Wausa High School - Viking Yearbook (Wausa, NE)

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Class History In September of 1952, thirty-one scared and plenty green Freshies mount- ed the steps of old WHS to the beginning of four wonderful and long looked for years in Wausa High. They were: Nancy Anderson, Ronald Beaudette, Vendla Burns, Gordon Carlson, William Eifert, Loretta Erickson, Richard Gustafson, Floyd Hult, Mona Johnson, Sharon Johnson, Richard Juracek, Norma Lindquist, William Loen- nig, Joyce Mattson, Bernice Moon, Louise Nelson, Phyllis Nelson, Harley Newman, Doyle Newquist, June Newquist, Deanna Nyman, James Peters, Carole Plog, Charles Seagren, Sherril Seagren, Dor- ene Shallberg, Lyle Shallberg, Raymond Schoen, Dennis Swanson, Colleen Timp- son, and Terry Wacker. At the first class meeting, the following officers were elected President, Nancy Ander- son; Vice President, William Loennig; Secretary, Joyce Mattson; Treasurer, Deanna Nyman. Carole Plog, Bernice Moon, Terry Wacker, and Charles Sea- gren served on the student council. Mr. Vorce served as class sponsor. Harley and Deanna were nominated as home- coming candidates and Dorene Shallberg and Nancy Anderson were our repres- entatives in the B-team cheerleaders. On August 31, 1953, 30 Sophomores returned to Wausa High. Bill Eifert and Colleen Timpson discontinued their school work while Mary Nelson was added to our class. Class officers for the year were Harley Newman, Presi- dent; Doyle Newquist, Vice President; Charles Seagren, Secretary; Raymond Schoen, Treasurer. Carole Plog, Mona Johnson, Richard Juracek, and William Loennig were elected to the student council. Mr. Gunderson was our class sponsor. Nancy Anderson and Doyle Newquist were attendants to the King and Queen at Homecoming. Carole Plog served as cheerleader. Twenty-eight Juniors returned in September for their third year of High School. Two students, Mary Nelson and Raymond Schoen, left our class at the end of the previous school year. The following officers were elected: Charles Seagren, President; Deanna Nyman, Vice-President; Bernice Moon, Secretary; and Joyce Mattson, Treasurer. Nancy Anderson, Sherril Seagren, Harley New- man, and Doyle Newquist served on the student council. Nancy Anderson and Carole Plog were cheerleaders and Miss Arent and Mrs. Reed were class sponsors. The Juniors presented their play, The Eager Miss Beaver, with Mrs. Reed as their director. On May 6, the Seniors were honored by the Juniors with the annual Junior-Senior banquet. The theme was Gay Paree. Kenneth Thorson, formerly of Dow City, Iowa, joined the class on March 1. Homecoming attendants were Joyce Matt- son and Harley Newman. On August 30, 1955, twenty-seven Seniors came back to register for their fourth and final year of High School. Phyllis Nelson and Harley Newman con- tinued their school work in Minneapolis and Schuyler. When the school year be- gan and it was time to choose officers, the following were elected: President, Kenneth Thorson; Vice President, Deanna Nyman; Secretary, Nancy Anderson; Treasurer, Sharon Johnson; and the student council members were Bill Loennig, Lyle Shallberg, Bernice Moon, and Joyce Mattson. Our spon- sors for the year were Mr. Johnson and Mr. Tadlock. All Seniors had their pictures taken by Genelli Studios of Sioux City on November 14. On the night of May 4, the Juniors gave a ban- quet in honor of the Seniors. Baccalaur- eate exercises were held on May 13. The final get together of the Seniors was the Commencement program which was held on May 16. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK Wausa, Nebraska