. Erickson, T. Peterson, R. Wollt, L. Gray, J. Bedard, G. Meyer. MIDDLE ROW: R. Scrimshaw, C. Hohman, P. Braverman, K. Nase, M. Cockrell, J. Trask, B. Sather. FRONT ROW: H. Rivers, N. Smith, K. Hautala, T. Enlund, D. Jelacie. Students Gain Recognition for Curricular Achievement Outstanding WHS students were honored during an auditorium program, May 17. Scholastic achievement and school leadership were the most important criteria for giving awards. Mr. Adamson began the program by complimenting the honor graduates and then presenting them their awards. Next the honor eraduates of distinction, holding the highest scholastic honor possible, were presented with their gold ropes for graduation. Mr. McCune then explained the meaning of the National Honor Society and presented the senior and junior members with a certificate. The American Legion Citizenship awards were pre- sented to Jim Ebert and Nikki Smith. The Legion pre- sented Terry Peterson a $100 scholarship to attend the Brainerd Junior College. Mr. Salmela, representing the Brainerd Federation of Teachers also presented Terry a $100 scholarship. Mike Engelhart and Barb Sather were recognized for being the 1962 Boy and Girl Stater sponsored | by the Legion. Mary Cockrell was presented the Daughters of the Revolution Good Citizenship Award by. Mr. Smith. Mary Cockrell and John Enickson received the Josten Award for general good citizenship. The awards pr esented in book form by the Danforth Foundation for leadership, were received by Dee Jelacie and Bob Rofidal. Miss Hippe congratulated juniors Karen Aase, Pam Braverman, and Larry Albers for achieving nominations for a possible English scholarship. Mr. Kramer presented Wollt with the Bausch-Lomb Award for outstanding work in the field of science. Elks Scholarships were awarded to John Bedard, Mary Cockrell, and Jim Ebert for scholarship and leadership. The National Merit Awards of Commendation were earned by John Bedard, Jim Ebert, Loren Gray, Kris. Hohman, Gaylen Meyer, and Ruth Scrimshaw. Certifi- cates of Merit were awarded to John Erickson and Richard Wollt for placing in the top one percent of the students taking the nation-wide Merit Scholarship Test. John Bedard, Mary Cockrell, Kris Hohman, Karen Hautala, John Erickson, and Allen Craves were re- cognized for receiving scholarships from their chosen colleges. Helen Rivers received a scholarship from the St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary to aid her in a career in nursing. Joyce Trask and Gaylen Meyer each received a $150 scholarship from the Nisswa PTA. Finishing the program, Mr. Smith presented two new Washington High School scholarships to Karen Hautala and Loren Gray.