West Point High School - Cadet Yearbook (West Point, NE)

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES CAROL BENNE--Band 1,2,3,4; Studio Band 1,2; Pep Band 1,2; Dance Band 1,2,3; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Girls' Glee 1,2,3,4; Triple Trio 1,2,3,4; Mixed Octette 3; Saxophone Quartet 1,2,3,4; Girls’ Sextet 3,4; Quartet 4; Madrigal 1,2; Vocal Solo 2,3,4; F.H.A. 1,2; Pep Club 1;2,3,4; Cheerleader 1,3,4; Class Play 3; Cadet Staff 3,4; County Government 3; Office Assistant 4; West Pointer 4; Student Council 4; Band officer 3. PAUL DIETRICH, Jr.--Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; FFA 1,2,3,4; Track 3,4; Boys’ Glee 4. FLOYD ERICKSON, Jr.--Mixed Chorus 2,3; Cadet Staff 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Class President 2,4; Class Officer 2; County Government 3; Office Assistant 2,3; Student Council 4; Track 1,2,3,4; Corn Husker Boys' State 3. JERRY FALCONER—Football 2; Class Officer 1. LONNIE FENSKE—Mixed Chorus 1. JUDITH GASTER—Mixed Chorus 3; Girls' Glee 2; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Class Play 3; Cadet Staff 4. HELENE GORANSON—Band 1.2,3,4; Pep Band 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls' Glee 1,2,3,4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Cadet Staff 3,4; Librarian 4; West Pointer 4; French Horn Quartet 1,2; F.H.A. Sweetheart Queen 4. TOM HAGEDORN—Band 1,2,3,4; Dance band 2; Pep Band 1,2,3,4; Brass Sextet 2,3,4; Quartet4; Intramurals 3,4; Librarian 3; Office Assistant 3; Boys' Octette 4; Boys' Glee 4; Track 1,2,3,4. KEN HANSEN—FFA 1,2; Cadet Staff 4; Basketball 2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 4; Class Officer 1,2,3,4; County Government 3; Track 1,2,3,4. STAN HELGENBERGER--Homecoming King 4; Basketball 3,4; Football 4; Student Council 4; West Pointer 4; Track 3,4. LEIGH HOETFELKER--Mixed Chorus 1,3; FFA 1,2; Homecoming attendant 4; Class play 3; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Class Officer 3,4; County Government 3; Track 1,2,3,4. MERLIN HOFF MAN--Mixed Chorus 1,2,3; FFA 1,2,3,4; Boys' Glee 4. JANET JERMAN—Mixed Chorus 1,2,4; Girls' Glee 1,2,4; F.H.A. 1,2,3; Pep Club 1.2.3.4; Cadet Staff 4; Librarian 2,4. BOB JONES—Homecoming attendant 3; Basketball 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 4; Class Officer 1,2,3,4; County Government 3; Track 1,2,3,4. VIRGINIA JONES — Mixed Chorus 4; Girls' Glee 2,4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Cadet Staff 4; Class Officer 3; County Government 3; Librarian 4; F.H.A. Sweetheart Queen 3. LINDA JURGENSON—Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 1,2,3.4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls’ Glee 1.2,3,4; Triple Trio 2,3,4; Clarinet Quartet 1,2,3,4; Mixed Octette 3; F.H.A. 1,2; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Homecoming attendant 4; Class officer 2,3,4; West Pointer 4; Woodwind Quintet 2; Pep Club officer 3; Pep Club President 4; Cadet Staff 4; County Government 3; Band officer 4; Studio Band 1,2. DENNIS KRUEGER—Mixed Chorus 1; FFA 1,2; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 4; Track 1,2,3,4; West Pointer 4. 12

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SYNOPSIS OF THE CLASS OF ’59 The curtain has fallen on the last act of an action-packed diar.ia at West Point Public School for the 33 members of the Class of '59. On the eve of Commencement, May 27, they took their final bow. Jack Andres, Carol Benne, Sharon Drew, Judith Gas-ter, Helene Goranson, Gary Greckel, Tommy Hagedom, Susan Moodie, Merlyn Perry, Mary Schmidt, Dick Senden, and Keith Vandenberge shyly made their debut together on that bright September 2 morning in 1947. Here they received their first training under the patient guidance of Miss Carmen Kase. Joining the class later in the year were Gordon VanCleave and Judy Wolken. Boys, remember how greasy the black boards got from your hair oil when we were preparing for our FIRST gradesta ? In September, 1948, 16 second grade students filed into the third grade students because Miss Ruth Bernhardt, regular second grade teacher, taught the kindergarten that year. Joining our ranks this year were Donald Disher, Jerry Falconer, DeLane Luehring, Ronnie Reimers and Steven Thatcher; while leaving us were Jack Andres, Judy Wolken and Mary Schmidt. Miss Langenberg was our third grade teacher also. This year we gained Sandra Gill, Lanny Neilsen and Jerry Mehrens. Leaving us were Gordon VanCleave and Jerry Falconer. As we entered the fourth grade with Miss Andra Jackson as our teacher we added Jerry Falconer, Merlin Hoffman. Jean Marie Sundahl, Bobby Kist, Dean Sila, Jerry Holtz, and Dennis Krueger and lost Steve Thatcher and Jerry Mehrens, making our total 22. Jean Marie Sundahl left us in the middle of the year. Miss Carrie Storment welcomed 20 students into the fifth grade. Three new pupils gained were Avis Christensen, Janet Jerman and Everett Sila. We lost Gary Greckel, Sandra Gill, Bobby Kist and Jerry Holtz. Leaving us later in the year were Avis Christensen and Dick Senden. Entering the sixth grade to face Mrs. Eleanor Rasmussen were 18 pupils. We added Clella Swanson to our list, but lost Everett Sila and Larry Neilsen. Twenty pupils entered Junior High in Sept. 1953. We gained Lonnie Fenske, Bob Jones, and Virginia Jones and lost no one. In the eighth grade we lost Dean Sila but gained Donna Ubben to keep our number at zO. In the fall of 1955, thirty-nine lowly boys and girls entered the halls of West Point Public School once again, anxiously awaiting their chance to play bigger, better roles in high school. The new pupils gained were Fred Reppert, Jr., Kenneth Hansen, LaJean Stuthman, Betty Reppert, Linda Jurgenson, Jeanette Brockman, Everett Sila, Paul Dietrich, Jr., Marleen Malzahn, Vonita Pasold, Larry Kuester, Marlene Reimers, Harry Lorenzen, Jr., Marcia Lase, Judith Zobel, Kathleen Tietz, Ann Edminsten, Floyd Erickson, Lyle Metzger, Leigh Hoetfelker, and Richard Senden. In the middle of the year we gained Gordon Hobza, Keith Canarsky, and Gerald McIntyre. All but Gordon left at the end of the year. We entered our sophomore year numbering 34 minus Ann Edminsten, Marcia Lase, Everett Sila, Clella Swanson and Vonita Pasold. We picked up Sheila Mildrum to raise our total to 35. We lost Gordon Hobza during the year. On November 17, 1957, the class having now advanced to juniors, presented their play, 'Hie Funny Brats. Stan Helgenberger joined our ranks at mid-semester. In the following months their thoughts turned to plans for the Junior-Senior Banquet. The Orient was the theme chosen for the banquet and although it was hard work, the banquet proved to be enjoyable for everyone. Thus the class went forward until finally it reached its top year; and when the school bell called them to their studies in Sept., of '58, eight of them were beginning their twelfth year of school together. Those who have been able to endure each other all thru school were Carol Benne, Judith Gaster, Helene Goranson, Tommy Hagedom, Susan Moodie, Merlyn Perry, Dick Senden and Keith Vandenberge. Kathleen Tietz was not in our ranks as we entered our final Year. Sharon Drew and Marleen Malzahn dropped from school at mid-semester. This year sped by even more quickly than the other three. The senior play was presented on May 13. This year, they were the honored guests at the Junior-Senior Banquet. And so it goes, another senior class and another four years of fun and hard work behind them. II

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES LARRY KUESTER--Basketball 1,2; Football 3; intramurals 3,4; Track 1,2,3. HARRY LORENZEN, Jr.--Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 3.4; Mixed Chorus 1,3,4; Trombone Quartet 4; FFA 1,2,3,4; FFA Officer 3; Declam 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1; Intramurals 3,4; County Government 3; Boys' Glee 1,4; Track 1,2,3,4. DELANE LUEHRING--Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 3; County 3. LYLE METZGER—Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 3; Class Play 3; Cadet Staff 4; Basketball 1; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 3; Class officer 1,4; County Government 3; Track 1,2,3,4; Student Manager 1. SHEILA MILDRUM--Mixed Chorus 4; Girls’ Glee 2,4; Pep Club 2,3,4; County Government 3. SUSAN MOODIE--Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 1; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls' Glee 1,2,3,4; Triple Trio 3,4; Clarinet Quartet 1,2,3,4; Mixed Octet 3; Sextet 4; Quartet 4; Solo 3,4; F.H.A. 1,2; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Cheerleader 1,2,3,4; Homecoming Queen 4; Attendant 2,3; Cadet 4; Class officer 1,2; Class President 3; Librarian 4; Student Council 3. MERT PERRY--Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Class officer 1,3; County Government 3; Student Council 3; Track 1,2,3,4. MARLENE REIMERS--Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls’ Glee 2,3,4; F.H.A. 1; Pep Club 2,3,4; Class Play 3; Cadet Staff 3,4; Co-editor of Cadet 4; County Government 3; Office Assistant 3,4; West Pointer 4; Pep Club Officer 4. RON RONALD--FFA 1,2,3,4; Basketball 3; Football 1,2,3; Intramurals 3,4; Track 1,2,3,4. BETTY REPPERT--Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls’ Glee 1,2,3.4; F.H.A. 1; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Class Play 3; Cadet 4; Pep Club President 4. FRED REPPERT, Jr.--Band 1,2; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; FFA 1,2,3,4; Class Play 3; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 4; Class Officer 2; Boys’ Glee 4. NANCY SEARS--Mixed Chorus 4; Girls' Glee 4; Triple Trio 4; Sextet 4; Quartet 4; F.H.A. 4; Vocal Solo 4; Pep Club 4; Cadet Staff 4. DICK SENDEN--Class Play 3; Basketball 4; Football 1,3,4; Intramurals 3; County Government 3; West Pointer 4; Student Manager 1,2,3; Track 1,4. LaJEAN STUTHMAN--Mixed Chorus 3,4; Girls’ Glee 1,2,3,4; F.H.A. 1,2,3; Pep Club 1.2.3.4; Class Play 3; Cadet Co-editor 4; West Pointer 4; Librarian 3. KEITH VANDENBERGE--Band 1,2,3,4; Dance Band 1,2,3; Pep Band 1,2,3,4; Brass Sextet 1,2,3,4; Cornet Quartet 1; Studio Band 1,2; Choir 1,2,3,4; Band officer 3,4; Instrumental Solo 3,4; Class Play 3; Football 1,2,3,4; Intramurals 3,4; Class President 1,2,3,4; County Government 3; Office Assistant 1,2,3,4; Student Council 1,2,3,4; West Pointer 4; Trumpet Trio 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2,3.4. JUDY ZOBEL--Band 1,2,3,4; Studio Band 1,2; Pep Band 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Girls' Glee 1,2,3,4; Triple Trio 4; Clarinet Quartet 1,2,3,4; Sextet 4; Pep Club 1,2,3,4; Cadet 4; Class Officer 2; County Government 3; Student Council 4; Pep Club Officer 4. 13